Clive McFarlane: Picking up the pieces of foreclosure crisis Posted at

March 8, 2017 admin

The two-family home at 175 Lincoln St. had been an eyesore on one of the city's major thoroughfares for years. A legacy of the housing crash that was unleashed by greedy bankers choosing to invest heavily and irresponsibly in financial instruments rather than investing in people and their communities, the house, lost by its owners […]

Clive McFarlane: Cherry-picking justice erodes liberty Posted at

November 21, 2016 admin

There is a legitimate debate to be had on how the city dispenses with properties acquired through tax lien foreclosures, with properties that are abandoned and dilapidated, and with properties that are considered a nuisance to the neighborhoods where they are located. Currently the city is putting up for auction 35 properties acquired through tax liens. Foreclosure News