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Commercial real estate foreclosures have spiked 117% over the past year
The office sector continues to lead the commercial real estate downturn, with delinquency rates for…
Filip De Mott
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Montana's housing crisis is a warning for older homeowners across the country
Older and retired Montanans are particularly hard hit by the state's severe housing crisis, as thei…
Eliza Relman
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The 2008 housing crisis came with a wave of foreclosures — here's why it won't happen this time
Millions of Americans lost their homes after the last housing bubble popped, but homeowners have si…
Alcynna Lloyd
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A controversial fix for America's housing market: more foreclosures
Lenders need to make it easier for people with lousy credit to get a mortgage and buy a home &mdash…
James Rodriguez
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It's not the 2008 foreclosure crisis, but a dark future is brewing for the housing market: Fewer new homes built and even higher prices
Homebuilders are struggling with higher costs and falling demand. It could incentivize them to buil…
Alcynna Lloyd
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The 2008 housing bust suggests China's only halfway through its property crisis. Here's how the downturns compare.
Once a crash begins, it tends to last a long time, and Goldman Sachs forecasts China's current real…
Phil Rosen
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Many stimulus programs are due to expire at the end of 2020, threatening the US economy during the COVID-19 pandemic's most challenging phase
As Americans enter some of the most challenging weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of economi…
John L. Dorman
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Homes made in factories were supposed to save us from the housing crisis, but the companies that make them are failing
Factory-built homes could help solve the housing-affordability crisis, but the companies attempting…
Eliza Relman
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Meet the New Yorkers trying to flip vacant 'zombie' buildings into affordable homes as real-estate demand in the city boils over
Housing advocates are using New York's "zombie law" to introduce more affordable housing to the Big…
Alcynna Lloyd
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After the 2008 housing crisis, a lot of people made big money buying up foreclosed homes and renting them out — and it shows one response to a financial crash
One group in Arizona went from owning 1,100 rental homes to spending $150 million a week on foreclo…
Ryan Dezember
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Don't expect a wave of short sales and foreclosures during this housing downturn — homeowners have too much equity
Since the 2008 housing crisis, lending standards have tightened and homeowner equity has soared to …
Alcynna Lloyd
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Nearly 6 million Americans — roughly equivalent to the entire population of Singapore — are threatened by eviction and foreclosure this month
About one-third of the 18 million Americans behind on rent or mortgage payments could struggle into…
Taylor Borden
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Drowning in student debt is like being underwater on your mortgage, but there's nothing like foreclosure for student loans
Homeowners can exit a mortgage through foreclosure, but for those with student debt, there's no eas…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Progressive Democrats want to cancel rent and mortgage payments for the length of the pandemic
The bill led by Rep. Ilhan Omar includes full payment forgiveness without any accumulation of debt,…
Ayelet Sheffey
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'Rich Dad Poor Dad' author Robert Kiyosaki warns raging US inflation could spark a historic depression - and sounds the alarm on layoffs, home sales, and foreclosures
The personal-finance guru views surging prices, workforce cuts, and a downturn in the real estate m…
Theron Mohamed
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Biden helps more than 10 million homeowners by extending the foreclosure moratorium through June
The home foreclosures ban, along with the evictions ban, had already been extended by President Joe…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Former Fed chair Ben Bernanke isn't worried about a housing crash
Housing bubble fears might be overblown as Bernanke points out that homebuyers are getting "much hi…
Jason Lalljee,Alcynna Lloyd
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Some Americans fear zero-down mortgages are a trap that will lead to another crisis like 2008
Zero-down mortgages like Bank of America's worry some buyers who think they could lead to another 2…
Alcynna Lloyd
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A housing bubble is on everyone's mind right now — here's what it is and how to know if the US is in one
Demand is booming and supply is lagging, triggering a heated debate about whether or not the US is …
Alcynna Lloyd
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HUD is suspending evictions and foreclosures for people living on its properties amid the coronavirus pandemic
"People shouldn't lose or be forced out of their home because of the spread of COVID-19," Newsom sa…