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Ireland could own under-construction skyscraper

(NEWSER) - It's supposed to be one of America's iconic skyscrapers, but Chicago's problem-plagued Spire is a step closer to being Irish-owned today after a lender filed to take possession of the under-construction project, the AP reports. Anglo Irish Bank has filed a $77 million foreclosure lawsuit against Irish developer Garrett Kelleher, claiming default on loans that matured a year ago. More»

(NEWSER) - The house of financially challenged actor Stephen Baldwin is going up for auction later this month, the Lower Hudson Journal News reports. The I'm a Celebrity—Get Me Out of Here! star paid $515,000 for the New York state property 12 years ago, but he and wife Kennya have defaulted on paying $824,488 to the bank—not to mention a second mortgage and tens of thousands in possible unpaid taxes. More»

Jacko, Canseco, Ed McMahon fight for roofs over their heads

(NEWSER) - Even the famous aren't immune to foreclosure, as these celebrities, listed in Forbes, prove:

• Xzibit: A pimped ride hasn’t been enough to pay the bills on his $536,000 Woodland Hills, Calif., home.
• Jose Canseco: The ex-ballplayer, who penned a book on big-league steroids, stands to lose his $2.5 million home in Encino, Calif.
• Veronica Hearst: The wife of late publishing bigwig Randolph Hearst bid farewell to her $40 million Manalapan, Fla., mansion.

Owner may ask $450K for 6-bedroom split-level on Chicago's South Side

(NEWSER) - Al Capone’s Chicago home is expected to hit the market this spring, asking price $450,000, reports the Tribune. This piece of gangster history comes with a pretty clean record: Capone used the red-brick house, registered in his mother’s and wife’s names, as a safe haven. “It’s because it’s off the beaten path that it’s been able to survive,” said a Chicago historian. More»

Lawman declares that throwing renters out of foreclosed properties is unjust

(NEWSER) - A Chicago lawman is going to stop enforcing foreclosure evictions because they’re unfair to renters, the Chicago Tribune reports. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has a huge and growing eviction list but is refusing to carry out any more mortgage-foreclosure evictions until lenders first figure out who’s actually living at foreclosed properties. Foreclosure evictions in Cook County have more than doubled since 2006. More»