HLC Housing Agenda Blog

Foreclosure Fair Serves 130 Homeowners

At the Foreclosure Crisis Town Hall Meeting and Resource Fair on Saturday, May 9, some 130 homeowners received one-on-one counseling from HUD-certified nonprofit organizations.

In addition, those homeowners and other community members heard from a series of elected leaders and experts on the legal, financial, and legislative sides of the crisis.

Speakers at the town hall meeting were San Mateo County Supervisor Adrienne Tissier, co-host for the day; Rep. Jackie Speier (pictured); Assembly Member Jerry Hill; and Daly City Mayor Sal Torres.

Presentations were given by:

• Glendora Hudson, Wells Fargo, an event co-sponsor;
• Keisha Woods, EPA CANDO, on budgeting in a time of crisis;
• Shirley Hochhausen of Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto and the Predatory Lending Clinic of the University of San Francisco Law School, on the legal process of foreclosure;
• Bill Massey, San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office, on avoiding foreclosure rescue scams; and
• Bruce Hamilton, HIP Housing, on alternative housing solutions, especially homesharing to help make ends meet.

Photos have been posted to HLC’s Flickr account.