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Real estate
The air up there
Nov 7, 2013
Air rights, and zoning rules, are what gives cities like New York their skylines. And air rights are worth big money these days.
What ghosts are you living with in your house? (Plus, a quiz!)
Oct 31, 2013
Want to know who died in your house? Now there's a website where you can find out.
What the Fed means for your wallet and other listener questions
Oct 11, 2013
Marketplace Money's personal finance editor Chris Farrell joins the show to answer your questions.
Banks sue a California city trying to take over underwater mortgages
Aug 8, 2013
Richmond, Calif., is trying to help distressed homeowners by reducing the principal on their mortgages using eminent domain.
Can you buy a house without Fannie Mae?
Aug 6, 2013
President Obama proposes phasing out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to shift mortgage-market risk from taxpayers to private banks
Middle class asks: Should we buy our homes?
by
Noel King
Aug 5, 2013
President Obama will give a speech in Phoenix on Tuesday about housing and the middle class.
For public good, not for profit.
Home prices in Denver, Dallas at all-time highs
Jul 30, 2013
Closely-watched Case Shiller index shows further jump in home prices in most markets.
A realtor's tale: Selling houses after a housing crash
Jul 29, 2013
Kristal Wilson sold lots of houses to people during the housing boom -- and then helped them with short sales when prices collapsed as they faced foreclosure.
Mobile homes: The original housing bubble
by
Gigi Douban
Jul 26, 2013
The mobile home industry had its heyday 15 years ago. Since then, sales have fallen by about 90 percent.