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A dream house of stucco and sheet metal
Tess Vigeland Aug 10, 2012
Architect Jayna Cooper built her ideal home -- while sticking to a tight budget and using basic construction materials.
Collective home ownership on the rise
Ann Heppermann Aug 13, 2012
Your friends and you have been through a lot together -- but do you think you can buy a house with them?
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.
A positive sign: Profits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Adriene Hill Aug 8, 2012
Rising home prices contribute to profits for the bailed-out mortgage lenders. Higher home prices should help the real estate market and homebuyers, too.
U.S. seeing signs of a housing rebound
Jeff Horwich Aug 8, 2012
Home prices are rising and the number of Americans behind on their mortgages has fallen to a three-year low -- all encouraging signs of a rebound in the housing market.
Home prices up nationwide
Josh Brown Aug 8, 2012
Why the reason for the jump in home prices and has the housing market really rebounded?
Late mortgage payments reach three year low
Eve Troeh Aug 8, 2012
Today the credit rating agency Trans Union said late payments on mortgages have reached the lowest level in three years.
Housing market has hit bottom, but will remain flat
Chris Farrell Aug 2, 2012
Don't believe those real estate agents when they say the housing market's hit bottom and is going to rebound. The market is going to be flat for a long time to come.
FHFA rejects White House plan for Fannie and Freddie
Amy Scott Aug 1, 2012
A federal housing regulator is rejecting a White House plan to help borrowers who are underwater on their mortgages. That means they owe more than their homes are worth and there are about 11 million people in that category. The Federal Housing Finance Agency said the potential benefits of cutting mortgage balances for those people don't outweigh the costs.
How much is that 'green' label on your house worth?
Eve Troeh Aug 3, 2012
A study suggests that homes certified as environment-friendly do sell at a premium. But in terms of choosing which home to buy, it's still location, location, location first.
