The New Face of Gentrification
Kavita Shah : New York City
Manhattan's El Barrio is facing an uphill battle against a private equity firm attempting to displace low-income residents in a struggle which reflects a growing crisis.
Housing & Homelessness
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Is This the Big One?
Jeff Faux : U.S. Economy
The blowback of housing deflation on our overleveraged financial markets has seriously constricted the flow of credit--the lifeblood of the world's largest debtor economy.
2005
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Buyers' Remorse
Nicholas von Hoffman : U.S. Economy
Home equity--for those lucky enough to own a house or condo--is a primary source of economic security. But unsold inventory, rising interest rates and record levels of mortgage defaults are making the future look grim.
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Pop Goes the Real Estate Bubble
Nicholas von Hoffman : U.S. Economy
Stocks crash and housing prices tend to go down with a whisper. But a disturbing number of signs now point to a sudden burst of the real estate bubble.
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New Orleans: Raze or Rebuild?
Christian Parenti : New Orleans
Despite persistent calls from the right to raze the ruined city, gritty storm survivors from New Orleans to Gulfport and Houston begin to put their lives together again.
2004
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Bush's House of Cards
As bad as Bush's economic record is, it would appear far worse if not for the housing bubble.
Can young voters stand up to suppression and swing Election 2008? Plus: Robert Fisk on the Middle East, and McCain's Russia scandal. (13mb mp3)
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