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Foreclosure

Business

The American Nightmare

More than 50 foreclosure stories have one word in common: Nightmare.

Desiree Stennett, Lisa Rowan The Penny Hoarder Aug 2018 30min Permalink

Business Politics

The Ponzi State

“Florida, in some ways, resembles a modern Ponzi scheme. Everything is fine for me if a thousand newcomers come tomorrow. The problem is…no one knew what would happen if they stopped coming.”

George Packer New Yorker Feb 2009 40min Permalink

Politics

The Death and Life of Chicago

How the foreclosure crisis ignited a new form of activism in Chicago’s vacant homes.

Ben Austen New York Times Magazine May 2013 Permalink

Business

Wells Fargo, You Never Knew...

A just-barred Pakistani-American attorney attempts to save a young family’s home from foreclosure and glimpses the contradiction-rich bureaucracy that has emerged in response to the housing crisis.

Wajahat Ali McSweeney's Mar 2010 40min Permalink

Business

Bleak Houses

The author joins his father’s work crew, gutting out foreclosed houses in Florida and interviewing their former residents.

Paul Reyes Harper's Oct 2008 Permalink