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House lust
Tess Vigeland Apr 6, 2012
Tess interviews "Norumbega Park" author Anthony Giardina about the place that the house occupies in the American dream.
Residential rental market is booming
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.
Housing market gets good news
Jeff Tyler Feb 27, 2012
Home sales jumped 8% last month. Those numbers and better than expected quarterly sales in home improvement supplies could mean some long-awaited relief for the housing market.
What consumer sentiment says about the economy
Jeremy Hobson Feb 22, 2012
Richard Curtin of the Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index discusses how the survey gauges consumer hopes and expectations, and what it means in elections.
Opportunity index hits record high
Joel Patterson Feb 16, 2012
Regardless of positive spin, the housing picture in the U.S. is less than rosy.
Wanna buy the Empire State Building? Really.
Stacey Vanek Smith Feb 14, 2012
The owners of the Empire State Building, among other office towers, register to sell shares to the public.
Beyond our means
Chris Farrell Jan 18, 2012
Sad to say, the 19th and early 20th century notion of the democratization of savings became the late 20th century idea of the democratization of credit. It's time to change the focus of public policy.
2012: Good days ahead for housing
David Brancaccio Dec 29, 2011
Gerard Cassidy thinks today's NAR Pending Home Sales index numbers are a sign that 2012 is the year the housing market recovers.
Calculating food and gas prices in consumers' attitudes
Stacey Vanek Smith Dec 16, 2011
The Core Consumer Price Index tracks all kinds of spending except on food and gas, even though those prices help indicate consumers' choices and attitudes.
Airbnb gets into the sublet biz
John Moe Sep 2, 2011
The online home-away-from-home broker is moving beyond short-term stays and inching toward real estate. And if you try out the new sublet section...
