Rising from foreclosure

The foreclosure crisis finally arrived in my Winnetka neighborhood, with shadow inventory taking root right next door. Gregory J. Wilcox in the Daily News.

The "For Sale" sign went up on Thursday, four days after my neighbors moved out of their foreclosed home.

Their saga includes a couple of bad breaks, an incredibly good one - and a remarkable ending.

Two couples - the men married sisters - bought their first home in summer 2006, paying $634,000 for the two-story, four-bedroom house with a pool.