foreclosure http://www.npr.org foreclosure en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:58:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif foreclosure http://www.npr.org The 14-Year-Old Who Bought A House When a 14-year-old girl can buy a house for $12,000, is it a sign the market has bottomed? Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:58:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/03/20/149013540/the-tuesday-podcast-the-14-year-old-who-bought-a-house?ft=1&f=127350832 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/03/20/149013540/the-tuesday-podcast-the-14-year-old-who-bought-a-house?ft=1&f=127350832 When a 14-year-old girl can buy a house for $12,000, is it a sign the market has bottomed?

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]]> A Former Mortgage Exec Speaks Out A former employee describes what life was like inside a giant mortgage lender back in 2006. It's not pretty. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:15:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/03/16/148751661/the-friday-podcast-inside-the-mortgage-industry?ft=1&f=127350832 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/03/16/148751661/the-friday-podcast-inside-the-mortgage-industry?ft=1&f=127350832 A former employee describes what life was like inside a giant mortgage lender back in 2006. It's not pretty.

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]]> Foreclosure Deal May Mean More Foreclosures This Year Foreclosures slowed as big banks waited for the details of the settlement to become clear. Now, they're likely to pick up the pace. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:46:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/02/09/146632647/foreclosure-deal-may-mean-more-foreclosures-this-year?ft=1&f=127350832 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/02/09/146632647/foreclosure-deal-may-mean-more-foreclosures-this-year?ft=1&f=127350832 Foreclosures slowed as big banks waited for the details of the settlement to become clear. Now, they're likely to pick up the pace.

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]]> A Financial Adviser Bets The House Despite his professional training, Carl Richards got sucked into the housing boom like everybody else. Here's what he learned when he got spit out the other side. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:31:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/11/18/142518568/the-friday-podcast-a-financial-adviser-bets-the-house?ft=1&f=127350832 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/11/18/142518568/the-friday-podcast-a-financial-adviser-bets-the-house?ft=1&f=127350832 Despite his professional training, Carl Richards got sucked into the housing boom like everybody else. Here's what he learned when he got spit out the other side.

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]]> What Foreclosure Looks Like Up Close "I see the marks on the wall showing how the kids grew over the years." Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:48:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/09/07/140257420/what-foreclosure-looks-like-one-house-at-a-time?ft=1&f=127350832 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/09/07/140257420/what-foreclosure-looks-like-one-house-at-a-time?ft=1&f=127350832 "I see the marks on the wall showing how the kids grew over the years."

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]]> Fewer Foreclosures Now. More Foreclosures Later. The number of homes in foreclosure fell sharply in the first half of this year. But that doesn't mean the housing market is getting better. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/07/14/137826631/fewer-foreclosures-now-more-foreclosures-later?ft=1&f=127350832 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/07/14/137826631/fewer-foreclosures-now-more-foreclosures-later?ft=1&f=127350832 The number of homes in foreclosure fell sharply in the first half of this year. But that doesn't mean the housing market is getting better.

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]]> April 19th Show In the first hour of <em>Talk of the Nation</em>, cell phones and cancer risk, and getting to know your neighbor. In the second hour, the road to foreclosure, Standard and Poor's U.S. credit rating, and your letters. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:03:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2011/04/19/135539897/april-19th-show?ft=1&f=127350832 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2011/04/19/135539897/april-19th-show?ft=1&f=127350832 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, cell phones and cancer risk, and getting to know your neighbor. In the second hour, the road to foreclosure, Standard and Poor's U.S. credit rating, and your letters.

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]]> Spring Break At The Foreclosure Inn "It's 3 p.m., time for a makeshift happy hour in the parking lot of Value Place, an extended-stay motel here in town and a haven for those who have been foreclosed upon." Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:37:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/04/08/135241813/spring-break-at-the-foreclosure-inn?ft=1&f=127350832 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/04/08/135241813/spring-break-at-the-foreclosure-inn?ft=1&f=127350832 "It's 3 p.m., time for a makeshift happy hour in the parking lot of Value Place, an extended-stay motel here in town and a haven for those who have been foreclosed upon."

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]]> President Obama Saves Congress From Itself On Notary Bill President Obama won't sign legislation that Congress passed in haste that could worsen foreclosures. The Democrats who control Congress are trying to figure out how the bill passed so quickly. Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:34:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/10/07/130405527/president-obama-to-save-congress-from-itself-on-notary-bill?ft=1&f=127350832 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/10/07/130405527/president-obama-to-save-congress-from-itself-on-notary-bill?ft=1&f=127350832 President Obama won't sign legislation that Congress passed in haste that could worsen foreclosures. The Democrats who control Congress are trying to figure out how the bill passed so quickly.

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]]> Foreclosures Rise In 3 Of 4 Metro Areas While it appears foreclosures may have peaked in metropolitan areas that were initially the worst hit, the crisis is now becoming much more widespread. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:39:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/07/29/128850053/foreclosures-rise-in-3-of-4-metro-areas?ft=1&f=127350832 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/07/29/128850053/foreclosures-rise-in-3-of-4-metro-areas?ft=1&f=127350832 While it appears foreclosures may have peaked in metropolitan areas that were initially the worst hit, the crisis is now becoming much more widespread.

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]]> Web Lets Homeowners Become Hoteliers, Dodge Foreclosure Web sites allow homeowners to become hoteliers and dodge foreclosure. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:45:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/07/19/128621902/web-lets-homeowners-become-hoteliers-dodge-foreclosure?ft=1&f=127350832 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/07/19/128621902/web-lets-homeowners-become-hoteliers-dodge-foreclosure?ft=1&f=127350832 Web sites allow homeowners to become hoteliers and dodge foreclosure.

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]]> Asking For Foreclosure Trouble? If you choose to default on your mortgage and instead dine at Outback and head to the casino, should you tell your story to the <em>New York Times?</em> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:34:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2010/06/01/127350343/asking-for-foreclosure-trouble?ft=1&f=127350832 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2010/06/01/127350343/asking-for-foreclosure-trouble?ft=1&f=127350832 If you choose to default on your mortgage and instead dine at Outback and head to the casino, should you tell your story to the New York Times?

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