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Bank of America throws homeowners new lifeline

by
Bob Moon
Mar 23, 2012
Bank of America starts a foreclosure-prevention program that lets borrowers give up ownership of their home but stay on rent-paying tenants.

New building permits hit highest level since 2008

Interview by
Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 20, 2012
The number of new homes starts last month fell, but a rise in future home-construction plans gave economists hope that the housing market has stabilized

Analyst: There's confidence in the housing market

by
Juli Niemann
Mar 20, 2012
Rise in new building permits attributed to good winter weather, increased demand for housing, and an economy that "isn't getting worse."

Wall Street firms may rent out Fannie foreclosures

Interview by
Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 19, 2012
Some of Wall Street's biggest firms want to bid on pools of foreclosed properties being sold by Fannie Mae to rent them out. What does that mean for investors and how might it affect homeowners?

Furniture sales growth strongest since 2000

Interview by
David Brancaccio
Mar 14, 2012
Furniture sales last month were 8.3 percent higher than a year earlier, and that could mean good news for the overall economy.

Mortgage settlement to be closely policed

by
Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 12, 2012
The $25 billion settlement announced last month finally details all the different types of relief for borrowers. But it sure took a long time.

U.S. homeowners to get a few new lifelines

Interview by
Bob Moon
Mar 6, 2012
President Obama reportedly plans to announce some new help for hurting homeowners. There's word one part of the plan would make it cheaper to refinance mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration.

Recognizing and addressing the problems of steep rent

Interview by
Kai Ryssdal
Mar 6, 2012
The cost of rent in cities like L.A. or New York stands in the way of many people earning higher wages. Author Matthew Yglesias says the issue could be solved if cities loosen building regulations.

Residential rental market is booming

Interview by
Adriene Hill
Mar 2, 2012
Some would-be home buyers are unable to get loans for new places, but people who are getting back to work as the economy improves still want to move out of their parent's basement.

Home improvement stores report profits

Interview by
Adriene Hill
Mar 12, 2012
Warmer weather helped boost sales for outdoors and spring planning. But what does it say about the U.S. housing picture?

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