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Small banks struggle to pay off TARP funds
Heidi N. Moore Apr 25, 2012
The Troubled Asset Relief Program’s inspector general says bailout funds helped community banks, but many are struggling to raise fresh capital.
Home prices stay flat, tech bubble could burst
Juli Niemann Apr 24, 2012
U.S. home prices stayed basically flat in February according to the S&P Case-Shiller Index. Without adjusting for seasonal fluctuations, prices actually dropped 0.8 percent to reach the lowest level since 2002.
Index shows housing market slowly on the mend
David Brancaccio Apr 25, 2012
The Case-Shiller Index for February looked at 20 American cities and found a few bright spots where investors are buying out foreclosed homes.
Housing starts drop, a crackdown on oil price manipulation
Juli Niemann Apr 17, 2012
There was an unexpected drop last month in housing starts. Meanwhile, President Obama has plans to crack down on those who manipulate oil prices.
Housing construction down, housing permits are up
Kai Ryssdal Apr 17, 2012
What's going on with the housing market? Susan Wachter, who teaches real estate at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, explains.
Business booming for those who fortify homes
David Brancaccio Apr 13, 2012
We hear a lot about the strain on the housing market -- but what about the barriers we put up to protect our homes?
Homes and the demographics of aging
Chris Farrell Apr 5, 2012
Housing an Aging Population: Are We Prepared?
Good and bad signs for the U.S. housing market
Josh Brown Mar 28, 2012
It is one step forward, one step back for the housing market. The mortgage bankers association says this morning applications for home mortgages were up 3.3 percent last week but demand for refinancing dropped for the sixth straight week.
Investors turning foreclosed homes into rentals
Jeremy Hobson Mar 23, 2012
According to Bloomberg Markets Magazine, private investors are buying up foreclosed properties by the bushel and renting them out at a profit.
BofA launching program for at-risk homeowners
Stacey Vanek Smith Mar 23, 2012
Bank of America is launching a pilot program where homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure would hand over the deed to their house and then rent it back from the bank.
