Under The Sun

Five Questions: Peter Zalewski

Peter Zalewski is a hard-driving real estate consultant who views the condo crisis the way a surfer views a tsunami. He answered five questions on everything from his favorite condo to his inner nerd.

Miami Herald picks up on our story: “Under Water, but Undeterred”

The Miami Herald continues the conversation on the housing bust and what it means for people who tried to buy within their means.

Episode 4: Under Water, but Undeterred

Yanira Doyle is one of hundreds of thousands of South Floridians who are "under water" on their mortgages. But she refused to give up on her condo, even when she found herself all alone in an eight-unit building. She offers a firsthand account from the trenches of the real estate crisis.

About the Music: Foreclosure Blues

Foreclosure Blues may sound like an anthem for the thousands of Americans who have lost their homes in the real estate bust. But in fact, Tom Naples wrote the song to tell the story of another group of homeowners: the men and women who saw their farms slip away from them during the dry years of the Great Depression.

Foreclosure Squatters Around the Country

Banks seem to prefer kicking homeowners to the curb, even paying them thousands in "key fees" to get them to leave, even though that leaves the homes vacant and vulnerable to squatters and vandals.

End of the Line: Foreclosure Squatters

A group of creative activists in Little Haiti match homeless people with foreclosed homes. Host Dan Grech joined them on a recent move in.