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Homeowners question association fees
Megan Verlee Dec 28, 2012
An estimated one-fifth of Americans pay fees to homeowners associations, or HOAs. Many of them wonder if they're getting their money's worth.
Paradigm change: Young people and home ownership
Jim Burress Aug 10, 2012
Buying into the American Dream? Renting for life? For younger people, home ownership is less cut-and-dry than it was a generation ago.
Drought? What drought? Homeowners fined for brown lawns
Megan Verlee Jul 27, 2012
A homeowners association in Denver has issued hundred of tickets to residents this year for failing to keep up their lawns in the drought.
Renting vs. owning
Chris Farrell May 23, 2012
An underappreciated factor behind the recent gains in the housing market is higher rents.
A 'natural rate' of homeownership
Chris Farrell May 15, 2012
At 65.4 percent, we may be closing in on a "natural rate" of homeownership for the economy and society.
The risks of buying with no money down
Chris Farrell May 1, 2012
I recently was accepted to grad school, and my wife and I will be moving from Michigan to New Mexico. We are having a debate as to whether we should buy a home. After I finish my degree, I would like the freedom to leave New Mexico, if necessary, without having to worry about selling a home. My wife doesn't like the idea of paying rent and getting nothing back from it. Any and all advice would be much appreciated.
To rent or buy?
Tess Vigeland Apr 27, 2012
Author Jane Hodges discusses who should be renting and who should be buying a home.
Learning about reverse mortgages
Chris Farrell Apr 12, 2012
It's worth learning about reverse mortgages. The homeowner gets access to their home equity without moving.
House lust
Tess Vigeland Apr 6, 2012
Tess interviews "Norumbega Park" author Anthony Giardina about the place that the house occupies in the American dream.
Opportunity index hits record high
Joel Patterson Feb 16, 2012
Regardless of positive spin, the housing picture in the U.S. is less than rosy.
