MORE ON: real estate

Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and a longtime business partner are among investors in a company drawing criticism for working with local government officials to take over and discount underwater mortgages. The plan gained impetus last month, when officials in San Bernardino... + read more

To understand Rick Jurgens’ article on the second-mortgage debt and one Texas firm’s aggressive collection methods, you must first look at the origins of the mortgage crisis. Here, we provide an explainer, a glossary of terms, a guide to available resources and a recommended reading list. + read more

As home foreclosures hit record levels, a group of California real estate investors engaged in an auction bid-rigging conspiracy that allowed them to boost their profits in subsequent sales, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday. The Justice Department said eight investors agreed... + read more

Tales of Jerry Brown's $1.8 million Oakland Hills house have caused quite a stir in the blogosphere during the last few days, but its market value these days is a drop in the bucket compared to what his old digs recently sold for. About a year ago, a converted firehouse Brown lived in from... + read more