Comments on: America’s New Ghost Towns

By: adrian davies

adrian davies — Mon, 30 May 2011 17:36:05 +0000

The most significant comment comes from Megan, who pointed out all the legal crap which gets in the way of doing anything with anything. We have too much government, too many lawyers, and too much law in this country.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:44:53 +0000

Nice find Ransom, and some pretty poignant photographs. What a waste to see these modern homes going to rack and ruin. Crazy to learn about the false documents!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:33:44 +0000

The pictures have all been pulled by the NY Times, since it has been alleged that the were “digitally altered”. I thought they looks a little “too perfect.”

By: brian

brian — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:55:35 +0000

the speculators deserve to lose every penny they’ve ever earned and more….

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:58:32 +0000

I’ve often wondered why Habitat for Humanity doesn’t rehab some homes that are vacant. I’m sure the price tags on these are prohibitive, but with so many moderately priced homes on the market, why build new?

By: Lynnie

Lynnie — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:57:17 +0000

I agree with the above comments. How greedy and delusional are some people to still expect to sell some of these fancy monstrosities for millions when so many Americans can’t afford to keep a roof over their heads? I hope these properties bleed them dry and the local governments put those property taxes to good use. Scrap these McMansions and use the material to house families who will appreciate a safe, cozy home.

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:36:17 +0000

I, too, wish that the homes pictured could be divided up into properties and sold. Unfortunately, the legal realities – not only issues of ownership, but building code, accessibility codes, etc – would be a huge hurdle. that, plus the necessary costs of upgrading them to Fair Housing compliance, re-plumbing, re-wiring, if necessary. The costs would be prohibitive.

By: Sandra A.

Sandra A. — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:50:02 +0000

How about relocating the Katrina folks who are still living in trailers to some of those homes?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:06:38 +0000

I agree with nikkinoodle. With all of the homeless people in this country it really is a shame to see all of these empty houses going to waste.

By: nikkinoodle

nikkinoodle — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:17:21 +0000

It sure would be nice to see some of these fancy unused homes divided up and rented out to people that need a place to live in this economy.