This article discusses the impact of the foreclosure crisis on the housing prospects of American families. Foreclosure is governed by state law, which establishes a procedure to enable lenders to recover property from defaulting borrowers through a public sale process. States authorize two...

This article examines the government efforts to respond to affordable housing issues and summarizes the criticisms of these policies and programs. The author focuses on the privatization movement which pushes for a reduction in government participation in public housing activities in order to...

This essay reflects on the continuing controversy over the use of eminent domain by local governments to foster economic development and Professor Carol Rose’s caution that privatization by itself does not guarantee success in democratic endeavors. The author examines the human element of...