Upon hearing the news of the housing plan unveiled by President Obama today, I immediately wondered if it could help me in my own mortgage.  After hunting around online for a while for information on who qualifies and what type of help is offered, I realized that none of the news sites had anything more to offer than vague information on how it will “help the economy.”  I couldn’t find any specifics about the plan at all.  Mostly, articles I read were full of unnecessary opinion from economic “experts.”

Then I remembered that President Obama and his staff actually know what the Internet is and how useful it can be. I also remembered the recent complete overhaul of WhiteHouse.gov and decided to see if I could get my questions answered there.  Sure enough, I found this blog post (yes, the White House has an official blog) that explained EVERYTHING in plain English.

Their Q&A (which is downloadable as a PDF) makes it very clear that eligibility requirements will be released when the program begins on March 4th.  In all of the news articles I read, I didn’t even see the March 4th start date anywhere.  That seems like important information to me.

In addition to the Q&A, three other documents are linked on the above-mentioned blog post, including examples of how the housing plan will help in certain situations. It’s all very handy and easy to understand.

So thank you President Obama (and your staff) for making WhiteHouse.gov useful!