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Bay Area fire highlights region's housing issues

by David Brancaccio
Dec 5, 2016
Thirty-six people have died in a warehouse fire in Oakland. Authorities say the death toll could rise significantly.
A fireman walks by the fire-ravaged warehouse in Oakland where at least 36 people have died.
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Churches convert to rentals as young people leave the flock

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 11, 2016
Houses of worship are merging or closing. In Philly, more than a quarter of those have been redeveloped.
Philadelphia’s former St. Anthony of Padua Church (left) has been converted into upscale lofts, and apartments are planned for St. Laurentius' site, also in Philadelphia.
Courtesy of Bobby Allyn
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In Detroit, a risky alternative to mortgages

by Lewis Wallace
Oct 6, 2016
With lending unavailable, home buyers have turned to an option with few protections.
A house that's for sale on a land contract in Detroit. It's common for a house to need a gut rehab.
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When your landlord is on the other side of the world

by Lewis Wallace
Oct 5, 2016
In Detroit, international investors buy low-cost homes, then rent them to locals.
Houses line a Detroit street. In the city, the median price for an existing home is below $40,000.
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Short-term rentals are reshaping real estate market in some cities

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 20, 2016
Some critics say popularity of Airbnb and other short-term rentals is discouraging investment in affordable housing.
The McMillin Court in Nashville, Tennessee, is now home to 16 short-term rental units that are booked through websites like Airbnb and VRBO. It had been apartments. The conversion has housing advocates worried about losing more affordable units. 
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The Fed, your mortgage, and you

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 20, 2016
Do home buyers need to follow the Fed?
Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen speaks at a news conference back in June in Washington, D.C.
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S&P 500 gives real estate a sector all its own

by Gigi Douban
Sep 19, 2016
The new sector will make it easier for investors to track real-estate investment trusts.
Real estate had been a category previously grouped with the financial sector.
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Super fast mortgage approval and zero down. Say what?

by Sally Herships
Jul 27, 2016
Lenders are again offering exceptional terms. Especially if you're a tech worker.
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The looming L-pocalypse

by Sally Herships
Jul 26, 2016
Hipsters beware. New York is suspending train service from Brooklyn for 18 months.
Commuters board the L train.
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Wall Street isn't just in New York anymore

by Lewis Wallace
Jul 26, 2016
As technology makes jobs more mobile, Wall Street jobs shift to warmer climes
People walk down Wall Street January 22, 2008 in New York City.
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