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Public housing looks for outside investors
Jan 10, 2013
HUD cannot afford to fix its public housing, so the government wants to reclassify the properties as Section 8.
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Housing market to gradually move up in 2013
Jan 3, 2013
Marketplace Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell says there is one bright economic spot to look forward to in the coming year: the housing market.
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Homeowners question association fees
Dec 28, 2012
An estimated one-fifth of Americans pay fees to homeowners associations, or HOAs. Many of them wonder if they're getting their money's worth.
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Recovery in new home sales a boost for the economy
Dec 27, 2012
Many of the new homes being sold now were planned years ago. Finally demand has returned, in part because first-time buyers are being outbid by investors for bargain foreclosure sales.
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Chicago lags in U.S. housing recovery
Dec 26, 2012
The latest figures on the U.S. housing market show a turnaround is taking hold. But Chicago is a stubborn outlier on the road to recovery.
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Homebuilding slows down in November
Dec 19, 2012
After a rush of homebuilding in October, November turned out to be a little muted. Much of that you can blame on Sandy -- the storm definitely seems to have slowed down construction in the Northeast.
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Why the national budget is different than a household's
Dec 14, 2012
Throughout the debate about the deficits and debt, you've probably heard a certain metaphor: One that compares the nation
to a household. Well, that metaphor bothers one of the nation's leading economists, Robert Shiller of Yale University.
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High salaries at Freddie, Fannie draw attention
Dec 10, 2012
A government watchdog released a report this morning that scrutinizes the pay of senior staffers at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The report is from the inspector general of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie.
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Hedge funds crowd first-time buyers out of housing market
Dec 10, 2012
Hedge funds and private-equity funds are buying up hundreds of foreclosed homes at a time, turning them into rentals, crowding out first-time home buyers looking for bargains.
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Fannie Mae, big banks halt holiday evictions
Dec 7, 2012
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and some big banks will halt evictions from foreclosed homes during the holidays. Is this altruism or a publicity stunt?
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