The Privatopia Papers

$100 to Fly Through the Airport - WSJ.com   Hate the full-body scans, pat-downs and slow going at TSA airport security screening checkpoin...

Esther Epstein has resided in the Beachwalk community for nearly 20 years. She says when the area’s lake, also considered a common area, fl...

Built by forced labor, German bunkers become homes - Yahoo! News BREMEN, Germany (Reuters) - German architect Rainer Mielke lives in a lu...

Late Night FDL: Privatopia | Firedoglake It's nice when you invent a word and it gets picked up in the language, but it would be nicer ...

Three in 10 young adults live with parents, highest level since 1950s - CSMonitor.com But is this altogether a bad thing? I love my kids an...

Mayor, unions at odds over fixes for Fresno budget - Politics - fresnobee.com In an afternoon meeting with The Bee's editorial board,...

Will home prices fall 20% more? - 1 - housing & recession - MSN Money   The truth is, a combination of factors is set to push national ...

More Boomers Selling Homes, but Who Will Buy Them? - US Business News - CNBC  "As boomers downsize because of retirement, finances, he...

Lawmakers have for a number of years proposed legislation that would stop HOAs from setting rules regarding public streets. The bills stem ...

Corrections Corporation Of America Sues Florida Town For Blocking New Detention Center The nation's largest private prison corporation...

Banks foreclosing on churches in record numbers | Reuters "Since 2010, 270 churches have been sold after defaulting on their loans, ...

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Set to Default on $5.27 Million GO Bond Payments - Bloomberg "Harrisburg (9661MF) , Pennsylvania ’s insolv...

Eggleston also feels he's being a victim because there are other signs in the neighborhood—political signs that no one's asked for...

The End of Ownership: Why Aren't Young People Buying More Houses? - Derek Thompson - Business - The Atlantic Fewer young people are find...

Mayor lists Montana town and its population of 681 for sale at $1.4M | Mail Online Slightly used, but still serviceable.

In addition, states and municipalities have grown more aggressive in the last few months in trying to force banks to maintain foreclosed ...

You've paid your HOA assessments yet the common areas are unmaintained and the pool is closed, having turned into urban pond that's ...

THE KANGAROO STAYS! | Weird News - Y100 - Miami's Hit Music Station A local family has won a battle with their HOA over an unusual pet. ...

Capitol Alert: Housing meltdown dropped California's home ownership rate The housing industry meltdown in California sharply reversed a...

Condo Complex Walls Collapse In January, Still Not Fixed - Denver News Story - KMGH Denver LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- Gaping holes in walls, sunligh...