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Is there a shadow over the good housing starts report?
Oct 17, 2012
The shadow inventory has faded, but some builders say higher costs are looming.
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When to move on from your underwater mortgage
Oct 12, 2012
One homeowner wonders what she should do with the underwater home she rents out when it's draining her finances.
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Retiree: Pay for a house outright or carry a mortgage?
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.
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Tough Choices: How the poor spend money
Oct 5, 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.
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The good news in housing and confidence
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.
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San Francisco considers allowing micro-apartments
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.
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Positive signs emerge in the housing market
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
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Tips on buying as housing market recovers
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?
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Fannie and Freddie to allow principal reductions in California
Sep 14, 2012
This week, Fannie and Freddie quietly put out some "clarifying language" that could mean a lot to some beleaguered homeowners in California and in other states.
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Home prices up for first time since 2010
Aug 28, 2012
News that the S&P/Case Shiller home price index is up from last year may be the first solid sign of a long-awaited housing market recovery.
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