Roger Lowenstein talks with Kai Ryssdal about the article he wrote for The New York Times Magazine, which discusses a new trend in real estate: choosing to walk away from a mortgage you could pay.
How can homeowners stop the carnage associated with mortgage loan modifications? Harriet Brackey, a columnist for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, offers some advice.
Washington, D.C. is set to topple New York City as the most expensive office rental market in the country. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports why everyone — from corporations to lobbyists — is vying for real estate in the nation's capital.
2009 was a year of frayed economic nerves. Looking to soothe them, the Federal Reserve bought more than $1 trillion worth of mortgage bonds, which sent mortgage rates plunging. Well, don't expect the same this year. Brett Neely has more.
Mortgage lenders will have to provide clearer disclosure of all the costs of a loan in the new year. But the industry isn't sure it's equipped to handle the new rules. Alisa Roth reports.
Ever since the housing market collapsed, all eyes have been on that sector for signs of recovery. One good sign: "New Urbanist" developments. Adam Allington explores what sets these living situations apart.
Of the 20 cities in the Standard & Poors/Case-Shiller Index, fewer than half of them saw prices rise in October compared to a month earlier. Why was the index basically flat after five months of gains? Amy Scott reports.
