Yet another proof that the authorities were given evidence of widespread mortgage fraud before the crisis and chose to do nothing about it.
Read more...Bill Black debunks a book that tries to relitigate the crisis by denying that Lehman was insolvent.
Read more...Try guessing why San Francisco has encampments of homeless people….
Read more...How Chinese money is distorting home prices in major cities around the world, and how local authorities are starting to intervene.
Read more...An investigative report suggests that Berkshire Hathaway’s mortgage lending operation discriminates against minority borrowers.
Read more...Why buying a house looks to be a better deal than renting, even at today’s nosebleed prices.
Read more...Investors have fixated on the rise in Treasury yields. Perhaps they should worry more about what the Fed’s rate increases are doing to mortgage rates.
Read more...Housing has become a more divisive issue than ever, as rising real estate costs and less job stability make buying a house both harder and more fraught. Renters need better protections, but how to get there?
Read more...Housing has too often become a source of insecurity rather than security.
Read more...Rising mortgage rate are about to do some damage to the house party.
Read more...Barcelona wanted to take some air out of its property bubble. Will it wind up getting more than it bargained for?
Read more...Amar Bhide gives a clearly-written, compelling argument against a supposed banking “innovation,” securitization.
Read more...Nationally famed foreclosure defense attorney Tom Cox scores a Maine Supreme Court win that saved a client’s home right before Christmas.
Read more...Inequality isn’t driven by taxes—it’s driven by the power of capital in relation to workers.
Read more...It’s going to take force to fight climate change and there’s little time to waste. Asking and negotiating won’t do the job.
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