Things have really gotten upside down - especially on the East Coast. I remember hearing about the eminant domain fiasco sanctioned by the Supreme Court out there where they were allowed to take the homes of the those people for some huge corporation to put up condos or something similar. Up until then ED was reserved only for those situations where the public good would be served (dikes, public works, etc) It's just plain sad.

BTW - I am not a realtor. I worked with Real Estate Law and Foreclosures since the late 80s in MN, ND and SD.