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Mortgage Help Center Opens in Philadelphia

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Fannie Mae, the nationwide mortgage company, opened Philadelphia Mortgage Help Center 2 days ago to provide free education and counseling to Philadelphia residents with foreclosure issues. The Center was developed in partnership with Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley, local community and elected officials, and area mortgage servicers.

The center is located at 399 Franklin Mills Circle in the Northeast and is the latest of nine to open across the country. The services are available only for homeowners with a mortgage owned by Fannie Mae and require an appointment, which can be made by calling 866-442-8570.

Services available at the Center include one-on-one consultations with experienced housing counselors to review mortgage loans and financing options, explain the range of options available, and help borrowers apply for loan workouts and other alternatives to foreclosure. Services are available in both English and Spanish.

“Philadelphia’s nationally recognized Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Program has already saved more than 3,000 homeowners from foreclosure,” says Mayor Michael A. Nutter. “We welcome Fannie Mae to our region and are pleased to have another partner in the fight to keep Philadelphia families in their homes.”

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Philadelphia Real Estate Taxes in the News

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courtesy of Fix Philly Taxes

In 1981 the Mayor and City Council of Philadelphia entered into a political “deal” that was supposed to correct the systemic problems by equalizing property values over six years.  Over 25 years have passed since the court-ordered deadline in their agreement…and still the system has not been fixed.

I think we all agree that the real estate tax system in Philadelphia is broken. Attempts at fixing the inequities have been by and large dismal failures. With the recent “temporary” tax increase and the Actual Value Initiative on the horizon there has been lots of discussion this week in the news.

Daily News Editorial: Property taxes: Getting past crazy

Philadelphia must justify property-tax projections

Nutter, Council pull off tax-hike switcheroo

Inquirer Editorial: Smells like a tax hike

This Is A Temporary Tax Hike, Right?

Philadelphia eyes a boost in real estate tax revenue

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Just a collection of random stories and articles from the week that we found interesting and thought we’d share.

A Little-Known Strategy for Cutting Mortgage Payments (New York Times)

10 Rittenhouse Square condo developer files Chapter 11 (Inquirer)

Big Real Estate Investors Tip Toe Back in (Inquirer)

Mortgage rates dip after weeks of rising (MSNBC)

Rent vs Buy in 2011 (Fortune)

Is West Philly the next Center City (Philly Magazine)

Philly gets $5 million grant for waterfront project (Inquirer)




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