The Human Toll of America’s New Ghost Towns

The depressing economic statistics about housing in America are well known, but the numbers don’t tell nearly the whole story. In this series, DailyFinance takes a look at troubled neighborhoods in cities across the country, wh…

How the Housing Mess Hit My Neighborhood

Millions of houses are in foreclosure in the U.S. Even if your house is safe, your neighbors may be in trouble, and your neighborhood could suffer as a result. Here’s the story of one house in a neighborhood in New Jersey.
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U.S. Home Values to Fall by $1.7 Trillion in 2010

U.S. homes will lose a total of $1.7 trillion in value in 2010, according to real estate site Zillow.com.

The value lost this year will be 63% more than in 2009, and will take the total value lost since June 2006 to more than $9 trillion, Zillow said…