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Less Building Now, Higher Office Rents Later
Office-building construction is in the midst of a severe drought. This means higher rents may be on the horizon in some cities, if history is any guide.
Obama Announces Refinancing Plan
President Obama, in announcing a program to help struggling homeowners refinance their mortgages, is betting this plan will fare better than his administration's earlier efforts to fix the housing market. He also may be betting that it's good poli...
Home Prices Tumble
U.S. home prices fell again in November, according to the Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller indexes, indicating continued struggles for the beleaguered housing market.
Housing's Firmer Foundation
Right now, the connection between what the S&P/Case-Shiller index says and what is actually going on with housing may be lukewarm at best.
Weaning Off 'Alternative' Investments
Just five years ago, it was illegal for South Carolina's public pension plan to invest in hedge funds and other complicated bets. Now, nearly half its assets are in such investments. That is way too much for the state treasurer.
A Silicon Valley Contractor Spills His Secrets
A builder of luxury homes reveals how he created his weekend retreat on a budget.
Public Pensions Increase Private-Equity Investments
Large public pension plans are pouring more money into private-equity funds, deepening ties between government workers and an industry currently under the harsh glare of U.S. presidential politics.
Fed Expects Low Rates Through 2014
Fed officials said they expect short-term interest rates to stay close to zero at least through late 2014, as they signaled dissatisfaction with the recovery and growing confidence that inflation was slowing.
Three Ways to Give Housing Market a Lift
What more can be done to help the housing market? Economists have some ideas for hastening a recovery.
Three Ways to Give Housing Market a Lift - WSJ.com
What more can be done to help the housing market? Economists have some ideas for hastening a recovery.
Banks Point to a Pickup in Lending
Big U.S. banks are reopening the lending spigot amid signs that an improving economy is spurring companies and individuals to borrow more.
Hope Puts Spring in Home Builders' Stocks
The stocks of home builders, shunned by investors for most of the past year, are suddenly in vogue again.
Storage REITs Enjoy a Boom
One of real estate's least-exciting businesses—warehouses that allow people to store their unused sofas, lamps and other household goods—have become a hit with investors.
Storage REITs Enjoy a Boom
One of real estate's least-exciting businesses—warehouses that allow people to store their unused sofas, lamps and other household goods—have become a hit with investors.
Small Signs That Small Business Lending Is Up
More banks may be loosening the purse strings for small firms, as business conditions improve, new data show.
Businesses Take Up a Bit More Space
The U.S. office market showed modest signs of improvement in the last three months of 2011, as the national office-vacancy rate fell slightly from the previous period.
Businesses Take Up a Bit More Space
The U.S. office market showed modest signs of improvement in the last three months of 2011, as the national office-vacancy rate fell slightly from the previous period. Good news, I guess :D
Apartment-Vacancy Rate Tumbles to 2001 Level
The nation's apartment-vacancy rate in the fourth quarter fell to its lowest level since late 2001 as Americans continued to favor renting homes instead of buying them.
Obama Charts Path for Reshaped Military - WSJ.com
The president unveiled a new military strategy designed to guide the Pentagon at a time of greater fiscal pressures as the U.S. moves beyond massive commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Kodak Preparing for Chapter 11 Filing
When Eastman said "My work here is done" and blew his brains out, he must have forgot to vet his successors... Eastman Kodak is preparing for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in coming weeks should efforts to sell a trove of digital patents fail.
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