IRE Radio Podcast | Housing Horror Stories

It’s a special Halloween episode of the IRE Radio Podcast, and this week we’re telling some housing horror stories. Here’s the lineup:

• Marisa Kwiatkowski of The Indianapolis Star talks about her story "The exorcisms of Latoya Ammons," which became the most-read story in the Star’s history.
• Kate Berry of American Banker explains "zombie foreclosures" and offers tips for reporters looking to track them.

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EPISODE NOTES

Looking for links to the stories, resources and events we discussed on this week's podcast? We've collected them for you.

• Read "The exorcisms of Latoya Ammons" on The Indianapolis Star’s website.
• Go behind the story of Latoya Ammons with reporter Marisa Kwiatkowski, who wrote about her reporting process for The Indianapolis Star.
• See how other media outlets handled "The exorcisms of Latoya Ammons" in this roundup from the Star.
• Read Marisa Kwiatkowski’s mental health series "Children in Peril" on the Times of Northwest Indiana’s website.
• Read some of Kate Berry’s coverage of "zombie" foreclosures on American Banker’s website.
• Look up SEC filings on secfilings.com.
• Members only: Listen to "Raising the roof: Investigating housing" a 2014 IRE Conference panel featuring Kate Berry, Angela Caputo, Michael LaForgia and Nancy Amons.
• Members only: Download Boston Globe reporter Todd Wallack’s tipsheet "Secrets of SEC filings and other financial docs."
• Members only: Download a presentation on housing scandals from Angela Caputo of The Chicago Reporter.