237 East Ash Street, Cedar Springs, MI 49319

Public Foreclosure Notice

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BY ADVERTISEMENT. Notice is given under section 3212 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.3212, that the following mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at a public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash or cashier's check at the place of holding the circuit court in KENT County, starting promptly at 10:00 AM, on March 4, 2026. The amount due on the mortgage may be greater on the day of the sale. Placing the highest bid at the sale does not automatically entitle the purchaser to free and clear ownership of the property. A potential purchaser is encouraged to contact the county register of deeds office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge a fee for this information. MORTGAGE INFORMATION: Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Robert J. Houghton, married, and Jacqueline D. Houghton, married, whose address is 237 East Ash Street, Cedar Springs, Michigan 49319, as original Mortgagors, to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., being a mortgage dated July 31, 2009, and recorded on August 13, 2009 with Document Number 20090818-0077199, Kent County Records, State of Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of SIXTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN AND 64/100 DOLLARS ($16,997.64). Said premises are situated in the City of Cedar Springs, County of Kent, State of Michigan, and are described as: Part of the Southeast quarter (1/4) of the Southwest quarter (1/4) of Section thirty (30), Town ten (10) North, Range ten (10) West; commencing 132 feet East from a point on the West line of said Southeast quarter (1/4) of the Southwest quarter (1/4) which is 1023 feet North of the Southwest corner thereof; thence East 114 feet; thence North 132 feet; thence West 114 feet; thence South 132 feet to the place of beginning. Street Address: 237 East Ash Street, Cedar Springs, Michigan 49319 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA § 600.3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. If the property is sold at a foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCLA § 600.3278, the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ATTENTION HOMEOWNER: IF YOU ARE A MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER ON ACTIVE DUTY, IF YOUR PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY HAS CONCLUDED LESS THAN 90 DAYS AGO, OR IF YOU HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY, PLEASE CONTACT THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PARTY FORECLOSING THE MORTGAGE AT THE TELEPHONE NUMBER STATED IN THIS NOTICE. Dated: January 7, 2026 For more information, please contact the attorney for the party foreclosing: Robert A. Blumberg (P87490), Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC, 30 North LaSalle St., Suite 3650 Chicago, Illinois, 60602. Telephone: (312) 541-9710 File No.: MI 25 6903 (01-07)(01-28)