The Privatopia Papers

Now It's the Big Banks That Are Getting Foreclosed On - CNBC "These associations have been hit hard by the housing crisis, as man...

Giving the green finger: Gardener who carved bush into rude gesture ordered to remove it | Mail Online "A gardener who carved a giant...

Baltimore and the Libor scandal: 'We can't leave any money on the table' | Business | guardian.co.uk "Baltimore is lead p...

Marc Realty Residential sues to force several Columbia Gardens condo owners to sell - Residential News - Crain's Chicago Business ...

San Francisco Courthouse Strike Exposes Strain In City's Judicial System (PHOTOS) A strike at San Francisco Superior Court on Monday h...

Bankruptcy choices highlight fiscal pain of cities nationwide - latimes.com "It does not look pretty. It's not going to look pret...

Calif. cities eye plan to seize mortgages | AccessNorthGa Another story on the contemplated cramdown by condemnation scheme in Southern Ca...

Wells Fargo to pay $175 million to settle lending bias allegations - latimes.com Wells Fargo & Co.'s settlement of allegations tha...

Analysis: In the U.S. housing market, recovery or Lost Decade? - Yahoo! News And the answer is:  Lost Decade.  This is a detailed analysis ...

Tenants face losing water if owners don't pony up for bill | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather an...

Keller homeowners say they've been shut out of association despite new state law | Arlingt... : KELLER -- The Hidden Lakes Homeowners As...

Don't buy investor-government scheme - SFGate : Mortgage Resolution Partners brass argue that the power of eminent domain is well establ...

Ponzi Scheme? "So how is this similar to the plight of community associations? Simple. The developer of a project creates a reserve pr...

California City Under Investigation Drained Reserve Funds - Bloomberg Law enforcement officials are investigating possible crimes in San B...

Smoking Banned Inside Santa Monica Residences | NBC Southern California "Smoking is already banned at beaches, parks, restaurants and...

Housing’s Last Chance? - NYTimes.com "It is well documented that underwater mortgages have a high likelihood of defaulting — and, eve...

San Bernardino seeks bankruptcy protection - latimes.com San Bernardino on Tuesday became the third California city in less than a month t...

Herp Derp YouTube Comments | Tanner's Website This is a YouTube extension that converts all comments to "herp derp."

Excite News - Report: Some lose homes over as little as $400 WASHINGTON (AP) - The elderly and other vulnerable homeowners are losing thei...

The Coasean Republic - Credit Slips "At times I've joked to my classes about the possibility of a Coasean Republic, a state I cal...