Why should underwater homeowners behave any differently from banks?
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A woman has filed a lawsuit against a lengthy list of lenders she said took advantage of her elderly mother in San Francisco.
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Among the families of Beth Court, a block in Moreno Valley, Calif., hit hard by the foreclosure crisis, optimism is taking hold.
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A growing cohort of men are falling out of love with the holy institution of homeownership.
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To prevent further declines in the housing market, the White House should focus on job creation and loan modifications that reduce a mortgage’s principal balance.
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The Florida city, a reluctant symbol for the excesses of the real estate bubble, shows how far the recovery has to go.
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A return to Cape Coral, Fla., a reluctant symbol for the excesses of the great American real estate bubble, shows how far the recovery has to go.
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The number of Americans reporting food stamps as their only income soared 50 percent over the past two years.
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Some economists contend that the Obama administration’s $75 billion program to prevent foreclosures has done more harm than good.
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