Housing

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June 10, 2011
OPINION - Unfortunately, for many blacks, the American dream of homeownership is quickly fading...
June 9, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have failed to help enough people permanently…
March 7, 2011
OPINION - Until we attack the social structures that are at the root of racial inequalities in the U.S., we…
February 16, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Regardless of 'why' lending is down 62 percent collectively to blacks and Latinos, the fact is: this…
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - When the Louisiana Housing Authority planned to raze a public housing project in 2006, Tracie Washington sued…
January 13, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - "2011 is going to be the peak," said Rick Sharga, a senior vice president at foreclosure…
December 17, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The demonstrators, which included homeowners facing foreclosure, community advocates and labor leaders, silently allowed officers to…
December 15, 2010
OPINION - The decline in black-white residential segregation is not an equal opportunity phenomenon...
December 14, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's neighborhoods became more integrated last year than during any time in at least a century as…
December 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The policies have "the effect of discriminating against African-Americans, Latinos, and residents of African-American and Latino…
November 22, 2010
VIDEO - General Motors had its I.P.O. after declaring bankruptcy last year, and earned more than $20 billion...
November 8, 2010
We're all super pumped about the results of the 2010 Census. Who isn't dying to find out that white people…
October 28, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite the problems, the Obama administration maintains there is no need to halt foreclosures in all 50…
October 26, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - A landmark report has found that foreclosure not only has an economic impact, it can alter the…
October 19, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - Dart's announcement comes a day after Bank of America announced plans to resume seizing more than 100,000…
October 19, 2010
OPINION - It's time for a national foreclosure moratorium -- It's the right thing to do...
October 14, 2010
DETROIT (AP) - Baker faces several financial problems including liens for $465,733 in unpaid federal taxes, $15,952 in unpaid state…
September 9, 2010
DETROIT (AP) - At least 85 structures, some of them abandoned, were destroyed or scorched as flames from Tuesday's fires…
August 30, 2010
VIDEO - In the week ahead, jobs will continue to dominate headlines, along with housing and consumer confidence data...
August 26, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a worrisome sign, the number of homeowners starting to have problems with their mortgages rose after…