Posts Tagged ‘foreclosure’
Foreclosure prevention program inspires Bay Area activists
City leaders commitment to help struggling homeowners, even despite threats from powerful financial institutions, has inspired scores of activists across the country—from Irvington, New Jersey to Seattle, Washington.
Read MoreZombie foreclosures: Richmond’s hidden housing crisis
Richmond has seen an increase in “zombie” foreclosures, meaning that the bank, upon foreclosing on the homeowner, never took ownership of the home. The practice allows banks to avoid liability. It also increases blight, and makes it difficult for the city to manage abandoned properties, which often turn into blighted eyesores.
Read MorePortrait of an empty house
A yellow cat runs up the steps of the house on 127 Chanslor Avenue, hopping over the weeds sprouting from the charred wood. It stops in the entryway and turns, shutting its eyes against the sun streaming down through the hole where the roof used to be. The house, on the corner of 2nd Street…
Read MoreBacked by new law, homeowners in Richmond, Oakland, fight to protect homes from foreclosure
When Oakland resident Debi Mason set out to prevent mortgage associates from the Bank of America from foreclosing on her sister Patricia’s Maxwell Park home in 2007, she had only a few friends, neighbors and advocacy groups to help fend off the foreclosure. But last week, Mason, along with thousands of homeowners in Bay Area…
Read MoreEfforts to save Iron Triangle church end in arrests
Two days of civil disobedience to save the Bible Way Apostolic Church from foreclosure ended yesterday when Contra Costa sheriff’s deputies arrested Pastor Sydney Keys, his wife, mother and two other activists.
Read MoreFacing eviction, church leaders stand firm
Pastor Sydney Keys and about 20 parishioners staged a sit-in at Bible Way Community Church to halt their scheduled eviction on Wednesday morning.
Read MoreHalf the homes in 94801 zip code in foreclosure, or getting there
Residents and activists gathered at Wells Fargo Bank to protest foreclosures.
Read MoreCity reaches out to North Richmond residents
City officials and crews targeted blight and vacant properties in North Richmond.
Read MoreBank-owned homes cost city time, money
Nearly 1,000 homes in Richmond are bank-owned, but many banks have failed to keep them maintained. So city code enforcers are spending big bucks and countless hours securing vacant properties and chasing down the banks that own them.
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