housing - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/housing/?source=rss&aim=housing en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT Why loan modification scams are booming By Paul Kiel Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/24/loan_modifications/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/24/loan_modifications/index.html?source=rss Bogus mortgage "rescues" are a growing business -- and state and federal authorities can't do much about it Housing report card: Busy, but not significant By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/23/existing_home_sales_upswing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/23/existing_home_sales_upswing/index.html?source=rss Existing home sales take a big jump, but that's not the indicator we should be watching Who's to blame for the housing crash? By Mark Schone Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/30/alyssa_katz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/30/alyssa_katz/index.html?source=rss Alyssa Katz, author of "Our Lot," discusses the good intentions and mass delusion that led to the real estate boom There's no place like home! By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/06/21/real_estate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/06/21/real_estate/index.html?source=rss "Real Estate Intervention" brings tough love to homeowners while "The Lazy Environmentalist" makes going green easy While you were out By Mike Madden Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/10/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/10/obama/index.html?source=rss Back from Baghdad, the president clears out his in box and talks healthcare, pirates and mortgages. He will fix your muffler AND refinance your home. Today's economic green shoots are Day-Glo bright By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/26/day_glo_green_shoots/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/26/day_glo_green_shoots/index.html?source=rss New home sales take a big jump, while durable good orders register a healthy rise Houses sell like hotcakes! Stock market goes wild By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/21/existing_home_sales_surprise/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/21/existing_home_sales_surprise/index.html?source=rss Call it the mixed signal economy. A day after discouraging numbers on jobs, the housing market leaps forward Home prices aren't falling as quickly, either By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/28/case_schiller_home_prices/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/28/case_schiller_home_prices/index.html?source=rss Little by little, the evidence suggesting an end is in sight to the housing bust continues to accumulate How to think about the new appraisal rules By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/27/appraisals_rant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/27/appraisals_rant/index.html?source=rss Take your pick: A balanced mainstream journalism approach, or a blast of blogospheric rage Housing starts: Up, way down, or both? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/17/housing_starts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/17/housing_starts/index.html?source=rss Signs of life in the new home construction numbers? Investors seem to think so. But maybe they're "innumerate" Job market gloom saps spirits By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/30/stimulus_to_the_rescue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/30/stimulus_to_the_rescue/index.html?source=rss Consumer confidence takes a hit as good mortgages go bad. Is this stimulus finally ready for its close-up? Mortgage brokers say "banks are in control" By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/29/appraisals_pushback/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/29/appraisals_pushback/index.html?source=rss An industry lobbyist declares that new appraisal rules are "destroying the housing market" -- and blames the banks Mortgage brokers go back on the warpath By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/24/mortgage_brokers_never_learn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/24/mortgage_brokers_never_learn/index.html?source=rss Longing for the good old days, real estate lobbyists are already complaining about too much regulation Angelo Mozilo and the back of the bus By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/23/angelo_mozilo_and_the_back_of_the_bus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/23/angelo_mozilo_and_the_back_of_the_bus/index.html?source=rss Are we unfairly discriminating against the much-beleaguered former CEO of Countrywide? Does the housing sector have a pulse? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/23/existing_home_sales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/23/existing_home_sales/index.html?source=rss Existing home sales rise slightly, compared to a month ago. But prices continue to fall Don't fear the inflation reaper By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/16/inflation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/16/inflation/index.html?source=rss Those nervous bond traders can relax for now: The core inflation rate was negative in April Signs of life in the housing market? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/02/pending_home_sales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/02/pending_home_sales/index.html?source=rss The good news: More contracts to buy homes are being signed. The bad: That stat doesn't mean as much as it used to Why are Americans feeling better? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/26/confidence_boom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/26/confidence_boom/index.html?source=rss Consumer confidence takes a big jump. Are people still paying attention to economic bad news? Housing starts surge meaninglessly By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/17/new_housing_starts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/17/new_housing_starts/index.html?source=rss A twenty two percent jump in new construction seems like a big deal -- until you look inside the numbers. Predatory lending with a smiley face By Alyssa Katz Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/04/loan_modifications/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/04/loan_modifications/index.html?source=rss Obama is banking on "loan modifications" to help struggling homeowners -- but mortgage brokers are the real winners. Only losers get the foreclosure blues By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/19/mortgage_bad_behavior/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/19/mortgage_bad_behavior/index.html?source=rss Chicago traders applaud while a CNBC stock analyst rants about the unfairness of Obama's housing plan. Is this a great country, or what? The birth of a salesman By Mike Madden Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/19/obama_housing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/19/obama_housing/index.html?source=rss Barack Obama's administration learns how to pitch an economic plan, as it unveils a proposal to fix the housing market. Obama's housing plan: The Michelle Malkin critique By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/18/michelle_malkin_and_socialism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/18/michelle_malkin_and_socialism/index.html?source=rss For the hardcore right, every little thing the president does is socialism. Housing plan: "Clever," "smart," and "elegant" By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/18/reactions_to_housing_plan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/18/reactions_to_housing_plan/index.html?source=rss Early reactions to Obama's new initiative are generally positive, even if some undeserving homeowners will benefit Obama's shiny new housing plan By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/18/obamas_shiny_new_housing_plan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/18/obamas_shiny_new_housing_plan/index.html?source=rss A mix of big government and incentive-laden market tweaks, the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan is smart and ambitious.