Download or read book A Dream Foreclosed written by Laura Gottesdiener and published by Zuccotti Park Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving exploration of homeownership, freedom, and the American Dream in light of the ongoing financial crisis and mass foreclosure.
Download or read book The Foreclosure of America written by Adam Michaelson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-01-06 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback-an inside look at Countrywide Home Loans and the mortgage crisis, from a former mortgage lender executive. In July 2004, Adam Michaelson attended a high-level meeting at Countrywide Financial headquarters about a new loan product that would allow borrowers to pay less than their minimum monthly payment. The "finance jocks" believed that the booming housing market would only get bigger, supporting homeowners in a cycle of borrowing against their houses and refinancing later. They were wrong. And when the bottom dropped out, Countrywide suffered the consequences-as did millions of Americans. With an insider's knowledge and thorough reporting on the impact on American families and the ripple effects on the economy, Michaelson examines the marketing of a mirage and the bad business decisions that destroyed a company, confronts the ethical questions that have arisen in the wake of the foreclosure crisis, and offers creative proposals to prevent such a meltdown from ever happening again.
Download or read book Broken dreams in the Poconos written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foreclosing the Dream written by William Lucy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That America entered a profound housing crisis in 2008 is well known. The wave of foreclosures that began to sweep the nation has had radical economic effects. But the force, ramifications, and implications for communities across America have never been spelled out as clearly and thoroughly as they are in this volume. As he did in Tomorrow's Cities, Tomorrow's Suburbs, the author has taken a clear-eyed and meticulous look at the latest data and found lessons that the mainstream discussion has overlooked - particularly with regard to the spatial and demographic implications of the housing crisis. The housing market did not collapse uniformly, and the pain has not been felt equally in all age groups. Planners, public officials, activists, students, and others will benefit from the author's's analysis of the real shape of the crisis, for what happens next will reflect these inequities. The author pulls no punches in this taut, readable assessment of what the crisis will mean for the shapes of our exurbs, older suburbs, and central cities.
Download or read book Foreclosed Rehousing the American Dream written by and published by The Museum of Modern Art. This book was released on with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rust in Peace written by Dave Mustaine and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Megadeth’s iconic record, Rust in Peace, from the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist. When Rust in Peace was released in 1990, the future of Megadeth was uncertain. Fresh off their performance at the record-breaking Monsters of Rock festival, and with knockout new albums from Slayer, Anthrax, and Metallica dominating the charts, the pressure to produce a standout statement record was higher than ever. In Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece, the band's lead vocalist and guitarist, Dave Mustaine, gives readers a never-before-seen glimpse into the artistry and insanity that went into making the band's most iconic record. He recounts the arduous task of hiring the band and supporting cast, of managing egos and extracurriculars during the album's ensuing success, and succumbing to the pressures of fame and fortune—which eventually forced the band to break up. And yet, Megadeth's demise was just the beginning; the birth pangs of the record were nothing compared to what came next. Alcohol, drugs, sex, money, power, property, prestige, the lies fed to the band by the industry—and the lies they told each other-threatened to eat away at the band's bond like rust, devouring it until only the music survived. Featuring a foreword by Slash
Download or read book Problems in Mortgage Servicing from Modification to Foreclosure written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Nightmare written by Richard Lord and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homeowners who can't borrow from banks have long turned to the subprime lending industry for mortgages. Increasingly, that industry has turned on them by charging outrageous fees and usurious interest, and then taking their homes through foreclosure. Richard Lord explores the spread of predatory lending practices. And it tells the stories of borrowers who've been taken, contractors and brokers who've been co-opted, lenders who've cheated--and the world's biggest financial titans, who've cashed in. A battle is taking shape that could determine whether home ownership for working people will be an achievable dream or an American nightmare. Richard Lord is a writer for the "Pittsburgh City Paper" whose work on subprime lending has won numerous awards.
Download or read book Black Patience written by Julius B. Fleming Jr. and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book argues that, since transatlantic slavery, patience has been used as a tool of anti-black violence and political exclusion, but shows how during the Civil Rights Movement black artists and activists used theatre to demand "freedom now," staging a radical challenge to this deferral of black freedom and citizenship"--
Download or read book The Future of the City written by Kheir Al-Kodmany and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the experience of several cities from different parts of the world, this text provides a global perspective on the urbanization phenomenon and tall building development, and examines their underlying logic, design drivers, contextual relationships and pitfalls.
Download or read book The Turn written by Amit Kulkarni and published by Amit Kulkarni. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After his divorce, Akhil sets on an individual journey chasing meaning and his own identity.
Download or read book Foreclosure Problems and Solutions written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mockingbird written by Joe Rae and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-01-17 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confined by isolation, Joe finds himself staring down the barrel of another sleepless night. Haunted by the reoccurring nightmare, his wife has left him and taken the children with her only to wake to the daunting truth that it is not only just a bad dream; its reality and has been for the last three years. From the outside looking in, not much has recently changed, just a broken man surviving only for the sake of his daughters yet inside hangs a man stretched beyond the very last inch of his rope. Too far down this shattered path to keep looking back, he's left with but one final ultimatum. With his last bolt of bitterness and aggression, he challenges the very devil that has seemingly handed him down this life sentence. Heaven or hell, freedom or death, he knows in his heart that there is nothing left to lose. Walk with him as he takes you through this fateful night that has solidified his faith and sealed his eternity.
Download or read book The Foreclosure of America written by Adam Michaelson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When business school classes study this collapse in hindsight many years from now..., they will certainly pore through reams of rich data, charts, and graphs, and seek out various flaws in the present-day business models, looking for what went wrong, and
Download or read book Foreclosure Nation written by Shari B. Olefson and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The family residence is the backbone of the American economy, the most valuable and enduring asset for those who have achieved a financial foothold. Yet today record numbers of households confront foreclosure. In the next year it is estimated that over two million Americans will lose their homes and almost two billion dollars of wealth will disappear in the process. How did the traditional "American Dream" morph into a nightmare for so many? Real estate attorney and educator Shari B. Olefson, a recognized expert in the current mortgage crisis and its effects on homeowners, explains how America slipped to the edge of this dangerous stagnation-recession precipice. In plain language that is easily understandable to the average person, she clarifies legal and financial terminology and describes how our country’s mortgage system really works. Utilizing real-life lender and borrower interviews, she exposes its intrinsic flaws and often discriminatory practices, from the mortgage application process to the securitization of bundled mortgages by large investment firms. She also provides evidence to show the government’s and Wall Street’s roles in both causing and solving the problem. Above all, Olefson offers expert tips, tools, and resources to help you: • Choose a mortgage professional and understand what’s motivating him or her • Decide what mortgage product fits best and when to refinance • Get the best fees, interest rate, and service • Create your own solutions for navigating the credit crunch • Know what to do when you can’t afford your mortgage • Protect your home if you are at risk of foreclosure • Understand how to proceed if you are already in foreclosure • Capitalize on emerging opportunities and avoid the scams and mortgage fraud • Prepare for coming changes Foreclosure Nation demystifies the real estate bubble and the subprime mortgage crises that followed. With bold, clear visuals like inventory, absorption, and price trend graphs, Olefson pinpoints exactly when and why experts are predicting a recovery. She also cites statistics that strongly suggest the number of foreclosures will surge in the fall of 2008 and again in 2009, with increased reverberations felt throughout the US and global economies. Foreclosure Nation will prove indispensable to explaining what is happening and guiding readers through. Whether you are planning on buying your first home, struggling to meet your current mortgage payments, facing foreclosure, or wondering how your investments will be affected, this comprehensive book will assuage the fear of the unknown, empowering you to make wise choices and protect your most valuable assets.
Download or read book How All Politics Became Reproductive Politics written by Laura Briggs and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today all politics are reproductive politics, argues esteemed feminist critic Laura Briggs. From longer work hours to the election of Donald Trump, our current political crisis is above all about reproduction. Households are where we face our economic realities as social safety nets get cut and wages decline. Briggs brilliantly outlines how politicians’ racist accounts of reproduction—stories of Black “welfare queens” and Latina “breeding machines"—were the leading wedge in the government and business disinvestment in families. With decreasing wages, rising McJobs, and no resources for family care, our households have grown ever more precarious over the past forty years in sharply race-and class-stratified ways. This crisis, argues Briggs, fuels all others—from immigration to gay marriage, anti-feminism to the rise of the Tea Party.
Download or read book The Game of Foreclosure and How to Play It written by L. Johnson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This workbook is the ONLY manual that provides all of the information that you need in order to save your home from foreclosure. It includes secret options that lenders would never tell you about, several sources for cash to help you with late payments, how to research information regarding your home, the advantages and disadvantages of bankruptcy and a whole lot more. We'll even teach you how to think like lenders, realtors and investors to optimize your efforts in saving your home. The workbook is short because we get straight to the topics that will help you QUICKLY resolve this issue. *A PORTION OF ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE USED TO ASSIST HOMEOWNERS FACING DEFAULT; THEREFORE YOU MUST BUY THIS BOOK!*
