Sep 15th 2010 11:17AM
After her home in Michigan's Upper Peninsula sat on the market for a year without an offer, Rita Gordon and her husband, Bill, were determined to hire a new real-estate agent. "The first time, our family and friends said, 'Go with this person.' We did no due diligence," says Gordon, who has since relocated to Rocky Point,... Continue Reading »
Feb 23rd 2010 5:45PM
A single dollar can buy you this two-story, four bedroom 1926 Arts and Crafts-styled bungalow in Michigan. There's just one catch: it must be moved from its Detroit suburb to make room for a local park. Moving this one-buck, fixer-upper is estimated to cost about $20,000. Add in renovations on the 2,110 square foot home,... Continue Reading »
Jan 29th 2010 10:00AM
From Hooker, Oklahoma to Accident, Maryland homeowners proudly have a thing or two to say about their home-city's reputation. The residents of Hell, Michigan, for example, can't help but smile as they call theirs "a town on its way up." Stockton, California residents? Not so much. They don't want to embrace their... Continue Reading »
Jan 19th 2010 1:00PM
Sometimes, the wheels of justice turn slowly. Very slowly. But when a resolution finally is upon us, it is that much more remarkable simply because of the amount of time it took to get there. Such is the case in one of the longest-running cases of housing discrimination in recent U.S. history. It happened in a place called... Continue Reading »
Dec 30th 2009 2:00PM
The Census Bureau's tally of state population changes, released just before Christmas, has become more fodder for some long-suffering states. Five of the nation's largest states were dubbed "the biggest losers," meaning they saw the highest imbalance between people moving out and people moving in. Not surprisingly, none... Continue Reading »
