vacant and abandoned homes
More Evidence of the Vacant Homes Crisis: Habitat for Humanity Is Now Tearing Down Houses
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, and still helping out — only now [...]
Vacant Homes: The New Subprime Scandal
Per my earlier post explaining the growing crisis of vacant homes piling up around the country, here’s one of the best explanations for why we should be alarmed by this problem, courtesy of The Chicago Tribune:
“It’s a concern for the same reason the subprime lending problem should have been a concern five years ago,” said [...]
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