Real Estate
  • The New Boom Towns: Suburbs Get City Makeovers

    By Steve Yoder, The Fiscal Times

    As more people flock to the cities, and many outer suburbs struggle, some suburbs have found a formula that’s helped them grow as fast as their urban siblings—create a downtown core that lets them...

  • Fed's Pianalto says more easing could be warranted

    By Reuters

    ERIE, Penn. (Reuters) - More policy easing could be warranted if the U.S. economic recovery continues to sputter, as recent economic data suggest, a top Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday. "If...

  • Yahoo turns to Google's Mayer for revival

    Yahoo turns to Google's Mayer for revival

    By Alexei Oreskovic and Peter Lauria, Reuters

    SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc picked Google Inc's Marissa Mayer to become its new CEO, turning to an engineer with established Silicon Valley credentials to turn around the struggling...

  • Why a Bad Job Market Is Good for Mortgage Rates

    By POLYANA DA COSTA, Bankrate

    Mortgage rates hit fresh lows this week, as investors sought safety amid disappointing employment news and the uncertainties of an election year.

  • Hand, foot and mouth disease kills 17 in China - Xinhua

    By Reuters

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Hand, foot and mouth disease killed 17 people and infected nearly 35,000 others in China's central Hunan province in June, according to the official Xinhua news agency, quoting...