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Rep. San Buenaventura Asks Governor to Issue Executive Orders Supporting Housing for Kilauea Eruption Evacuees
Hawaii 24/7 posted a media release outlining a request for three executive orders from Representative Joy A. San Buenaventura (HI, Dist. 4 Puna) to Governor David Ige. Among the orders is the request for a waiver of the landlord-tenant code, which would allow vacant properties in the foreclosure process to be rented.
2 Jun 2018
2018 Hurricane Storm Surge Damage Could Top $1 Trillion
DS News published an article providing an overview of a recent report released by CoreLogic.
31 May 2018
Proposed Vacant Building Ordinance Draws Objections
The New Castle News published an article discussing a newly proposed foreclosure bond ordinance in New Castle, Pa.
24 May 2018
Trump Signs Dodd-Frank Reform Bill
On May 24, 2018, Senate Bill 2155 (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act) was signed into law by President Donald Trump.
24 May 2018
The Empty House Next Door
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Center for Community Progress published a report that lays the groundwork for exploring the issue of vacancy by defining what is meant by a “vacant” property, what constitutes a “healthy” vacancy rate, how vacant properties are measured, and why properties become vacant and abandoned.
15 May 2018
Cities Now Use Taxes to Fight Blight. Is It Working?
Governing Magazine published an article discussing the concept of utilizing property taxes to address blight.
14 May 2018
When the Waters Recede: Helping Homeowners After Hurricane Harvey
DS News published an article discussing several ways the mortgage industry has responded to the needs of homeowners in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
11 May 2018
Expedited Foreclosure Process Bill Introduced in New Jersey
NJ A3823 (Concerns expedited process for foreclosing vacant and abandoned residential properties in uncontested actions) has been changed to A2085 for the current session and remains in the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee. An identical Senate bill, S1243, is a carryover of S1832 from the previous session and is pending in the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee.
30 Apr 2018
Future is Uncertain for State’s Groundbreaking Foreclosure Mediation Program
The Hartford Courant published an article discussing CT HB 5495 (An Act removing the sunset date for the Foreclosure Mediation Program).
26 Apr 2018
Maryland Foreclosure Procedure Bill Approved by Governor
MD HB 78 was signed into law by Governor Larry Hogan on April 24, 2018. The bill will require the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to establish procedures that require a foreclosure purchaser to submit to the Foreclosed Property Registry any change to certain information within 21 days after the change is known to the purchaser.
24 Apr 2018