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- Eric Fleiss: Developing a Smart Strategy
- How do you make money despite a down market? Eric Fleiss knows. As a partner at Regent Properties he's not just an opportunist, but a strategist, taking a long-term look at the housing market. It's a game that Regent knows well, having been around for 20 years and acquired, developed...
- Videos 2007-12-03
- Foreclosure Buyer Demand Dips as Supply Mounts
- By Lynn AdlerNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. home buyers are less willing to buy foreclosed properties than they were six months ago, citing risks like hidden costs, but demand could grow because of the government's expanded tax credit, a survey showed on Tuesday.A continued drop in demand for the glut...
- News items 2009-12-16
- How Australia Ducked the Crisis
- Global recession? Not Down Under, where home prices actually went up. How'd they pull that off? They picked the right trading partner Ten years ago, the story for Australia might have been very different. At that time, 70 percent of the country’s...
- Articles 2009-10-14
- Five Home Renovations That Pay Off
- Whether you're staying in your house because you love the place or because the housing meltdown left you no other choice, this is a great time to consider a home renovation. For the first time in years, contractors actually need your business, and are willing to deal. Here are the...
- Articles 2009-10-15
- Is Housing Rebound Real?
- Recent housing reports have delivered good news, but you might not want to open the champagne quite yet. MoneyWatch's editors explain what's next for real estate.
- Videos 2009-10-28
- Home Buyer Tax Credit: How to Cash In
- The new extension of the home-buyer tax credit gives buyers more time and more opportunity to take advantage. Income limits have changed, for instance, and you no longer have to be a first-time home buyer. Here?s how to grab the newly expanded tax break. Here’s what you need to...
- Articles 2009-11-09
- Housing Data Disappoints
- Housing starts for October were far worse than expected. Jill Schlesinger asks real estate blogger Alison Rogers when the market will finally improve.
- Videos 2009-11-19
- Ask the Experts: Real Estate
- Is it time to buy real estate? Our editors discuss mortgages and the housing market. If you have other financial questions, e-mail asktheexperts@moneywatch.com.
- Videos 2009-11-20
- What's Next for Real Estate?
- There?s been plenty of encouraging news about real estate lately, but that doesn?t mean we?re out of the woods yet. In fact, many economists believe that housing prices won?t really bottom out until the second half of 2010, and then will only move sideways for a while. Here's what you...
- Articles 2009-12-01
- Escaping the Two-House Cash Crunch
- A dual-home lifestyle seemed quite manageable back when they had about $1.5 million in savings and retirement funds. But the market freefall and a loss of about $800,000 have forced the Radoseviches to reconsider their plans. The dual-home lifestyle seemed quite manageable back when they...
- Articles 2009-09-24
- New Boost for Housing Market?
- Home sellers are hoping that an expanded tax credit plan passes Congress. But the costly plan is far from a sure thing. Karen Brown reports.
- Videos 2009-09-21
- Housing Data Shows a Boost
- New-home sales jumped 9.6 percent in July - the fourth straight monthly increase - although prices were down 11.5 percent from last year. Orders of big-ticket items, like cars, rose in July as well.
- Videos 2009-08-26
- Time for a Housing Turnaround?
- Existing-home sales rose for the second straight month in May, but prices fell. MoneyWatch.com editor-at-large Jill Schlesinger explains what that means for both buyers and sellers.
- Videos 2009-06-24
- How to Spot the Economic Bottom
- Editor-at-large Jill Schlesinger reveals four lesser-known economic indicators that give the pros a more meaningful sense of our economic health.
- Videos 2009-06-09
- Wallstrip: American Campus Communities (ACC)
- Now college students can catch mono in luxurious surroundings! American Campus Communities ACC
- Videos 2008-09-24
- Treasury to Meet With Mortgage Servicers
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury Department is expected to meet with lenders on Monday to press them to do more to rework troubled home mortgage loans, a source familiar with the Treasury's thinking said.Herbert Allison, the Treasury Department's assistant secretary for financial stability, is expected to meet with the mortgage...
- News items 2009-11-30
- Treasury to Meet With Mortgage Servicers Monday
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury Department is expected to meet with lenders on Monday to press them to do more to rework troubled home mortgage loans, a source familiar with the Treasury's thinking said.Herbert Allison, the Treasury Department's assistant secretary for financial stability, is expected to meet with the mortgage...
- News items 2009-11-29
- Should You Buy a Home Now?
- Alan Levenson, the chief economist for mutual fund company T. Rowe Price, tells Eric Schurenberg who should be in the real estate market now.
- Videos 2009-12-01
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- 5 Things That Could Kill the Housing Recovery
- The recession can't end until housing bounces back. There are many small signs of hope — and five big reasons to be cautious. ...
- Articles 2009-07-08
- Sales May Be Up, But Housing Won't Recover Until Jobs Come Back
- Housing sales were up yesterday, but that belies a wider problem: unemployment is the key metric for the housing market. As unemployment cruises past the current level of 9.5 percent, foreclosures continue to grow and that weighs down housing prices. The market won't really turn around until employment does. ...
- Blog posts 2009-07-24
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