Government Bailout Failed in Many Ways
02/02/2010
By Matthew Jaffe, ABC News
The government's controversial $700 billion bailout program has failed to achieve many of its objectives, a watchdog tells Congress in a new report out Saturday night.
10 Hard-Hit Housing Markets That Are Ready to Rebound
12/17/2009
By Luke Mullins, U.S. News & World Report
As the historic housing crash continues to hammer real estate prices from coast to coast, many homeowners probably can't remember the last time their property's value actually increased.
California's Dream Still Lives
11/17/2009
Michael Grunwald
Ignore the California whinery. It's still a dream state.
Detroit Real Estate: A Bargain Home or a Money Pit?
11/03/2009
By Lisa Gibbs, Money Magazine
The simple brick home really wouldn't look out of place in any middle-income Midwestern neighborhood. But in distressed Detroit, the Kentfield house sold for less than half the sticker price on a new Chevy coupe: $6,900.
Home Sales Contracts Rise for 8th Straight Month
11/02/2009
By Lee Christie, CNNMoney.com
The number of signed sales contracts to buy homes rose in September for the eighth straight month, according to a real estate industry report released Monday.