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Housing Crisis Broadening: Even Renters Are Not Safe From Foreclosures

The Washington Post | Robin Shulman | Posted 11.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Renters Foreclosures, Urban Institute, Fannie Mae, Institute for Housing Studies, NeighborhoodInfo DC, Janeia Sandiford, Ocelot Capital Group, Rental Buildings, Renters, D.C. Local Initiatives Support Corp., Rental Investors, propertyshark.com, Business News

A new wave of foreclosures stands to hurt people who may have never taken out a mortgage: renters. ...

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Apartment Vacancy Rate Surges 7.8%, Rents Fall

The Wall Street Journal | NICK TIMIRAOS | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Housing Market, Housing, Vacancy Rates, Economy, Apartments, Developers, U.S. Apartment Vacancy Rate, Real Estate, Apartment Vacancy Rates, Renters, Housing Crisis, Recession, Apartment Buildings, Rents, Business News

The U.S. vacancy rate reached 7.8%, a 23-year high, according to Reis Inc., a New York real-estate research firm that tracks vacancies and rents in th...

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Unable To Sell Their Houses, Millions Of Homeowners Are Turning Into Landlords

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Becoming Landlords, Renting Their Homes, Housing Crisis, Homeowners, Renters, Business News

Buying a new house last December was an easy decision for Brad and Melanie Juarros. They had been eyeing foreclosed properties for months in their Sa...

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HuffPost Readers: Are You A Homeowner Turned Landlord?

Huffington Post | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Housing Market, Homeowners, Renters, Recession, Housing Crisis, Housing Slump, Income, Landlords, Business News

The Huffington Post is examining the fallout from the housing bust, and we're looking for homeowners who have become landlords. Are you trying to su...

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Daddy Diaries: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Anchorman

Rob Morrison | Posted 05.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Long Island, Economic Downturn, Homeowners, Real Estate, Renters, Business News
Rob Morrison

The obvious upside for renters this summer is that they are in the driver's seat and there are deals to be had no matter where your travels take you.

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Bathroom for Rent

Val Brown | Posted 03.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Roommates, Job Losses, Unemployment, River View, Rent, Apartments, One Bedroom, New York Apartments, Renters, Real Estate, Sublet, Economy, Media News
Val Brown

Someone suggested getting a roommate. I'd rather drink bleach. Hell, I'd even rather live with my mother.

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Renter's Market Takes Hold, Tenants Gain Greater Leeway

Wall Street Journal | DANA MATTIOLI | Posted 02.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Renter's Market, Rental Market, Renters, Business News

Now it's a renter's market, too. As the housing downturn deepens, rental rates are falling in many major U.S. cities, including New York and Los An...

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Rise In Renters Erases Gains In Home Ownership

New York Times | RACHEL L. SWARNS | Posted 06.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Home Rentals, Home Ownership, Renters, Home Sales, Business News

Driven largely by the surge in foreclosures and an unsettled housing market, Americans are renting apartments and houses at the highest level since Pr...

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