Santarelli allegedly purchased from a government auction from the bankruptcy trustee and relaunched online.

Typically, conventional loans backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac are eligible, while government-backed loans like FHA or VA loans often are not.

He still makes a profit off of the government share.

Here you go -https://www.albanycountyny.gov/government/county-clerk/servi... 

It's possible to buy property in Germany with as little as 5-10% down, making it an attractive option for service members and civilian government employees stationed there or planning to settle.

When will the government wonks realize it is hard to force the free market to solve a problem they helped create?

It is debt you are obligating yourself to and lenders and the federal government think of it that way.Missing a payment doesn't mess up your credit, but it does mess up your day when you get sued or prosecuted. 

After several hearings, we reached an agreement: both parties agreed that if the tenants applied for government assistance to cover the overdue rent and committed to paying rent on time going forward, the eviction process would end.

In hindsight, they gave loans to people who were terrible tenants, who weren't going to change just because they now owned a house.In response to the Great Recession, higher lending criteria was forced on the industry by the government.

Many European cities have existed far-far longer than the USA has even existed.