Israel Houghton is about to lose the home where he raised his three children with his ex-wife Maleasa. According to BOSSIP, the award-winning gospel singer stopped paying his mortgage since last year, prompting Deutsche Bank to drag him and Maleasa to a Texas court last week to foreclose the home. Mr. Houghton owes a whopping $90k in debt. Houghton, who married “The Real” host Adrienne Houghton in November in Paris, may be stretched for cash as of late. He was put on “indefinite leave” from his job with Joel Osteen after announcing the split with Meleasa on social media in 2015. And last year, BOSSIP revealed he was also supporting two young sons born out of wedlock.
Here’s what BOSSIP said of the court case:
“As of last month, Houghton owed some $89,111.54 from 11 times he was supposed to pay but failed to, the bank contends in court papers. If Houghton wanted to fix the foreclosure now, he’d have to cough up the total amount he owes on the mortgage: $608,654.17, according to court documents obtained by BOSSIP. The exes took out the home equity loan in 2006, and agreed to an adjustable interest rate mortgage with initial monthly payments of $4,687, court documents state. The house, located in a suburb of Houston, is currently on the market for $797,000. The 5,405 square foot Mediterranean McMansion boasts five bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, a pool, a jacuzzi and overlooks Lake Houston.”