Few remaining city buyouts slowed, but 29 are finished (Decatur Daily Democrat)
Due to problems beyond its control, the City of Decatur’s flood mitigation effort has slowed to almost a crawl. The good news, however, is that as of Wednesday, the city has purchased and closed on 29 properties with closings on two more pending.
Avoid foreclosure on your home (Lifehacker)
While ignoring those ominous letters from your bank might sound like a good idea, it could lose you your home. Facing the possibility of foreclosure is probably not in your life plan. However, if…
Need Help Getting a Car Loan? (Carmi Times)
(ARA) - Are you driving around in a car that has faded paint, power windows that no longer work, a rusty muffler and an odometer that stopped somewhere around 115,000 miles? If so, it’s time to get a new car!
Novi shopping mall face-lift is sought (Detroit Free Press)
The Fountain Walk outdoor shopping mall in Novi, so named for the mosaic-tiled fountains in its center, is looking to reinvent itself — partly by doing away with the fountains. At tonight’s City Council meeting, the new owner of the 737,000-square-foot center, Chicago-based HHT Devco, will seek demolition approval.
Fountain Walk face-lift sought (Detroit Free Press)
The Fountain Walk shopping mall in Novi, so named for the mosaic-tiled fountains in its center, is looking to reinvent itself — partly by doing away with the fountains. At tonight’s City Council meeting, the new owner of the 737,000-square-foot shopping center, Chicago-based HHT Devco LLC, will seek demolition approval.
South Florida owners are losing their homes; foreclosures rates rise nationally (Sun-Sentinel)
The number of foreclosures is ballooning as strapped homeowners can no longer make their mortgage payments or quickly unload properties in a cooling housing market.
Refi loans could prove costly in foreclosure (Orange County Register)
Law allows lenders to go after personal savings as well as the house, unlike original mortgage.
When Debt Mounts, Take Action to Prevent Foreclosure (Daily Clay County Advocate-Press)
(ARA) - If you have experienced foreclosure, you’re not alone. Within the last five years alone, more than 2.9 million households in the United States have experienced foreclosure.
Tougher foreclosure measures proposed (Duluth News Tribune)
MINNEAPOLIS — A preview of the political firepower of issues involving soldiers and the Iraq war in this summer’s election campaigns went on display at the state Capitol this week.
South Park still home to one person (Kinston Free Press)
One lone resident is still living in the South Park Mobile Home Community, the troubled trailer park near Kinston, almost three months after the property was sold at a foreclosure sale.