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Real estate
Housing market gets good news
by
Jeff Tyler
Feb 27, 2012
Home sales jumped 8% last month. Those numbers and better than expected quarterly sales in home improvement supplies could mean some long-awaited relief for the housing market.
Opportunity index hits record high
Feb 16, 2012
Regardless of positive spin, the housing picture in the U.S. is less than rosy.
Wanna buy the Empire State Building? Really.
Feb 14, 2012
The owners of the Empire State Building, among other office towers, register to sell shares to the public.
2012: Good days ahead for housing
Dec 29, 2011
Gerard Cassidy thinks today's NAR Pending Home Sales index numbers are a sign that 2012 is the year the housing market recovers.
Airbnb gets into the sublet biz
by
John Moe
Sep 2, 2011
The online home-away-from-home broker is moving beyond short-term stays and inching toward real estate. And if you try out the new sublet section...
For public good, not for profit.
Asking Fannie and Freddie whether to rent or buy
by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 14, 2010
This final note today, which comes with a shout out to our friends at Planet Money. Ever wonder why the American real estate market is so messed up...
The Donald and the Cordoba House
by
Kai Ryssdal
Sep 9, 2010
This final note today, more evidence -- if you need it -- that Donald Trump will do just about anything for publicity. Trump waded into the flap...
Housing barometer shows strong signs for spring
Apr 5, 2010
Data from the National Association of Realtors may indicate a positive change for housing --- its seasonally adjusted index of sales agreements...