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Cuyahoga County Treasurer Writes About Slavic Village, Foreclosures and The Poignancy Behind the Crisis
Jim Rokakis has been our Treasurer for quite some time. I had no idea how eloquently he could write a story. The Washington Post's Outlook section featured an article he wrote today. The article is about everyone wanting the American Dream, not having enough money to get it, and then being given false hope that a loan can in fact make you a 'part of' that Dream.
There are parts of the article that make me uncomfortable, because he talks about predators and that includes Realtors®. He talks about Ohio's NAR lobbying against predatory lending legislation a few years ago. Regardless of how reputable I feel I am, it's hard not to feel uncomfortable when anyone in my industry makes all of us look bad.
I grew up on the outskirts of Slavic Village, the neighborhood he features. I was part of the lower middle class community, as a kid, with not a lot of throw away money to be had but a meal on the table a squeaky clean house and a neighborhood that watched out for all of us. You know, the part of the American Dream. We all had a sense of place, a sense of community. I personally think ... more

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