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Habitat for Humanity in Sarasota is shifting focus from new construction efforts to rehabilitating existing homes to provide affordable housing for people in need. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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On the heals of new guidelines from the Consumer Product Safety Commission about corrosive drywall, U.S. Senator George Lemieux is holding an information meeting Saturday for homeowners living with the contaminated drywall. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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The Lee County Homeless Continuum of Care will receive more than 2 million dollars in federal funding to continue services for the region’s homeless in the coming year. WGCU’s John Davis reports
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The U-S Consumer Product Safety Commission released results of several studies Monday linking Chinese Drywall with air quality issues and metal corrosion in effected homes. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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There’s concern that most – if not all – lawsuits against Chinese companies that manufactured allegedly hazardous drywall will produce no results. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on the growing number of challenges homeowners with Chinese Drywall now face.
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One Florida state senator says there needs to be more leadership in understanding and regulating the issue of Chinese Drywall. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.
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More than a thousand Lee County homeowners have been sent letters notifying them whether they’ll get a 50-percent reduction in their home’s market value because of Chinese Drywall. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry reports.
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Realtors say the decline in property values in Lee County has about reached the bottom. Luxury homes are still selling, but the prices have come way down. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.
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Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum’s office announced four million dollars in grant funding recently for organizations that provide legal assistance to Floridians facing foreclosure. WGCU’s John Davis has more.
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The Lee County Foreclosure Task Force has about all the business it can handle these days. More than forty people turned out for this month’s workshop – which provides free one on one advice from attorneys on how to best weather the foreclosure process. WGCU’s Valerie Alker has this report.
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