Falling behind on your mortgage? Here’s what Michigan homeowners need to know

Fox - 2 Detroit
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Aug 27, 2026
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homeowners all across our
the pressure as more peop
their mortgage payments a
more than 3000 properties
a foreclosure filing in j
months of this year. And
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housing units in the firs
faced a foreclosure filin
11% from the previous qua
foreclosure rate remains
average. There's still se
ahead of us. Uh Indiana,
Delaware and Illinois. Ju
a few of the hardest hit
housing counselors say ea
is critical for homeowners
facing a hardship. And th
the key is you don't wait
You get the help that you
you think that there might
financial uh help that yo
now is lots of Cunningham
services to give us a lit
education tips as well as
about an event happening
next week to help people
and have a place to stay.
for joining us again. Tha
having me. Let's break th
some of these stats. I me
than 3000 people had file
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as well. Are you guys see
people requesting help? W
are getting several calls
help looking for resource
that that may be availabl
their homes. How many of
saying we're behind on mo
can't afford this. Most a
that. And what we're tryi
them in the beginning at
that you're not going to
payment, they should be r
lender. And then after th
to the lender, they shoul
a housing counseling agen
And talk to me real quick
the agency offers in this
facing this kind of cris
of various resources for
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as well again and they ca
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to try to get the best op
their home because there'
plans that the lenders ma
such as a short term modi
forbearance plan or an ent
altogether. Now, how earl
reach out for help? Do yo
a foreclosure to get assi
just get it knowing that
struggle in the future. Y
it in the beginning. Um w
that they can't make that
should be on the phones w
at that time because the
out, the more options bec
you start getting into mu
payments, you know, 60 da
those options start to be
them to really reach out.
when you start to notice
minimal payments, maybe e
that may be a sign that t
that are on the way. So y
out and getting some help
I want to talk about unde
timeline because I think
through it, it happens so
out of the home. Yes. Wha
someone starts the process
doesn't go for the help a
going to be forced out of
long is that timeline usu
way to pause it? Well, it
timeline because when you
well, you first missed th
shall I say that's a 30 d
rolling and rolling. And
a six month timeline wher
to look at pre, pre, pre,
bit tongue tied there. So
you start to get into tha
And so it's again, it's a
But again, they want to r
beginning because once yo
month process, then you'r
a lot of different option
available to you previous
guys are offering this fr
seminar for anyone watchi
and what can people expec
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a homebuyer should attend
should attend. And even t
happening right now in th
attend as well. Because w
the potential homebuyer,
ends and out in ways to p
in that home ownership pr
really trying to focus on
how to be proactive versus
and guess your human serv
more assistance. Actually
financial. Sometimes it's
to me real quick about so
we can expect from them.
of options available for
whether it's financial ed
have business career serv
services. So there's a va
I always encourage family
dot guess your M. I dot o
happen and to get the hel
because we're here and we
waiting for families to c
there's the website on yo
as the phone number. If y
up the phone and and get
really just see the event
A lot of them are free an
in the area. So I love wh
and continue to do in our
good having you join us t
