Topic: Housing Crisis
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Why the Feds Agreed to Spend TARP Money on Demolishing Michigan's Empty Buildings
There's admittedly a certain irony in tearing down houses with funds marked to keep people in houses.
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Urban Wonk
The Great Senior Sell-Off Could Cause the Next Housing Crisis
What will happen to empty-nesters when no one wants their nests?
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Paris's Power Squatters
How a band of dedicated housing activists got the French government's attention (and participation).
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Buy a House, Get a Visa: Coming Soon Everywhere?
Money is increasingly your passport to Europe.
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Do Foreclosures Increase Crime After All?
On the heels of a study that showed no link between home closures and crime, new research finds a clear (though modest) connection.
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Were Big Banks Guilty of Racial Discrimination in the Housing Crisis?
A lawsuit just filed in New York on behalf of black borrowers in Detroit connects for the first time the housing collapse with civil rights law.
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Europe's Great Untapped Revenue Source: Property Taxes
But will they take advantage of it?
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Foreclosures Have Caused a Lot of Problems – Crime Isn't One of Them
New research debunks this fear in 142 cities across the U.S.
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Photos
How Quilting Can Explain the Foreclosure Crisis
Artists like Kathryn Clark are using their work to explore the impacts of America's financial meltdown.
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Maps
Mapping Housing Misery
A look at which states' housing markets have performed the worst.
