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Repossession doesn’t just affect homeowners | Shelter

Beth and Charlotte share their experience of renting from a landlord with money troubles – their flat was facing repossession because their landlord was in arrears.

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Obama administration boosts aid for unemployed homeowners

Obama administration boosts aid for unemployed homeowners Unemployed homeowners with government-insured mortgages will be allowed to miss a year of payments while they try to find a job. Still scrambling to stabilize the struggling housing market, the Obama administration will allow some unemployed homeowners to miss a year of mortgage payments without threat of foreclosure [...]

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Three-Day Event in Minneapolis to Help Struggling Chase Homeowners

Three-Day Event in Minneapolis to Help Struggling Chase Homeowners Chase : Read more on Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

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Nearly 10% of Utah homeowners struggle or are in foreclosure

Nearly 10% of Utah homeowners struggle or are in foreclosure Nearly 10% of Utah homeowners struggle or are in foreclosure By LESLEY MITCHELL The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 19, 2011 01:26PM MDT Nearly one in 10 Utah homeowners are either struggling to pay their mortgages or are losing their properties to foreclosure — a [...]

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MHC launches Home Saver program for jobless homeowners

MHC launches Home Saver program for jobless homeowners JACKSON — The Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) has unveiled its Home Saver program to help unemployed Mississippians bring their mortgages current and make monthly mortgage payments for up to 12 months while they look for work. Read more on Mississippi Business Journal

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Fewer California homeowners received default notices in first quarter

Fewer California homeowners received default notices in first quarter Banks filed 68,239 notices of default in the first three months of the year, DataQuick said. That’s the lowest number since the second quarter of 2007. The drop indicates that the worst of the foreclosure mess may be over, analysts say. California’s foreclosure crisis eased significantly [...]

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34% of Puget Sound Homeowners ‘Upside Down’ on Mortgages, Says Zillow.com

34% of Puget Sound Homeowners ‘Upside Down’ on Mortgages, Says Zillow.com Website says National Rate is 27% The number of residents who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth has taken a huge jump. According to the real estate website Zillow.com 27% of all homeowners across the country are “upside down” or [...]

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Senior homeowners find dark side to reverse mortgages

Senior homeowners find dark side to reverse mortgages Growing reverse-mortgage defaults put homeowners at risk of foreclosure Thousands of older homeowners in Florida who tapped the equity in their paid-off homes to boost their income now face the possibility of foreclosure as the number of defaults on such “reverse mortgages” skyrockets. Read more on Orlando [...]

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Homeowners falling behind on mortgages; repossessions rise

Homeowners falling behind on mortgages; repossessions rise One in 14 property owners with mortgages in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton metro area was 90 days or more behind on their payments last year, and repossessions hit a high mark. An analysis by real estate data firm Core Logic showed the 90-day delin Read more on The Citizens’ Voice

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Fewer Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners are behind on mortgages

Fewer Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners are behind on mortgages Fewer North Texas homeowners are behind on their mortgage payments, but the number of Dallas-Fort Worth residents losing their homes to foreclosure rose in August. Read more on Dallas Morning News

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