Pages
When to move on from your underwater mortgage
Tess Vigeland Oct 12, 2012
One homeowner wonders what she should do with the underwater home she rents out when it's draining her finances.
Retiree: Pay for a house outright or carry a mortgage?
Tess Vigeland Oct 12, 2012
One retiree is seeking to sell her house and move. But she wonders whether it would be wiser to pay for a house with cash or carry a mortgage in retirement.
South L.A. has mixed feelings about shuttle route
Shereen Marisol Meraji Oct 11, 2012
Organizers say Endeavour's road trip through the neighborhood is an event; some locals and business owners say it's an inconvenience.
Advocates say insurance costs strain homeowners
Zoe Sullivan Oct 9, 2012
Gulf Coast insurance premiums have skyrocketed in recent years, and homeowners advocates say they're seeing people at risk of going into foreclosure because they can't afford their mortgage plus their insurance.
Tough Choices: How the poor spend money
Tess Vigeland Oct 25, 2012
Three families living around the poverty line in San Diego tell Marketplace Money what it means to spend money when you don't have a whole lot of it.
The good news in housing and confidence
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Sep 25, 2012
Today, the latest Case-Shiller Home Price index was released. It looks at housing prices in the 20 biggest metropolitan areas of the country. Consumers are also upbeat: consumer confidence jumped to the highest level since February.
San Francisco considers allowing micro-apartments
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Sep 25, 2012
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote today on whether to allow the building of micro-apartments as small as 150 square feet. Similar programs have started to be tested in New York and Boston.
Endeavour space shuttle finds home in Los Angeles
Avishay Artsy Sep 21, 2012
The museum where the Space Shuttle Endeavour will retire is banking on it being a big attraction.
Positive signs emerge in the housing market
Queena Kim Sep 19, 2012
Slow but steady might be the best way to describe the housing market right now. Groundbreaking on new home construction rose 2.3 percent last month, while homebuilder confidence jumped to a six-year high
Tips on buying as housing market recovers
Paddy Hirsch Sep 19, 2012
The National Association of Home Builders says builder sentiment is at the highest level in six years. So what if you want to get into the housing market right now?
