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Can Philly's Bold Experiment in Preventing Foreclosures Work?new

With the foreclosure crisis in full swing, Judge C. Darnell Jones issued an order declaring that before any foreclosure goes to sale, a representative for the lender must sit down with the borrower in court. He also postponed all sales of owner-occupied houses scheduled for April or May until July. The order immediately drew national attention, and last week, the experiment began.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Isaiah Thompson  |  06-24-2008  |  Housing & Development

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