Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to Which Way, L.A.?

    Which Way, L.A.?

    Three Years Later, the Housing Crisis Continues

    Three years after the housing market began to collapse banks own more than a million homes due to foreclosures, with another million on the verge of repossession this year and millions more in years to come. Economists call it a "glut" that's extending the housing crisis and pushing down prices.

    • rss
    • Share
    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Three years after the housing market began to collapse banks own more than a million homes due to foreclosures, with another million on the verge of repossession this year and millions more in years to come. Economists call it a "glut" that's extending the housing crisis and pushing down prices. In several states, attorneys general say they're trying to rebuild public confidence in the home loan industry by going after banks and lenders for fraud. Could criminal convictions restore public confidence or is it already too late?

    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Los Angeles: The City of Fees and Conflicts of Interest
    1. 0:00City Housing Commissioner Faces Scrutiny for Alleged Conflicts
    2. 7:17Los Angeles: The City of Fees
    3. 19:04Defense Department Eyes SoCal for Big Bomber Contract
    4. 25:35Three Years Later, the Housing Crisis ContinuesYou’re reading this
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

    • KCRW placeholder

      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

    • KCRW placeholder

      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

    • KCRW placeholder

      Michael Troncoso

      California Attorney General's Mortgage Fraud Strike Force

    • KCRW placeholder

      Mark Calabria

      Cato Institute

    • KCRW placeholder

      Joshua Rosner

      Graham Fisher & Company

      News

    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Los Angeles: The City of Fees and Conflicts of Interest
    1. 0:00City Housing Commissioner Faces Scrutiny for Alleged Conflicts
    2. 7:17Los Angeles: The City of Fees
    3. 19:04Defense Department Eyes SoCal for Big Bomber Contract
    4. 25:35Three Years Later, the Housing Crisis ContinuesYou’re reading this
    Back to Which Way, L.A.?