May 9, 2008
Fannie Aims to Head Off Foreclosures
Fannie Mae is preparing a program of refinancing mortgages for people who owe more than the current value of their homes. The plan is the latest twist in efforts to contain the surge in foreclosures in much of the U.S. Read more...
Fannie Aims to Head Off Foreclosures
Fannie Mae is preparing a program of refinancing mortgages for people who owe more than the current value of their homes. The plan is the latest twist in efforts to contain the surge in foreclosures in much of the U.S. Read more...
May 9, 2008
Property Mogul Poised to Fall Again
Ian Bruce Eichner is on the verge of losing control of his Las Vegas casino-resort project -- 16 years after a similar loss in Times Square. His roller-coaster track record shows that in commercial real estate, failure on an epic scale need not be a career killer. Read more...
Property Mogul Poised to Fall Again
Ian Bruce Eichner is on the verge of losing control of his Las Vegas casino-resort project -- 16 years after a similar loss in Times Square. His roller-coaster track record shows that in commercial real estate, failure on an epic scale need not be a career killer. Read more...
May 9, 2008
For Mortgages Underwater, Help Swims In
A small fish with a healthy appetite for mosquito larvae is being pressed into service in California, Arizona, Florida and other areas struggling with foreclosures. The problem: swimming pools of abandoned homes have turned into breeding grounds. Read more...
For Mortgages Underwater, Help Swims In
A small fish with a healthy appetite for mosquito larvae is being pressed into service in California, Arizona, Florida and other areas struggling with foreclosures. The problem: swimming pools of abandoned homes have turned into breeding grounds. Read more...
May 9, 2008
Mortgage Firms Cool to Principal-Cut Plan
A major provision of the housing-market legislation passed by the House Thursday might not help as many borrowers as some expect, trade groups that represent mortgage companies say. Read more...
Mortgage Firms Cool to Principal-Cut Plan
A major provision of the housing-market legislation passed by the House Thursday might not help as many borrowers as some expect, trade groups that represent mortgage companies say. Read more...
May 9, 2008
Real-Estate Drop Has a Green Lining
Developers are dropping plans to build on some choice pieces of land and instead are selling it for such uses as public parks and nature preserves. Read more...
Real-Estate Drop Has a Green Lining
Developers are dropping plans to build on some choice pieces of land and instead are selling it for such uses as public parks and nature preserves. Read more...
May 9, 2008
Questions of Rent Tactics by Private Equity
Private firms are buying up rent-regulated buildings and harassing tenants to increase vacancies, advocates say.
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Questions of Rent Tactics by Private Equity
Private firms are buying up rent-regulated buildings and harassing tenants to increase vacancies, advocates say.
May 9, 2008
High & Low | Northern Catskills Farmhouses: Dreams of Fields
For an urban second-home buyer, the allure of a farmhouse in the northern Catskills has much to do with the setting.
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High & Low | Northern Catskills Farmhouses: Dreams of Fields
For an urban second-home buyer, the allure of a farmhouse in the northern Catskills has much to do with the setting.
May 8, 2008
Havens | Three Oaks, Mich.: An ‘Our Town’ Stage for the Creative Set
Pioneering Chicagoans with a creative bent have transformed Three Oaks into a hot spot for second-home buyers smitten with the arts.
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Havens | Three Oaks, Mich.: An ‘Our Town’ Stage for the Creative Set
Pioneering Chicagoans with a creative bent have transformed Three Oaks into a hot spot for second-home buyers smitten with the arts.
May 8, 2008
Breaking Ground: El Banco and Ballyhack Golf Club
An oceanfront residential resort near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and a residential golf development in southwest Virginia.
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Breaking Ground: El Banco and Ballyhack Golf Club
An oceanfront residential resort near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and a residential golf development in southwest Virginia.
May 8, 2008
Your Second Home | Pests: Your House, Their Nest
Many second-home owners in the next few weeks will encounter evidence that their houses did not sit empty last winter.
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Your Second Home | Pests: Your House, Their Nest
Many second-home owners in the next few weeks will encounter evidence that their houses did not sit empty last winter.
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