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Pension funds get back in the action
Mar 25, 2008
It's not just wannabe homebuyers who are keeping an anxious eye on the real estate market. State pension funds lost billions when the subprime loan crisis hit and the market collapsed. But now they smell a bargain and they're getting back into the game. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.
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Is it a good time to get into real estate?
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Kai Ryssdal
Mar 25, 2008
So, consumer confidence is down and home prices are still sliding. Maybe it's time for some counterintuitive behavior -- like thinking about getting into the housing market. Kai Ryssdal checks out that notion with Dan McGinn of Newsweek.
Home prices keep falling
Mar 25, 2008
The slide in real estate was punctuated today by a report that home prices were down more than 11% in January from a year earlier -- the steepest drop in more than 20 years. Nancy Marshall Genzer has the story.
Good news in the housing market, too
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Alisa Roth
Mar 25, 2008
Sales of existing homes saw their first increase in six months, some analysts say lower housing prices had something to do with it. Alisa Roth reports how the softening price effect could seep into other markets.
When realtors don't make the sale
Mar 25, 2008
Realtor Martha Ann Wishnev normally sells about $7.5 million worth of real estate a year, but she hasn't cut many deals since home sales dropped 22 percent nationwide. Rachel Dornhelm reports in the first of a new housing series.
New profits from the ashes of subprime
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Amy Scott
Mar 24, 2008
Former Countrywide executives are launching a new company that hopes to profit from the whole subprime mess. Despite the old company's bad rep, Amy Scott reports the connection might not damage the new firm.
Mixed news for commercial real estate
Mar 21, 2008
The good news: the commercial real estate market is in better shape than the residential one. The bad news: it's a rough road ahead. Lisa talks to Susan Smith about what's to come.
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Interest-Only Mortgages--No
Mar 21, 2008
Question: My husband and I recently attended a workshop on optimizing real estate assets. The program presented information on how to create a debt...
Gas prices are no win for Winnebago
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Alisa Roth
Mar 20, 2008
With 96-gallon tanks to fill, some Winnebago owners are driving a lot less lately. But Alisa Roth reports despite the various Winnie costs and RV sales beginning to slump in 2006, there's still hope for the industry.
Mortgage rates rise despite Fed cuts
Mar 19, 2008
Though the Fed cut interest rates dramatically, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has gone up since the beginning of January. Jeremy Hobson reports why banks aren't interested in dropping rates for long-term loans.