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Series exposes conditions of aging mentally retarded workers

Clark Kauffman of the Des Moines Register follows up on the newspaper's initial, exclusive stories about mentally retarded processing plant workers who spent 40 years living in an aging Iowa […]
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Housing program fails to aid low-income families

A story by William Heisel of the Los Angeles Times focuses on the failures of the federal government’s efforts to revitalize the housing market and to increase affordable housing. For […]
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Felon operates ineffective foreclosure rescue trusts

For an investigation of foreclosure rescue schemes, the San Diego Union-Tribune analyzed all quitclaim deeds filed in San Diego County between January 2007 and October 2008. The investigation led reporter […]
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Contaminated properties ignored for more than a decade

Sharon Coolidge of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports that a "review of city health records found that 55 of the 268 properties identified as having lead hazards have been on the […]
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A look at Seattle's suffering real estate market

Working off a report from Zillow.com stating that 29 percent of homes in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area sold at a loss during the final months of 2008, Karen Gaudette and Justin […]
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Millions paid for uncompleted renovation and building projects

The seventh installment of The Washington Post's "Forced Out" series explores how a longtime city council member and former U.S. Housing and Urban Development official was paid millions of dollars […]
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Chicago Housing Authority falling behind goals

Jason Grotto, Laurie Cohen and Sara Olkon of the Chicago Tribune found that the Chicago Housing Authority, despite vows to reform its failing policies, has spent hundreds of millions of […]
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Cluster of foreclosures linked to loose lending practices

Cary Spivak and Daniel Bice of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel identified the four inner city neighborhoods hit the hardest by the mortgage meltdown in Milwaukee and zeroed in on the […]
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Section 8 vouchers lead to suburban migration, new challenges

In an effort to break up large-scale public housing projects riddled by crime, Section 8 vouchers have created the opportunity for low-income families to move into suburbs, according to a […]
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Weak rules hinder appraiser oversight

Mitch Weiss of the Associated Press found that the system set up to protect consumers from rogue appraisers following the savings and loan crisis nearly 20 years ago has failed, […]
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