On behalf of Law Offices of Mark M. Kratter, LLC on January 12, 2012
Many Connecticut residents are painfully aware of the stress that can be associated with undergoing a foreclosure. Foreclosure can be an embarrassing and financially worrisome process, which is why it is important to contact an experienced foreclosure attorney who can help you stay in your home. Solutions such as lien stripping may help save a homeowner's properties and stop the foreclosure process. In addition to the financial benefits of stopping a foreclosure, new studies indicate that stopping foreclosure may have health benefits as well.
Studies indicate that foreclosures contribute to illness. In states with the highest foreclosure rates the number of stress-related illness such as depression and heart trouble is substantially higher.
"We're beginning to prove the causal relationship. We're finding that foreclosure actually does lead to poor health," said a researcher at Johns Hopkins University who led several of the studies. "As foreclosures go up, so will the number of people who get sick."
Many homeowners have experienced the stress of the foreclosure process firsthand. "Worry makes things that much more serious than they are," one homeowner said. "Stress is like a disease in itself. You never know if tomorrow the sheriff is going to knock on the door. That's a pressure that is with you day and night."
Contact a foreclosure attorney before the stress gets too great. An attorney can help explain the many options that may be available to help save your home and stop the stress-related health effects of the sometimes lengthy foreclosure process.
Source: Sun-Sentinel, "Stress of foreclosure can make homeowners ill," Bob LaMendola, Dec. 30, 2011
