Transportation Costs Make Some Dream Homes Costly Nightmares
Found your dream home out in the suburbs at a fantastic price? Well, it may not be as cheap as you think. According to a new study released yesterday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
View ArticleTakeouts: No Fix Yet for Struggling Homeowners, Republicans' 'Vote-A-Rama'
BUSINESS TAKEOUT: A year into the government's loan modification program, the Treasury's internal watchdog says the federal program might fail to prevent foreclosures. Meanwhile, private lender Bank of...
View ArticleAmerican Values: Home Ownership
Today, we continue our week-long series on American values with an examination of land and home ownership. The desire to own land — dating back to the notion of “Manifest Destiny,” as newly-minted...
View ArticleYour Take: Is Home Ownership Vital to the American Dream?
A new poll by CBS and our partner the New York Times shows that Americans are split on whether owning a home is a safe investment. 49 percent of those polled said it was, while 45 percent said that...
View ArticleDid It Work? Foreclosure Modification
Roben Farzad, a senior writer for Bloomberg Businessweek, continues a weekly series this month looking at Obama administration economic stimulus programs. This week: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act.
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