http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Extra! Extra! is your guide to the latest investigative work. Send comments and suggestions to extraextra@ire.org. en-us support@ire.org 2008-06-04T09:53:04-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html An investigative series by The Columbus Dispatch analyzed the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis in central Ohio, as well as the future impact to the region. "A wave of foreclosures during recent years has pushed property values downward for... 2263@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2008-06-04T09:53:04-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_05.html In a fourth installment of The Washington Post's Forced Out series, about abusive landlords who drive tenants from rent-controlled apartments, Debbie Cenziper and Sarah Cohen report that D.C. government has widely misused a multi-million dollar fund to repair buildings when... 2239@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2008-05-05T15:34:50-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_05.html An investigation by Michael Braga, Aaron Kessler and Charlie Szymanski of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune used social network analysis and hundreds of land and corporation documents to uncover a web of questionable real estate deals involving a Southwest Florida investor and... 2238@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2008-05-05T09:49:39-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_03.html Brad Branan of The Fresno Bee found that the number of foreclosures in Fresno County increased 405 percent in 2007, with the brunt of the mortgage crisis impacting already vulnerable neighborhoods. According to the article, "Already there are signs that... 2195@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2008-03-06T15:42:19-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html 2132@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Real Estate 2007-11-26T14:35:07-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_10.html An investigation by The Sacramento Bee's Terri Handy and Phillip Reese shows that former NBA star Kevin Johnson is responsible for a slew of neglected properties in the downtrodden area of Oak Park where his investments have been widely publicized... 2099@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Real Estate 2007-10-31T11:35:22-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_08.html John Gittelsohn and Ronald Campbell of The Orange County Register looked at one street in Santa Ana, Calif. to see the impact of subprime lending in the community. Seventeen homeowners on this quiet block took out 83 mortgages, most of... 2014@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2007-08-13T10:44:01-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_07.html The I-Team of KNXV-Phoenix investigated the growing trend of foreclosures in Phoenix area and found "hot zones" where foreclosure rates are highest. Joe Ducey and investigative producer Dan Siegel showed that in one area of West Phoenix, 1,050 homes have... 2004@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2007-07-27T11:42:16-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_07.html The latest report on subprime lending woes comes from The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. Reporters Tim Darragh and Matt Birkbeck predict that the worst is yet to come in the region. With their home prices pumped up to record... 1990@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2007-07-19T17:23:15-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_07.html With the housing market on the decline and foreclosures on the rise, a scheme known as equity stripping is taking advantage of vulnerable homeowners, The New York Times' Gretchen Morgenson and Vikas Bijaj report. Companies offer relief to those behind... 1972@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2007-07-03T09:19:17-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_06.html Fred Kelly reports on a two-week investigation by The Charlotte Observer which uncovered an "underground network" of shelters and safe houses, many run by religious ministries, which have sprung up as official shelters face issues of overcrowding. Exact numbers on... 1959@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Social issues 2007-06-21T12:37:39-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_06.html After a year of exposing corruption and breakdowns in the Miami-Dade County housing agency, The Miami Herald's Debbie Cenziper, Larry Lebowitz and Oscar Corral reveal similar problems in the city of Miami's housing programs, including millions of dollars loaned to... 1949@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2007-06-13T11:48:29-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_05.html An investigation by Mc Nelly Torres and Jon Burstein of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel revealed that Florida Housing Council, a foreclosure rescue firm, was defrauding the very people it claimed to aid. Interviews with 11 homeowners, in addition to the... 1942@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2007-05-30T09:41:38-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_05.html A broadcast and web package from Tisha Thompson of WMAR-Baltimore uncovers the dirt on home mortgage lending in Maryland. The issue of race and credit is explored as a foreclosure boom is forecast due to an increase the number of... 1933@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2007-05-17T11:57:39-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_05.html A report by Debbie Dujanovic of KSL 5 (Salt Lake City) details how seized homes in Salt Lake County that had once functioned as meth labs are being reopened and declared safe without proper clean up. Unsuspecting buyers are moving... 1922@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2007-05-11T12:30:21-06:00