Avoiding Foreclosure

Turning our Backs on a Housing Crisis

Turning our Backs on a Housing Crisis

Michelle Singletary | February 28, 2011

WASHINGTON -- For the last few years, I've been working with a single mother who has had to move four times, renting rooms in other people's...

Ask Liz: Help Me Stop Mortgage Harassment

Ask Liz: Help Me Stop Mortgage Harassment

Liz Weston | February 17, 2011

Dear Liz: Our mortgage is due on the first day of each month. A late fee is due if the payment is received by the mortgage company after the...

Ask Liz: Fiance's Short Sale is Delaying our Marriage

Ask Liz: Fiance's Short Sale is Delaying our Marriage

Liz Weston | January 27, 2011

Dear Liz: A couple of years ago my fiance lost two investment properties due to the housing bust. One house was lost to foreclosure, and the...

A Foreclosed Owner's Plight

A Foreclosed Owner's Plight

Michelle Singletary | November 04, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Brett Radosta is not a deadbeat.       And yet to hear many people tell it, Radosta -- whose home in metro...

MORTGAGE INDUSTRY, HEAL THYSELF

MORTGAGE INDUSTRY, HEAL THYSELF

Michelle Singletary | October 20, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Really, should any of us be surprised at the recent events surrounding home foreclosures?      Bank of America...

The Problem Is The Subprime Loans, Not The Federal Loan Programs

The Problem Is The Subprime Loans, Not The Federal...

September 27, 2010

While the federal government is making gigantic efforts to keep credit flowing to Wall Street, we'd better make sure we don't shut off access...

Bailout Bill Needs Help For Homeowners

Bailout Bill Needs Help For Homeowners

September 27, 2010

Although it's bad-mannered to crow when you've been right about something, consumer advocates, civil rights organizations and community housing...

New Law Provides Protection For Reverse Mortgage Holders

New Law Provides Protection For Reverse Mortgage Holders

September 27, 2010

There's a lot to digest in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. I've addressed a few provisions of the new law already, and over the...

New Housing Bill Offers Limited Help

New Housing Bill Offers Limited Help

September 27, 2010

WASHINGTON – There has been a lot of discussion about how much the new housing bill passed by Congress will help individuals facing foreclosure. Some...

Stressed Homeowners Must Get Back To Basics

Stressed Homeowners Must Get Back To Basics

September 27, 2010

The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America is doing something that should have been done a long time ago.