homeowners

California Mortgage Relief Program Can Aid Homeowners Who Owe Money

The California Housing Finance Agency Homeownership Relief Corporation announced that aid is still available to those who missed at least two mortgage payments or one property tax payment. The funding is available through the California Mortgage Relief program.

HOMEOWNERS CAN APPLY FOR UP TO $3,000 IN SEISMIC RETROFIT GRANTS

More California homeowners will be eligible for up to $3,000 in seismic retrofit grants through Earthquake Brace + Bolt (EBB), a program jointly administered by the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. The grants help offset the cost of seismic retrofits that brace the cripple walls of older homes, when present, and bolt houses to their foundations, making them less vulnerable to earthquake damage.

Legislature Must Create More Opportunities for Black Homeownership

As one of the leaders of the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce, I have witnessed many success stories in the Black business community; small businesses that have grown into corporations, local restaurants that have become pillars in their community, entrepreneurs who have taken a vision and succeeded at something no one else has done.

Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America

Biden said he plans to hold financial institutions accountable for discriminatory practices in the housing market, and he will restore the federal government’s power to enforce settlements against discriminatory lenders. Additionally, the plan calls for Biden to strengthen and expand the Community Reinvestment Act to ensure that the nation’s bank and non-bank financial services institutions are serving all communities.