Day 106 Swept Away

The housing market in the country (and especially the Bay Area) is in decline after the insanely inflated purchasing craze in 2006 that was fueled by subprime loans. As we've started our search, we've begun running across a lot of homes that are "bank owned," like this one above, meaning that they were foreclosed on. It's a bit shocking and sad actually when I think about the vacant homes and the families that used to live there.