[Puppage]

"By two percent crime will go up and values will go down because of one foreclosure on that block," Dodd explained.

It's Bridgeport....a great place if you're a bullet.

[CindyDawg]

I've been looking for a fixer upper for my grandkids. I called about one today that a lady I used to know had. She put her heart into that house. I was expecting around 80-90K. It's listed at 64K but under contract. I've looked at a lot of houses in the 50-60’s around here but it's the same story. They are getting snapped up before I can even look at them..much less make an offer.

[Alex Murphy]

"...and then I asked myself, "where would people never notice a town full of robots? Connecticut!"
- Claire Wellington, from the film remake of The Stepford Wives

"I'm in hell. Connecticut is the fifth ring of hell."
- Gus the cat burglar, from the film The Ref

[Between the Lines]

"We need to get banks to the table, they need to come with money with real deals out there so people can save their homes,"

Is this a case of churches legitimately trying to help people or just a case of liberal churches trying to bully the banks?

[Little Bill]

I had a friend of mine interview at a power plant there, people were getting mugged in the parking lot. They put up a razor wire fence with patrolling guards, it was a war zone.

[Onelifetogive]

Most people pray their homes will be safe from foreclosure...

That might work. Alternatively, paying your payments is also quite effective...