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welcome to our new website!Dec 21, 2011
Our new design adds capabilities that will give you, the client and community member, greater access to tools and services that will help you! Click to read more...
heading home test onlineDec 12, 2011
If you have received rental assistance from Heading Home in the past, and are seeking further Heading Home assistance, you are required to take this online questionnaire. Click to read more...
roc the day on december 8th!Dec 05, 2011
The United Way is facilitating a one day, online giving event for designated non-profits in the Greater Rochester area. We hope you'll consider a gift to the Housing Council on Thursday, December 8th! Click to read more...
new! sign up for our first-time homebuyer courses!Dec 05, 2011
The Housing Council now offers first-time homebuyer workshops to help you navigate the complex waters of homeownership. To register, call today or email at firsthome@thehousingcouncil.org Click to read more...
hey landlords and property managers! register now for our operating rental property workshop - january 9, 10 and 11thDec 01, 2011
Between repair, maintenance, regulations and record-keeping, operating a successful rental property can seem like an impossibility. We can help! The Housing Council runs workshops monthly for landlords and property managers to help you better run your properties and manage relationships with your tenants. Call us today to register! Click to read more...
home for the holidays foreclosure prevention eventOct 31, 2011
Distressed homeowners, considering or close to foreclosure, will be able to meet face to face with area lenders at the Housing Council's Home for the Holidays foreclosure prevention day, Saturday, November 5, 2011. Any homeowner who is delinquent on their mortgage or is at risk of falling behind will be able to meet privately with foreclosure prevention counselors and representatives from area lenders. Click to read more...
Calendar of Upcoming Events
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day2012 Jan, 1608:30The Housing Council will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.Click for more details
01/16/12 (all day) - President's Day2012 Feb, 2008:30The Housing Council will be closed in observance of President's Day.Click for more details
02/20/12 (all day) - 1/10: 2-Night First Time Homebuyer Workshop, Session 12012 Jan, 1008:30For more information please email firsthome@thehousingcouncil.orgClick for more details
Begins: 01/10/12 10:00pm
Ends: 01/11/12 2:00am
Venue: The Housing Council - 1/11: 2-Night First Time Homebuyer Workshop, Session 22012 Jan, 1108:30For more information please email firsthome@thehousingcouncil.orgClick for more details
Begins: 01/11/12 10:00pm
Ends: 01/12/12 2:00am
Venue: The Housing Council - 1/9, 10, 11: Operating Rental Property2012 Jan, 0908:30Come to this workshop to learn how to best run your income property! During three 2-hour sessions, our instructor will cover topics such as habitability regulations, repair and maintenance, screening & selection of tenants, the eviction process, basic record & bookkeeping and more. Call today to register! (585) 546-3700Click for more details
Begins: 01/09/12 11:30pm
Ends: 01/10/12 1:30am
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Listen for more on the prospective foreclosure settlement in President Obama's State of the Union address tonight.
A Deal on Foreclosures Inches Closer
www.nytimes.com
About one million homeowners facing foreclosure could have their mortgage burden cut by about $20,000 each as part of a long-awaited deal.
"New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is raising objections, and may reject the settlement because he believes authorities have done too little to investigate the role of big banks in the financial crisis."
"If...other state attorneys general reach a settlement with banks over robo-signing, troubled homeowners could start to get checks in the mail. If New York is not a part of it, Schneiderman will have to explain why homeowners in his state aren't getting help, and why it's worth it to continue investigating."
Foreclosure Robo-Signing Deal Worries N.Y. Official : NPR
www.npr.org
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joined with other state attorneys general last year who were suing five large mortgage servicers. But he was disturbed by the shape of the agreement, and says banks wanted broad protection from lawsuits over other mortgage practices. So he started his own investiga...
RealtyTrac is reporting a national decline of 34% in foreclosure filings for 2011. We have seen a substantial drop locally as well due in part to a processing slowdown caused by "robosigning," but also due to the hard work of organizations like the Housing Council to bring homeowners current on their mortgage.
