Saturday, July 18, 2009

Administration Weighs More Foreclosure Aid

Homes Could Be Rented Under Proposal

July 17, 2009 - By Renae Merle - Washington Post Staff Writer

A top Treasury Department official told a Senate panel yesterday that the government is considering a proposal to allow homeowners to stay in their home as renters after a foreclosure. If enacted, the plan would attempt to address the glut of vacant properties in neighborhoods across the country, helping drag down home values. It would be yet another acknowledgment by the Obama administration that some borrowers cannot be saved from foreclosure despite government and industry efforts. more ...

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