TLAWLER

Obama's Foreclosure Plan Du Jour: Own-to-Rent

Your point about "what about renters" is right on. Renters who lose their job and as a result can't afford their rent -- and as a result face eviction -- are getting no help from the government. Moreover, the demographic data on the unemployed suggest that renters have been hit harder than homeowners in terms of job losses/unemployment rate increases. The adminstration's whole approach to the housing mess has been a spit in the face to folks who rent homes.