Published on June 17, 2013. Tags: Bank of America, Foreclosure, Paul Kiel, ProPublica
Paul Kiel: Bank of America employees regularly lied to homeowners seeking loan modifications, denied their applications for made-up reasons, and were rewarded for sending homeowners to foreclosure, according to sworn statements by former bank employees.
Published in Business, Housing
Published on October 23, 2012. Tags: Cora Currier, Foreclosure, Pam Bondi, ProPublica
Cora Currier: Florida has the highest percentage of home loans in foreclosure in the country. So why is more than $300 million that could help homeowners sitting unused?
Published in Blog, Government, Housing
Published on October 21, 2012. Tags: Amendment 4, Amendment Series, Clearwater, Florida Association of Counties, Florida Association of Realtors, Foreclosure, National Association of Realtors, Pinecrest, Real Estate
Ashley Lopez: Real estate agents say the ballot measure will jumpstart the state’s housing market, while county and city officials fear it will cash starve local governments.
Published in Government, Politics
Published on May 1, 2012. Tags: Abandoned Houses, Foreclosure, Housing, Housing Market, Howard Goodman, Investigative Reporting, John Maines, Megan O'Matz, Neighborhood Blight, Real Estate, Robo-signers, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Vacant Houses
Howard Goodman: Thousands of the vacant properties that blight South Florida neighborhoods are owned by the world’s wealthiest banks, which often drag their feet on foreclosure proceedings because they see little profit in the houses.
Published in Blog, Economy, Housing, Journalism
Published on February 14, 2012. Tags: Barack Obama, Cora Currier, Foreclosure, Homeowner's Bill of Rights, Loan Modification, mortgages, ProPublica, Refinancing, We Can't Wait
ProPublica: Here are Obama’s housing latest proposals, whether they are anything new, and whether they stand a chance of going anywhere.
Published in Government, Housing
Published on February 2, 2012. Tags: Corporation for Enterprise Development, Education, Florida and Foreclosures, Foreclosure, health, Howard Goodman, Insurance, Poverty, Unemployment
Howard Goodman: A study finds Florida one of the worst states in the nation for income and financial security.
Published in Blog, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Insurance
Published on October 5, 2011. Tags: Foreclosure, GMAC, National Consumer Law Center, Paul Kiel, ProPublica
ProPublica: Documents suggest the government coddled mortgage servicers in its flagship foreclosure prevention program despite frequent and serious errors.
Published in Housing
Published on August 30, 2011. Tags: Brickell Key, Davenport, David Stern, Florida and Foreclosures, Foreclosure, Foreclosure Density, Grant Smith, Lehigh Acres, MERS, Ralph De La Cruz
Ralph De La Cruz: The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting identified the state’s ZIP codes with the most foreclosures per square mile.
Published in Housing
Published on August 30, 2011. Tags: Florida and Foreclosures, Foreclosure, Foreclosure Density, Grant Smith
Examine how foreclosures have affected Florida statewide.
Published in Housing
Published on August 30, 2011. Tags: Florida and Foreclosures, Foreclosure, Foreclosures by Type, Grant Smith
Analyze the types of foreclosures in Florida.
Published in Housing