Homeowners facing foreclosure in Massachusettes should have their day in court.

[Nick Gromicko]

Homeowners facing foreclosure in Massachusetts should have a day in court before banks take their homes, advocates argued Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to make Massachusetts the last New England state that requires judicial review of foreclosures. But real estate attorneys argued that the Massachusetts court system is already overburdened. The debate played out at a hearing of the Judiciary Committee at in a basement hearing room at the capitol.