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Don’t Wait to Get Help
In this video, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley encourages those facing financial hardship or anyone who fears losing their home to seek assistance. Tax-payer funded, HUD-certified housing counselors offer services at no charge, and can assist someone facing foreclosure with discussing options with their lender. For information or to connect to resources, call the [...]
Continue reading...Get Help to Save Your Home – Today!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Today HOPE NOW will host Save Your Home in St. Louis. The event will be from 2 p.m.-8 p.m. at the America’s Center–more details from their flyer are below. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with your lender face-to-face–it’s free! At the event there will be: -The opportunity to meet one-on-one with your lender to [...]
Continue reading...Get Help to Save Your Home
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Next Wednesday, 11/4, HOPE NOW will host Save Your Home in St. Louis. The event will be from 2 p.m.-8 p.m. at the America’s Center–more details from their flyer are below. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with your lender face-to-face–it’s free! At the event there will be: -The opportunity to meet one-on-one with your lender [...]
Continue reading...The St. Louis Beacon Reports on the STL NACA Event
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Recently the St. Louis Beacon reported on the results of the “Save the Dream Tour,” held by NACA (Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America). The four-day event, aimed at helping financially troubled homeowners, was in St. Louis July 31st to August 3rd at the Chaifetz Arena. The Beacon spoke with Sherre Waggoner of Maplewood, who attended [...]
Continue reading...Lessons from the Task Force meeting – seek help early!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
KETC attended the monthly meeting of the Metro St. Louis Foreclosure Intervention Task Force last week. The goal of the Task Force is to improve the difficult housing situation faced by our local community and to bring together housing counselors and bank representatives. The group engaged in (often passionate) discussion about the mortgage crisis. One issue [...]
Continue reading...St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis foreclosures increase 32%
Friday, September 11, 2009
Yesterday the St. Louis Business Journal reported that St. Louis foreclosures increased 32% in August (compared to July); however, the number of foreclosures is down 17% compared to August 2008. To read the full article, click here. The crisis continues, and we’re continuing our efforts in connecting people with the resources they need during these [...]
Continue reading...Being There for Children
Monday, August 31, 2009
In the past, we’ve had some of our community partners as regular contributors to our blog. Here’s a post from Chris Krehmeyer, President and CEO of Beyond Housing, from his own blog. Chris talks about the importance of being there for children. For example, he recently volunteered for “Expectation: Graduation – Reach Out to Drop [...]
Continue reading...Paying Utility Bills in a Tough Economy
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
We’re all affected by the economy in many ways–if you’ve lost your job, had your hours cut, or taken a pay cut, it makes it difficult, and sometimes even impossible, to pay your mortgage, buy groceries, and pay utility bills. USA Today reported that more and more people are having their power shut off, presumably because of the [...]
Continue reading...Unemployment Driving Foreclosure
Friday, August 21, 2009
When the mortgage crisis began, a large number of foreclosures were due to subprime loans and adjustable rates. But now as the financial crisis has grown, more and more foreclosures are due to job loss. I found this article in USA Today this morning that reports “one in three new foreclosures between April and June [...]
Continue reading...Unemployment Rate Drops for the First Time in a Year
Friday, August 7, 2009
CNN reported today on the unemployment numbers for July, and they show encouraging signs of improvement. The Labor Department’s report on the U.S. job market shows that this month, the country experienced a net loss of 247,000 jobs. That’s the smallest job loss since August of 2008. The unemployment rate fell from 9.5% to 9.4%. [...]
Continue reading...Take Action
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The St. Louis Beacon posted a new segment in their Job Talk series earlier this week. This report describes GO! Network and its work to help unemployed professionals in St. Louis. The economic downturn has led to unemployment among groups who have never before had to worry about paying their bills on time. Among them [...]
Reverse mortgages are a complicated product and aren’t appropriate for everyone. In our final video of the series, Buz describes the basic considerations that seniors must make when determining if a reverse mortgage is right for them. We hope you’ve enjoyed these videos. A huge thanks to Buz Zeman for talking with us. Additional information on reverse [...]
The explosive popularity of reverse mortgages and the flood of advertisements that followed have spread a number of misconceptions about reverse mortgages. Buz addresses a number of them in this video, explaining what reverse mortgages are and aren’t. He also talks about popular scams and how to avoid them. Look for the final video of [...]
Several weeks ago, Lauren had a conversation with Buz Zeman of Housing Options Provided for the Elderly (HOPE), an organization that counsels seniors on mortgages and other housing issues. Buz said that he has had to devote much of his time lately to explaining reverse mortgages. Though this sort of loan is not new, it’s [...]
In this video, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay suggests that anyone facing foreclosure or in trouble with their mortgage seek assistance and determine if they are eligible for the Refinance and Loan Modification program. More information can be found at www.makinghomeaffordable.gov.
In this video, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley encourages those facing financial hardship or anyone who fears losing their home to seek assistance. Tax-payer funded, HUD-certified housing counselors offer services at no charge, and can assist someone facing foreclosure with discussing options with their lender. For information or to connect to resources, call the [...]
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- The Beacon’s Series on the St. Louis Area Foodbank
- Good News in March Unemployment Numbers
- Lessons from the Wright Family on Seeking Help
- Staring a Business – Upcoming Workshop from the Urban League
- New Employment Resource from Ready, Aim, Advocate!
- Walking Away from Underwater Mortgages
- Beacon: Foreclosure Struggles Linger in St. Louis
- From the Beacon’s Job Talk: GO! Network
- Reverse Mortgage Considerations
- Job Talk from the St. Louis Beacon
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