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Losing a Home, Then Losing All Out of Storage
worldproutassembly.org May 12, 2008
The foreclosure crisis is hitting yet another American locale: the self-storage center. As they lose their homes, people are turning to these humble cinderblock and sheet-metal boxes to store their stuff. But some people cannot keep up with their storage bills any better than they could handle...
Americans lose possessions in credit crisis
telegraph.co.uk May 12, 2008
Americans who have lost their homes in the property crisis are starting to lose their possessions too, as even the cost of storage proves too much for them. ... Auctioneers across the United States are conducting sales at self-storage facilities, selling off the contents...
Losing a Home, Then Losing All out of Storage
civilrights.org May 12, 2008
The New York Times ... Brook Snyder runs Blair Auction’s operation in Chicago. The auctioneer, Blair Auction & Appraisal, has been conducting sales at self-storage facilities in the Midwest for more than a decade. “You tell yourself, ‘I’m only going to put my things in...
Vulture Capitalism
prometheus6.org May 11, 2008
“Storage has my hopes in it,” said Mr. Martin, who sleeps on a foldout bed in his mother’s guest room. “I don’t tell anyone this, but at least once a week I go over and look at my couch, my refrigerator, my TV stand, my mattress and realize I did have a life, and maybe there’s a way to go back to...
Housing crisis spiraling to people's stuff
politicalgateway.com May 11, 2008
Many Americans who have lost their homes to foreclosure are seeing their belongings auctioned as well because they can't pay the storage costs, analysts say. ... With foreclosures on the rise, people put their belongings into storage units while they sought new housing....
Housing crisis spiraling to people's stuff
upi.com May 11, 2008
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- Many Americans who have lost their homes to foreclosure are seeing their belongings auctioned as well because they can't pay the storage costs, analysts say. ... With foreclosures on the rise, people put their belongings into storage units...
Losing a Home, Then Losing All Out of Storage
the-dispatch.com May 11, 2008
Some people cannot keep up with storage bills any better than their mortgages, and their property is being sold off. ... Brook Snyder runs Blair Auction’s operation in Chicago. The auctioneer, Blair Auction & Appraisal, has been conducting sales at self-storage facilities...
Foreclosure crisis hits self-storage centers
telegram.com May 11, 2008
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. - The foreclosure crisis is hitting yet another American locale: the self-storage center. ... ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill.— The foreclosure crisis is hitting yet another American locale: the self-storage center. As they lose their homes, people are...
Losing a home, then everything else in storage
iht.com May 11, 2008
Some Americans cannot keep up with storage bills any better than their mortgages, and a cottage industry has developed to sell the abandoned items. ... The foreclosure crisis is hitting yet another American locale: the self-storage center. But some people cannot keep up...
Losing a Home, Then Losing All Out of Storage
freerepublic.com May 11, 2008
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — The foreclosure crisis is hitting yet another American locale: the self-storage center. As they lose their homes, people are turning to these humble cinderblock and sheet-metal boxes to store their stuff. But some people cannot keep up with their storage bills any better...
Losing a Home, Then Losing All Out of Storage
newsvine.com May 11, 2008
The NYT reports: The foreclosure crisis is hitting yet another American locale: the self-storage center. ... As they lose their homes, people are turning to these humble cinderblock and sheet-metal boxes to store their stuff. But some people cannot keep up with their...