With plans to start a family, Michael and Becky McCullough, 33 and 31, wanted more space. So last year they snapped up a four-bedroom foreclosure in Brookhaven, Ga., for $480,000.
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Modern America has towering paired the “America Dream” with home ownership. The concept of staying put, paying property taxes and periodically mowing the lawn belonged to citizens who were somehow more American than the poor saps who could only afford to rent the place they called home.
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Wednesday marks the 100th day since the oil spill began, and business owners across the Gulf Coast who’ve seen the tourists they depend on vanish hope that somehow the next 100 days will get better.
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The number of Americans who own homes fell in the second quarter of the year to the lowest level since 1999, said a government survey released Tuesday.
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Question: I’m 28 and would like to have $1 million by the duration I retire at 65. What are some of the investing options I should consider? –Joshua Sin, Fresno, Calif.
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Home prices rose slightly in May compared with a month earlier, appearing to have stablized at the lower levels that followed the end of the residental real estate bubble, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index of 20 major housing markets released Tuesday.
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For 12 years, Andrea Herrera played it safe and stayed out of debt.
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You know what your financial priorities are supposed to be: Max out retirement savings. Build a cash cushion for emergencies. Get rid of any credit card debt. Save for your kids’ college education. Pay off the mortgage before you retire.
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New home sales rebounded in June from the record low hit the previous month but remained sluggish.
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