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100 years ago, a boom and bust fed by hope and greed
Sarah Gardner Jun 13, 2013
Railroads lured homesteaders to Montana with ads that made the dry plains look like lush English countryside. Banks offered easy money, the settlers loaded up with loans -- and drought set in.
Real estate boom and bust in 1910 and 2000: A comparison
Sarah Gardner Jun 13, 2013
Check out our side-by-side comparison of these two booms and busts nearly a hundred years apart... make your own comparisons.
Want to buy a fixer-upper? Head to the Rust Belt
Shannon Mullen Jun 6, 2013
RealtyTrac has released its list of the top cities for fixer-upper houses. At the top of the list: Detroit and other Rust Belt cities.
Economic indicator: Home and living magazines
Sally Herships Jun 5, 2013
Shelter magazines are on the rebound as the housing industry bounces back. What other lateral signs are there out there?
Many would-be first-time homebuyers fear taking the plunge
Mitchell Hartman Jun 4, 2013
Would-be homebuyers are nervous because of the housing crash and the instability of the job market.
Rising mortgage interest rates: A make or break moment for homebuyers?
Adriene Hill May 31, 2013
Recently, the housing market has been making headlines for making a historic recovery. New home sales, existing home sales and pending sales are all up. But so are mortgage interest rates as of this week. That's not so good, but should it make shoppers reconsider buying a home?
Obama to announce expansion of mortgage modification program
David Brancaccio May 30, 2013
With signs of vigor returning to the real estate market, it's easy to miss the other reality: Many people got stuck with terrible mortgages during the boom years and the Obama administration says they still need help.
Is the era of super-low mortgages over?
David Brancaccio May 29, 2013
The value of the benchmark 10-year Treasury note is down, amid signs the U.S. economy is gathering strength. The yield is up to 2.14 percent, and 30-year mortgage rates are inching close to 4 percent, the highest in a year.
What do home sales have to do with the job market?
Chris Farrell May 23, 2013
Domestic migration, when you move from one place in the country to another, plunged in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Now things are looking up.
Wall Street revives foreclosed homes as rentals
Stacey Vanek Smith May 3, 2013
Big investors have been snapping up foreclosed homes and turning them into rentals. Now some of those investors are hoping to capitalize on their distressed buys -- and share the spoils with the general public -- by going public.
