Dreams for Sale: Lehigh Acres and the Florida Foreclosure Crisis (2/3)

http://www.dreamsforsalemovie.com

Welcome to Lehigh Acres, Florida.

Half-built homes litter the seemingly endless grid of half acre plots in a town built entirely on speculation. Dreams were built on the promises of Lehigh Acres, where the social benefits of a wholesome American town were second only to the vast economic potential of affordable land ownership. It was about fulfilling the American dream on dirt plots in southwest Florida.

For decades, things went roughly according to plan. By the mid-2000s, however, the dreams that were sold as half-acre lots to unsuspecting Midwesterners had turned into gold, surging in price at breakneck speed. And then, like a game of musical chairs, the music stopped.

DREAMS FOR SALE traces the bittersweet story of the rise and fall of Lehigh Acres, told through the eyes of its citizens. It is a tale of hope and despair, of prosperity and loss, and of memories and dreams.

Directed and Produced by Raymond A. Schillinger

Special Production Assistance by Luke Kosar and Thomas Keenan

(c) Decade Worldwide, Inc. 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Lehigh Acres
• Foreclosures
• Florida
• Mortgage Fraud
• Economic Crisis
• Documentary
• Recession
• Real Estate
• Indie Film

[sasareno1]

Very good movie. I watched all 3. You all did a great job.

[DreamsForSaleMovie]

@sasareno1 Thanks for watching!

[tacomeatjrsk8er]

Sad to say i live here...

[wpurplepoet]

A stunning and true tale for those of us caught in the grip of this tragedy. I am a 30 year Lehigh Acres resident and have seen my small family oriented town transformed into an endless treadmill of greed and despair. And now even before the final dust has settled, yet again the vultures (investors) have found countless new opportunities to capitalize on the losses of the fallen.

Dreams for Sale.  Dreams for Sale. Nothing left but Dreams for Sale.