"Freddie Mac on Friday plans to announce a first-of-a-kind plan that lets homeowners and tenants temporarily stay in homes in foreclosure by renting them back, an effort to stop many of the sudden evictions that have come along with the housing crisis. The program will let thousands of qualified former homeowners, as well as families renting from landlords, enter into a monthly lease on their homes after they have been acquired by Freddie Mac through foreclosure." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet

That's a great idea! I heard the beginning of a public radio story the other night about bringing together homeless people and "peopleless homes." It really made me think about the grave societal sin it would be (already is?) to put people out onto the street, to drive up the number of homeless in the US, and to leave those homes empty. This really sounds like a good step in the direction of The Right Thing To Do. - Ladyepiphanybug