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Miami’s condo king on the luxury real estate comeback
Jeremy Hobson Jan 23, 2013
Luxury real estate developer Jorge Perez talks about the highs and lows of selling ritzy condos to the rich and famous.
Yelp partners with city health departments; New real estate technologies
David Brancaccio Jan 18, 2013
Letter grades from the health department found in the windows of restaurants in cities like San Francisco and New York will begin appearing in Yelp reviews. And, the National Association of Realtors gets in the tech startup game.
Housing revival gives home builders hope
Jeff Tyler Jan 15, 2013
Companies like Lennar have an incentive to start building again as the inventory of vacant houses falls. Conditions are good for consumers, with some hitches.
Public housing looks for outside investors
Jim Burress Jan 15, 2013
HUD cannot afford to fix its public housing, so the government wants to reclassify the properties as Section 8.
NASA looks to lease old shuttle facility
Jim Burress Jan 15, 2013
NASA looks to find new uses for defunct space center.
Housing market to gradually move up in 2013
Chris Farrell Jan 3, 2013
Marketplace Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell says there is one bright economic spot to look forward to in the coming year: the housing market.
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.
Recovery in new home sales a boost for the economy
Eve Troeh Dec 27, 2012
Many of the new homes being sold now were planned years ago. Finally demand has returned, in part because first-time buyers are being outbid by investors for bargain foreclosure sales.
Chicago lags in U.S. housing recovery
Caroline O'Donovan Dec 26, 2012
The latest figures on the U.S. housing market show a turnaround is taking hold. But Chicago is a stubborn outlier on the road to recovery.
Homebuilding slows down in November
Jeff Horwich Dec 19, 2012
After a rush of homebuilding in October, November turned out to be a little muted. Much of that you can blame on Sandy -- the storm definitely seems to have slowed down construction in the Northeast.
