City of Evanston - Community Development Department - Planning

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HOUSING

The City engages in a number of strategies to maintain and enhance a wide range of housing choices for both renters and buyers. Evanston's desirability as a place to live, however, ctonributes to higher housing costs that can limit availability or options for people seeking housing in Evanston. A number of programs are designed to promote housing that is affordable for low, moderate and middle income households. Information to help people maintain their housing is presented through the City's website and other media as well as at periodic educational events. Using federal and local funds, the City has provided financing for acquisition, new construction and rehabilitation of rental and owner-occupied housing for households with incomes below the area median.

For more information on housing programs, click on the topics in this section, or contact the Housing Planner, Donna Spicuzza, at 847-866-292 ext. 2264 or dspicuzza@cityofevanston.org.

CURRENT AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENTS

City-Assisted Homeownership Opportunites

Housing Counseling Resources 9-15-09

FORECLOSURE HELP

Teach in Flyer - "Making Home Affordable" Program and Communicating with your Lender. Workshop conducted by Interfaith Hsg. Center on Saturday, November 14th, 10:00 a.m. - Noon at Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center.

Foreclosures can shatter people's dreams and damage neighborhood vitality. Because the foreclosure crisis is so widespread, however, new programs are constantly being implemented to help homeowners and stem the nation's foreclosure crisis.

If you are worried about being able to pay your mortgage, have missed payments, or have received a notice of foreclosure, you need to take action. Even though you may feel overwhelmed, depressed or anxious about your predicament, you should realize that thousands of Americans are facing the same dilemma and trustworthy resources are available to help you. However, you may also be presented with resources that promise to take care of the problem for you but will only charge you fees, drag out the process, and ultimately cost you your home. You need to be informed and willing to work on a real solution.

Read the attached information, follow links to other useful web sites, and tap into the various resources mentioned.

If you have any questions or concerns or are not sure what steps to take, contact city of Evanston staff to discuss your situation:

Donna Spicuzza, Housing Planner, 847-866-2928, x2264

Evonda Thomas, Director of Health and Human Services, 847-866-2969.

foreclosure Information

Legal Assistance Foundation 4-Step Plan

HUD Guide to Avoiding Foreclosure

Illinois Housing Development Authority Foreclosure Assistance

Home Affordable Federal Program

HUD Alert Mortgage Rescue Scams

Ftc Pamphlet