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When Will Fed Raise Rates?
The Fed gives its latest signal next week on when it plans to raise rates from historic lows. The only thing we know for sure is that it won't be any time soon.
Housing Inventory Ends Year Down 22% - Developments - WSJ
There were fewer homes listed for sale at the end of 2011 than in any of the previous four years, a positive sign for the housing sector.
Housing Inventory Ends Year Down 22%
There were fewer homes listed for sale at the end of 2011 than in any of the previous four years, a positive sign for the housing sector.
Still Plenty of Room for House Prices to Fall Globally
There's still plenty of room for house prices to fall in major economies across the globe, including critical nations such as Spain and Italy, despite prices already being in the doldrums, according to an IMF senior economist's calculations.
So, No Massive Refinancing Plan Coming After All
The White House has just denied rumors it plans a massive mortgage-refinancing effort, Bloomberg is reporting, poking a hole in today's rumor-filled market souffle.
Housing Inventories Fall to New 4 Year Low in Oct
The number of homes listed for sale fell for the fifth straight month in October, falling to the lowest level in more than four years.
Is Crowd-Funding Coming to a Small Business Near You?
The U.S. House advanced legislation this week that would make it easier for smaller companies to raise money from investors.
Succession Planning Requires A Plan
It's not easy to face the fact that one day you will step down. Although financial advisers work with their clients to plan for that day, 41% do not have a written plan of their own, according to the 2011 RIA Benchmarking Study from Charles Sc...
Access to Necessities Falls to Recession Levels
Americans' access to basic necessities is at recession-level lows, according to a poll released by Gallup.
Signing Your Own Paycheck - In Charge
For a growing number of Americans, entrepreneurship is more than just a career choice – it’s a means of survival. Beehive Kitchenware Co.Jim Dowd and Sandra Bonazoli, owners of Beehive Kitchenware Co. in Fall River, Mass., say sales at their kitch...
For Cheap Homes, Don't Think Globally - Developments
Falling prices may give U.S. buyers an advantage at home, but their upper hand doesn?t necessarily extend beyond the nation?s borders.
Housing Slump Hits New Mortgage Loans
Mortgage lending declined last year amid weak demand and tight credit standards, with particularly sharp credit contractions in neighborhoods with many foreclosures, according to the Federal Reserve.
Banks Pledge $20 Billion in Small-Business Loans
With SBA lending at record highs, the nation’s biggest lenders commit to a 10% increase over the next three years.
Buying and Selling Homes in Hard Times
Athena Kaiman is ready to leave the sun and sand of Miami for the country-music culture of Nashville, Tenn. But like so many other Americans ready to buy a home, she is stuck.
Is It Possible to Build a Home for $1,000?
In some cities ? New York, for example ? many buyers think nothing of paying more than $1,000 per square foot for a home. But how about making one for $1,000?
Lightly Regulated Lenders Made Riskiest Mortgages
A new working paper from economists at the International Monetary Fund finds that counties that had higher shares of mortgages sold by lightly regulated independent lenders also had higher foreclosure rates.
Report: Housing Inventory Fell 18% in July
The number of homes listed for sale continued to decline in July, falling by 1.2% from June and nearly 18% from one year ago.
Survey Finds Growing Pessimism Among Homeowners, Renters
Fannie Mae's second-quarter national housing survey reveals that 64% of American homeowners and renters say the economy is on the wrong track.
MGM Targets Harmon Tower in Vegas for Demolition
MGM Resorts International on Monday said it wants to destroy its Harmon building ? an unfinished condo-and-hotel tower riddled with construction engineering problems.
Vegas's CityCenter Replaces Luxury Condo Buyers with Renters
Turns out CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip is becoming something of a real residential community just not the way the developers originally envisioned.
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