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Posts Tagged ‘Bust’

Summer dreams: 8 great vacation homes

April 11th, 2011 No comments
One bright side of the housing bust: Prices for vacation homes are down! So with summer coming, it's time to start dreaming. 8 deals from around the country.

Foreclosure pain index: 10 cities

January 27th, 2011 No comments
Despite being four years after the housing bust, the foreclosure plague has continued to spread. Here's how the country's 10 biggest cities are faring.

Housing bust? We still want to own

December 16th, 2010 No comments
The American Dream is still alive and kicking, including within immigrant and minority communities, according to a survey from mortgage giant Fannie Mae.

Canada’s coming housing bust

November 12th, 2010 No comments
America may be on the ropes, but its neighbor to the North wants everybody to know that, in contrast, it's doing just fine.

Condos for less than the cost of a Corolla

August 2nd, 2010 No comments
The housing bust has made owning a home a lot more affordable -- but in some places, prices are extraordinary; you can buy a nice condo for less than the cost of a new family car.

Housing: Wall Street 1; Cleveland 0

July 28th, 2010 No comments
The City of Cleveland's long-standing battle to pin its housing woes on Wall Street may have finally gone bust.

Real estate’s new problem: Not enough homes

May 13th, 2010 No comments
Can it be possible? Despite the housing bust and high foreclosure rates, in some areas real estate agents are complaining that they don't have enough homes to sell.

6 housing trends in a still-shaky market

April 6th, 2010 No comments
The drama is nearly over. After a decade of extremes -- the ebullient highs of the real estate boom, then the devastating lows of the bust -- calmer forces are beginning to prevail in the housing market.

Cashing in on the condo bust

March 8th, 2010 No comments
Great bargains abound, but you have to shop carefully.

Nearly 25% of all mortgages are underwater

February 24th, 2010 No comments
More bad news on the housing bust front: Nearly 25% of all mortgage borrowers were underwater, meaning they more on their loans than their homes are worth.