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What will happen to all the abandoned homes in Puerto Rico?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jan 25, 2018
A foreclosure wave is coming.
Protesters rally against foreclosures on Puerto Rican families affected by Hurricane Maria, outside the offices of TPG Capital, Dec. 20, 2017 in New York City. The activists claims that TPG Capital's mortgage service companies are aggressively foreclosing on families in Puerto Rico after many people were displaced from their homes following Hurricane Maria.
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Zombie properties returning to life

by Gigi Douban
Sep 8, 2016
It's the 'last innings for the recovery,' Wharton School professor says.
A vacant home stands next to a partially constructed condo building in Rockaway Beach, New York. 
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Detroit homeowners still struggling with foreclosure

by Marketplace Contributor
Aug 2, 2016
In many cities, poor people rent — but the home ownership rate in Detroit is high.
Warren Hicks stands in front of his home in northwest Detroit.
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An app that could cure urban blight

by David Brancaccio
Nov 23, 2015
Connecting interested buyers with foreclosed homes.
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Home foreclosures down, bank repos up

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 17, 2015
Banks are clearing out 'bottom-of-the-barrel homes.'
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'Zombie' homes give Chicago operators an opportunity

by Dan Weissmann
Aug 24, 2015
Properties in nice areas are still up for grabs 7 years after the mortgage crisis.
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