Two years before the housing market collapsed in 2008, Donald Trump looked forward to a crash: "I sort of hope that happens because then people like me would go in and buy," he said. But our future president wasn't alone. While millions of Americans suffered financial loss, tycoons pounced to heartlessly seize thousands of homes--their profiteering made even easier because, as prize-winning investigative reporter Aaron Glantz reveals in Homewreckers,...

Moorgate is a old country house that belongs to Maudie Todhunter, a widow who has been holding onto the place for the sake of her granddaughter, Posy. But Maudie can no longer afford a second home, so she reluctantly decides to sell Moorgate, setting fate in motion, bringing old secrets to light, and causing a saga to unfold.

This masterpiece by celebrated New York Times bestselling author Walter Mosley is the mysterious story of a young Black man who agrees to an unusual bargain to save the home that has belonged to his family for generations.
The man at Charles Blakey's door has a proposition almost too strange for words. The stranger offers him $50,000 in cash to spend the summer in Charles's basement, and Charles cannot even begin to guess...

Members of an African American family living in a cramped Chicago apartment, in this deeply resonant tale of dreams deferred. Following the death of their patriarch, the Youngers await a life insurance check they hope will change their circumstances, but tensions arise over how best to use the money.

Moving into her family's dilapidated Georgetown row house with her two children to start a new life, Faith Bronson begins to restore the house to its former glory and unexpectedly uncovers dark secrets that unlock the mysteries of her family's past.

"An emotional and practical guide for the underwater homeowner....explains when it makes financial sense to stay in your underwater home and when it makes sense to get out....explains your options and gives you the facts that will empower you to make the best decision for your family, free from guilt and fear, and with clarity, confidence, and peace of mind"--P. 4 of cover.