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Report Examines Foreclosures on CA Rental Properties

A new report analyzes records of foreclosed residential properties in California filed in 2009 and estimates that at least 37% of homes in foreclosure are rentals, with more than 200,000 tenants affected by these foreclosures. The report, a follow-up from one issued last year, shows that the…

Report Discusses Matching Neglected Foreclosed Homes with Responsible Owners

While many low income and minority neighborhoods faced with high numbers of foreclosures are threatened by absentee investor landlords, a new report by PolicyLink finds there are numerous ways for these communities to facilitate the responsible purchase and maintenance of foreclosed, vacant, or…

Report: Chicago Rental Foreclosures Exceed those of Owner-occupied Homes

A recent study of foreclosures in 25 Chicago communities finds that there were 6,560 new apartment building foreclosures in 2009, totaling 20,691 apartment units. The report shows that new multifamily building foreclosures outpaced foreclosures of single-family homes and condominiums by a total of…

Poll Finds Shift in Attitudes toward Owning

A public opinion poll commissioned by Fannie Mae and released on April 6 suggests that Americans remain positive about the experience of homeownership and its importance to them and the economy, but are perceptibly more cautious when choosing between renting and owning than they were six years ago…