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Real Estate: New housing trust fund will aid nation's poorest renters
8/5/2008 7:12 PM
A $550 million trust fund, created under the nation's new housing law, is the first concentrated effort to establish affordable housing for renters in the lowest income brackets since the formation of Section 8 housing in 1974, experts say......

Real Estate: Haggle on real-estate commissions -- you'll likely win savings
8/4/2008 6:03 PM
Don’t be afraid to ask your real estate agent for a lower commission -- chances are, your wish will be granted without affecting the quality of service......

Real Estate: Residents stay put as housing slumps, reshaping U.S. migration
7/31/2008 8:45 PM
Something happened last year in Chicago that hasn’t been seen since 2001: Instead of losing residents, the Second City actually gained population......

Real Estate: Fine print in housing bill mutes benefits to consumers
7/28/2008 6:07 PM
One of the highlights of the housing bill waiting to be signed by President Bush is a tax credit of up to $7,500 for first-time home buyers. But read a little closer and it doesn’t seem quite as appealing for buyers: that credit has to be paid back......

Real Estate: Top 10 'walkable' cities have a leg up with gas at $4 a gallon
7/17/2008 10:53 AM
High gas prices are getting most people down these days -- unless, perhaps, they live in San Francisco......

Real Estate: Renters left out in cold when apartment owners default
7/6/2008 1:57 PM
As the mortgage foreclosure crisis ripples through the economy some experts say it's increasingly difficult for low-income renters forced out of foreclosed apartment buildings to find other affordable places to live......

Real Estate: Housing slump rivals deepest slowdowns in 60-plus years: Report
6/23/2008 12:01 AM
The housing slump, already shaping up to be the worst in a generation, still hasn’t run its full course, according to Harvard University’s annual report on housing, released on Monday......

Real Estate: European cities, led by Zurich, top quality-of-life survey
6/15/2008 5:20 PM
People searching the globe for the best place to live will likely find it in Europe, according to Mercer’s annual quality of living survey. Cities on the continent dominated the top spots on the list......

Real Estate: Five signs that it's time to cut the asking price on your house
6/8/2008 2:36 PM
Sluggish housing markets are filled with listings that are lingering on the market, prompting many home sellers to ponder a price cut......

Real Estate: New jumbo-mortgage limits just starting to help buyers on rates
5/11/2008 3:15 PM
The stimulus checks may be in the mail but Americans are still waiting for another component of the federal stimulus package to bear full fruit......

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