foreclosure

Michigan home builders have trouble finding skilled workers

Steve Carmody — Wed, 29 May 2013 16:30:01 +0000

Building permits are up by more than a third this year in Michigan. Home prices are also rising.

These should be great days for Michigan’s homebuilding industry, which nearly ground to a halt during the recession.

But there’s a problem: not enough workers.

A survey finds a third of Michigan homebuilding contractors are having trouble finding enough workers to do the job.

Lawmakers seek to shorten the amount of time to stop a bank foreclosure

Jake Neher — Tue, 28 May 2013 21:08:01 +0000

Opponents of a plan to change the foreclosure process in Michigan say it would put more people out of their homes and hurt property values.

They were in Lansing today to protest a package of bills in the state Legislature.

The legislation would shorten the amount of time homeowners have to stop a bank foreclosure from six months to two months.

Ingham County Register of Deeds Curtis Hertel Jr. says banks have wrongly foreclosed on thousands of properties across the state.

He says it often takes months for people to prove they don’t deserve to lose their home.

The week in review: taxing pensions, foreclosures and international bridge

Jack Lessenberry and Rina Miller — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:02:00 +0000

This week in review Rina Miller and Jack Lessenberry discuss the possibility of repealing a tax on pensions, how Michigan's home foreclosure rate is no longer the worst, and how the international trade crossing has a presidential permit to move forward.

Michigan's home foreclosure rate closer to the national average

Steve Carmody — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:38:00 +0000

Michigan’s home foreclosure rate is no longer among the nation’s worst.

Realty Trac reports Michigan ranked 16th in the nation in home foreclosures in March. That is a far cry from a few years ago when the state had the nation’s highest foreclosure rate.

Mary Townley is with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. She credits the authority’s “Step Forward” program for providing assistance to people at risk of losing their homes…

The week in review

Jack Lessenberry and Rina Miller — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000

This “week in review” Michigan Radio’s Weekend Edition host Rina Miller and political analyst Jack Lessenberry discuss: Governor Rick Snyder’s State of the State speech, the possibility of no fault absentee voting, a positive report on Michigan’s housing market, and a possible tax amnesty program for Detroit.