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... [read full story]                

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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...                

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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...                

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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...                

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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...                

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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...                

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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....                

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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...                

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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...                

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