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Habitat for Humanity Welcomed in Wealthy Enclave that Once Opposed It

By | 10.29.09 | 10:17 am

The foreclosure crisis has taken a turn in California’s wealthy Marin County, according to Miriam Alex-Lute at Rooflines. Marin residents waged a legal fight a few years back to keep out Habitat for Humanity, the charitable group that builds houses for low-income buyers. But now that abandoned, foreclosed houses More…

More Evidence of the Vacant Homes Crisis: Habitat for Humanity Is Now Tearing Down Houses

By | 03.19.09 | 10:23 am

Now and then you’ve probably seen some heartwarming story about the charitable group Habitat for Humanity helping to build a home for someone down and out on their luck.

Just to show you how bad the crisis in vacant and foreclosed has become, Habitat for Humanity is still around, More…