Housing Action Illinois

 Illinois Supreme Court announced that new mortgage foreclosure rules will take effect May 1, and borrower outreach requirements will apply to all cases that have not received judgments, regardless of when they were filed.
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This webinar will provide an overview of the active pieces of housing-rated legislation at the State Capitol in Springfield and what you can do to support them.  We'll also provide a preview of key pieces of federal housing-related legislation likely to be introduced this year.
 
The covered legislation will include bills on the following topics: foreclosure protections for homeowners and renters, homelessness, reforming the mortgage interest deduction and others.
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Join Housing Action Illinois and ICF International Technical Director Kevin Roddy for an in-depth discussion of the HOME program, the anticipated finalization of new program rules and development opportunities for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs). This Conference is designed for current CHDOs and organizatio Read more »

Each year, affordable housing professionals and activists come together at Housing Action Illinois’ Housing Matters! Annual Conference to network and obtain the latest training and information on affordable housing issues. We invite you to join us!
 
Conference Schedule
 
Thursday, November 1
 
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Legal Aid Foundation Training:
• Bankruptcy; 
• Mechanics liens; 
• Recent foreclosure settlement (among big servicers, state attorney generals, HUD, etc.); and  Read more »

Now is the time to mark your calendar because Housing Matters!
 
Each year, Housing Action Illinois' members and allies come together at our annual conference to network and learn.
 
Our 2011 Annual Conference and 25th Anniversary Celebration will be November 10-11 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro.
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Pop quiz: what do these three stories have in common?
 

 Members of the Regional Home Ownership Preservation Initiative sent a letter urging the Illinois delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives to vote against t H.R. 839, The HAMP Termination Act of 2011, which would cancel funding for the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). In the letter, Housing Action Illinois, Metropolitan Planning Council, Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, and Woodstock Institute told representatives:
 

Each year, hundreds of the state’s housing professionals and activists come together at Housing Action Illinois’ Annual Conference to network and obtain the latest training and information on affordable housing issues. The annual conference is Illinois’ largest, yearly gathering of affordable housing professionals. We invite you to join us!
 
Conference Schedule
 
Thursday, November 4
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