AUGUST 10, 2010

Cleveland Housing Judge Raymond Pianka requiring negligent property owners to pay victim restitution to neighbors

Absentee property owners will soon have to pay neighboring property owners for economic losses caused by neglect of properties lost to foreclosure

SOURCE: Cleveland.com

URL: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/08/cleveland_housing_judge_requir.html

AUGUST 6, 2010

Bank Reform Brings Mortgage Aid for the Unemployed: New law includes funds for foreclosure prevention, rehab or abandoned homes

Financial reform legislation signed by President Obama provides $1 billion to the emergency homeowners’ relief fund, supporting unemployed homeowners who are having trouble making their mortgage payments.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal: Market Watch, 7/22/10

URL: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bank-reform-brings-mortgage-aid-for-the-unemployed-2010-07-22

AUGUST 6, 2010

New Orleans City Councilmember Joins Neighborhood Housing Services to Release Data from 2010 Property Survey in the Freret/Milan Neighborhood

“Fight the Blight” party gathered neighbors and government officials to go over data related to blighted properties and strategies to address them. Read more from NOLA City Council.

SOURCE: www.nolacitycouncil.com, 7/23/10

AUGUST 6, 2010

Localities, states scramble to spend foreclosure relief aid

“Use-it-or-lose-it” spending deadlines are forcing NSP grantees to quickly purchase foreclosed and abandoned properties. Read more.

SOURCE: USA Today, 7/28/10

JULY 27, 2010

Homelessness: Focus Shifts to Shelters with Integrated Wellness Services

Read about new approaches to addressing homelessness. Read more.

SOURCE: Mortgage Daily News, 7/19/10