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Generations of housing red tape
Dec 1, 2011
On the Pine Ridge reservation, buying a home can take decades, even if you have the money.
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Do-gooder had good timing on housing boom
Nov 23, 2011
Kim Carter used to be an addict and convict, but now she's created a foundation to help women get back on their feet. She took advantage of the housing bubble and avoided predatory lending, and thus has been able to provide housing for those in need.
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Looking back at the housing boom and bust
Nov 22, 2011
A portrait of one of the places where the housing crash vaporized tens of thousands of jobs and millions in household wealth.
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North Dakota oil spawns a housing boom
Nov 22, 2011
North Dakota oil towns have jobs aplenty but nowhere to live. Williston used to get five new homes a year. This year, 2,000 will be built.
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American Dream fails in Inland Empire
Nov 21, 2011
California's Inland Empire was a magnet for cheap housing during the boom. Now, the bust has left many towns in this desert region with 15 percent unemployment and few prospects.
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Inflation hits residential rents hard
Nov 16, 2011
Inflation isn't causing most Americans a problem at this point, but the prices of rental homes and apartments has risen in recent months.
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How big a down payment
Nov 8, 2011
Question: I am in my late 20s and have no debt. I have been working two jobs for a few years, one of which includes my housing. This has allowed me...
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Your mortgage: Home first, investment second
Nov 8, 2011
The burst of the housing bubble showed that housing prices won't eternally increase. But New York Times columnist Ron Lieber explains why a mortgage is still a great investment.
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From re-fis to loan mods: The never-ending story
Nov 8, 2011
Home owners across the nation are slogging through the seemingly endless loan modification process to save their homes. Reporter Ann Carrns has story of one woman who finally achieved the elusive loan mod.
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Second-home sales on the rise
Nov 8, 2011
The housing market is still down, but in some areas, housing sales are increasing -- particularly second-home sales. We talk to the New York Times' Paul Sullivan about what's driving this trend.
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