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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 05:52 PM
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As foreclosures widen, a neighborhood erodes
As foreclosures widen, a neighborhood erodes

‘‘I thought nothing could be as bad as the ’90s,’’ said Mary Marra, executive director of Bread & Roses Housing, a nonprofit developer of affordable housing. ‘‘But I’m beginning to question that.’’

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/10/07/as_foreclosures_widen_a_neighborhood_erodes/?p1=MEWell_Pos1

At Ebenezer Christian Church, Pastor Victor Jarvis said, church members approach him and whisper, ‘‘I’m losing my house. Please pray for me so I’m able to sell it.’’
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flashl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 06:46 PM
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1. Its just the beginning. I am sad for everyone trapped
Not only are the mortgages outrageous, the rent skyrocketed also.
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