New VA Program to Provide Home Loan Assistance to Active-Duty Servicemembers and Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' VA Servicing Purchase (VASP) program will help VA borrowers facing financial hardships avoid unnecessary foreclosures.
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Advocates Urge Biden-Harris Administration to Complete Important Work Reforming the Home Valuation Process to End Appraisal Bias
Advocates commend the Administration for its leadership in organizing the first-ever interagency task force focused on addressing appraisal bias.
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Settlement Approved for Residents of North Carolina Mobile Home Park
The settlement resolves the class action challenge to the “rent-to-own” scheme perpetuated by the owners of the mobile home park.
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Word in Black: Why Experts Say Keep Land in Your Family if You Can
Appearing in Word in Black on March 12, 2024, Bria Overs interviews Nketiah “Ink” Berko, Equal Justice Works Fellow, sponsored by the Rossotti Foundation, for coverage of NCLC’s report, Keeping It In The Family: Legal Strategies to Address the Challenge of Heirs Property and Prevent Home Loss. With Black families losing their land at alarming…
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MarketWatch: Biden lays out plan to lower housing costs ahead of State of the Union, but effort draws criticism
Appearing in MarketWatch on March 7, 2024, Aarthi Swaminathan interviews NCLC staff attorney Ariel Nelson for coverage of President Biden’s remarks on housing affordability during the State of the Union. Junk fees in rental housing span the gamut, from application fees to pet fees to move-in or move-out fees. A recent estimate by the Council of Economic…
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Fighting blight is big business. Philly’s poor and elderly are paying the price
Originally appearing in the Philadelphia Inquirer on March 5, 2024, Samantha Melamed interviews NCLC’s co-director of advocacy Sarah Bolling Mancini about how the history of Act 135 settlements may indicate a greater need for court oversight. About half of Act 135 cases in Philadelphia have been resolved by settlement, court records show. “Even when there…
