Housing

Many housing developments were mothballed when the housing bubble burst several years ago. In states like California, they're being reanimated as demand for new houses increases.

Not everyone wants to ditch their underwater mortgage once it resurfaces.

Do fast-rising interest rates threaten the growing recovery in housing? Experts say prices are still low enough to attract buyers.

The economic downtown that followed Egypt's uprising continues to make difficult circumstances even worse for the country's poor.

Would-be homebuyers are nervous because of the housing crash and the instability of the job market.

Recently, the housing market has been making headlines for making a historic recovery. New home sales, existing home sales and pending sales are all up. But so are mortgage interest rates as of this week. That's not so good, but should it make shoppers reconsider buying a home?

Many economists say the housing uptick is solid and could give the recovery a needed boost. But some urge caution.

Sometimes the government has to kick in to convince developers to reclaim "brownfield" sites. The EPA says it's developed a good partnership in Atlanta.

Lisa Prevost's new book, 'Snob Zones: Fear, Prejudice, and Real Estate,' looks at towns that have used zoning laws to keep low- and middle-income families out, in favor of the rich moving in.

Thankfully, it seems it's just a paperwork snafu.