Can you imagine if the home that you lived in was for sale and you didn’t know about it? Can you imagine the fear of getting mail from investors or watching cars slowly drive by, taking pictures of your home and knowing you are a target? Can you imagine not knowing where to go to […]

Portia’s is the home that almost wasn’t. Her house was purchased in last year’s auction with the help of a last-minute $500 donation from Ruth, who lost her bid on her own home and …

Shakiya and her husband Warren live with their three kids in a home that found its way into this year’s tax foreclosure auction despite their regular mortgage payments. Who knows if it was incom…

This is the story of June’s long struggle for a home of her own. At the time this interview was recorded, June believed she was days away from receiving the deed to her house. 3 months later, t…

From September 11-30th we are launching a fundraising and awareness-raising campaign In 20 days, we’ll collect $20,000 to help 20 families buy their homes back from auction. Contribute at: htt…

Originally published on Occupy.com This fall in Detroit, a real estate spectacle is taking place as 25,000 properties across the city are being put on sale to the highest bidder. The Wayne County Tax …

In the next two months, over 25,000 properties across Detroit will be put up for sale in the nation’s largest-ever municipal property auction. In any other city, this would be groundbreaking new…