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  • Politicians on both sides of the aisle are wrangling over their proposed fixes to the housing mess, Tess asks Nick Retsinas about possible solutions and reforms.

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  • Apr 5, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    In this special housing edition of Getting Personal, Chris and Tess talk about saving for a home, renting to own and reverse mortgages.

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  • Looking for a formula to aid your house hunting? Commentator and MIT professor Dan Ariely says science doesn't have much to offer us when it comes to finding the right home.

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  • Homes that banks are eager to unload can be a big bargain for buyers willing to put in some elbow grease. Marianne Russ visits bank-owned homes to see if you really get what you pay for.

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  • The older the listing, the more desperate the seller, right? Maybe not. Dan Grech explains the controversial way some sellers turn back the clock on their listings.

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  • Apr 5, 2008

    Our first house

    With all the negative housing news, a glimmer of hope: falling prices mean many people can now afford a new home. We meet a couple moving into their first house this weekend.

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  • The way we think about our homes has changed drastically over the years. Tess asks Chris Thornberg if the American dream of home ownership for all is realistic anymore.

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  • Apr 5, 2008

    Ghost Town USA

    The Sinclair family in front of their home in Patterson, CA.
    Tess Vigeland

    Tess Vigeland tours the wasteland of foreclosed homes near Stockton, California, and meets a family that's resorted to squatting in their own home.

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  • Joanna Goslin locks up her condo for the last time before a bank sale.
    Tess Vigeland

    Tess introduces us to the Goslins, a family in the midst of foreclosure as they hand over their keys and leave their home.

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  • The current housing crisis is talked about by a lot of people, but how bad is it really? Tess asks Marketplace's Chris Farrell to help us understand the scope of the problem.

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