The Foreclosure Echo: How the Hardest Hit Have Been Left Out of the Economic Recovery

ISBN-13: 9781108401616 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 224 str.

Linda E. Fisher; Judith Fox

Opis

Describes the ongoing effects of the foreclosure crisis and how these effects have exacerbated the economic plight of millions who lost their homes and also increased inequality across the country. It will be of interest to scholars and students of property and finance law and to those involved in community economic development and housing policy.

Recenzje

'This is an outstanding book on the housing crisis from the viewpoint of consumers, full of insights into how consumer mortgage lending worked, well and badly.' J. J. Janney, Choice

Spis treści

1. The housing crisis; 2. The breakdown of mortgage servicing and loss mitigation; 3. Zombie mortgages and abandoned properties; 4. The benefits and harms of intervention; 5. Rethinking Home: housing post-crisis; 6. Foreclosure or a more sustainable mortgage?; 7. Picking up the pieces and revitalizing neighborhoods; 8. Where do we go from here?; Conclusion; Index.