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Regulators announce rules to ease pain for underwater homeowners
Stacey Vanek Smith Aug 22, 2012
Federal regulators announced new rules that should make it easier for underwater homeowners to sell their houses.
With home building up, will McMansions return?
Dan Gorenstein Aug 22, 2012
Nationwide, home-building permits are at a four-year high. But coming off the Great Recession, is there a market for luxury homes?
A foreclosure tour from the front seat of a patrol car
Tess Vigeland Aug 21, 2012
Four years into the housing crisis, abandoned and derelict foreclosures -- and the crimes they attract -- keep police busy in one Los Angeles neighborhood.
New campaign highlights apparel 'Made in Los Angeles'
Jeff Tyler Aug 20, 2012
Los Angeles' mayor visits trade show to promote L.A. fashion industry.
Who is responsible for foreclosed homes?
Tess Vigeland Aug 20, 2012
An LAPD police officer gives a tour of his precinct in Watts and the blight foreclosed homes have wrought upon the neighborhood. The City of Los Angeles says the banks who own the homes should be responsible for the upkeep of the foreclosures.
Treasury to change relationship with Fannie, Freddie
Jeremy Hobson Aug 17, 2012
There's word this morning that the Treasury Department is going to revamp its financial relationship with the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Tepid news in jobs, construction, retail
Diane Swonk Aug 16, 2012
Today starts with some more tepid economic news. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits ticked up slightly to 366,000 last week.
TV drama production fleeing Los Angeles
Jeff Horwich Aug 16, 2012
There are 23 new hour-long dramas debuting on the broadcast networks this fall, but only two will be shot in L.A. County. What's causing TV to look outside of Hollywood?
Survivalists drive housing market in Idaho
Jessica Robinson Aug 15, 2012
Homebuyers preparing for a disaster -- natural, economic or otherwise -- have helped the housing market in remote north Idaho weather the downturn.
Shedding light on the 'shadow' real estate market
Shannon Mullen Aug 14, 2012
Many feared that millions of homes in foreclosure but not yet on the market would derail the housing recovery. But what ever happened to the "shadow inventory," as it's known?
