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Letters: Real estate entaglements with family members
Tess Vigeland Jun 1, 2012
Tess is joined by senior producer Paddy Hirsch and credit expert Liz Weston to talk about credit utilization, bankruptcy amongst seniors, and the down side of buying real estate for your kids.
New home construction up 30% from last year
Josh Brown May 16, 2012
Housing starts, as they're called, were up 2.6 percent last month, and compared with last April, home construction was up almost 30 percent.
Real estate agents bristle at online listings
Bob Moon May 2, 2012
Zillow, Trulia and other sites contain inaccuracies that skew the market, real estate agents say. Some are pulling their online listings.
Are Americans ready to start buying homes again?
David Brancaccio Apr 26, 2012
According to recent Gallup data, Americans feel home prices are still at a pretty low level -- but that also means many think it is a great time to buy.
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.
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.
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.
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...
