housing

Chase forced to pay back military families over foreclosures

April 27, 2011 By Joe Sims

Chase and several other banks, including Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank, in addition to overcharging, forced military families out of their homes during the financial meltdown.

Banks agree to compensate foreclosure victims

April 14, 2011 By Joe Sims

Over a dozen banks will compensate victims for losses that occured as a result of mistakes on foreclosures according to an agreement reached with government regulators today.

New Calif. coalition formed to blunt foreclosure crisis

March 18, 2011

If the state's foreclosure rate continues unchecked, the combined costs to homeowners, the property tax base, and local governments could reach $1 trillion.

Video: The Windy City protests federal housing cuts

February 28, 2011 By Scott Marshall

On Friday close to one thousand Chicagoans turned out at the Illinois State Office Building hopping mad about planned federal budget cuts proposed for HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development).

Controversy brews over Calif. redevelopment agencies

February 22, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

A controversy is brewing over Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to do away with local Redevelopment Agencies and return their functions to local governments.