Economy Sep 10 WATCH: Trump officials defend plan to end control of Fannie and Freddie By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press
Economy Apr 25 Watch 6:12 Website USAFacts offers a new way to follow your tax money When we pay taxes, where does the money go? Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer not only wondered; he decided to make a new research tool to make that information available to the public. USAFacts is an interactive website that lists… By PBS NewsHour
Economy Feb 21 Column: Is your home an investment or a liability? Whether your home is an investment or merely a place to live is a debate that’s heated up since the subprime-mortgage disaster of the early 2000s. By Teresa Ghilarducci
Economy Nov 19 Did the nation’s largest housing recovery initiative work? The nation's largest housing recovery initiative led to more household spending, but impediments to competition kept it from reaching its full potential. By Making Sen$e Editor
Nation Oct 04 Watch 3:59 New ‘know before you owe’ mortgage rules may ease homebuyers’ burden New rules for home mortgages, designed to make lenders more transparent to borrowers, took effect Saturday. The so-called "know before you owe" rules are meant to protect home buyers from surprises at their closing. Wall Street Journal Reporter Joe Light… By PBS NewsHour
Mar 26 Watch 8:12 Are investors pumping up another housing bubble in Florida? By PBS NewsHour Since Florida's housing market crashed nearly a decade ago, a wave of investors offering cash to flip or rent properties has helped restore market values. Now, some homeowners who suffered foreclosure but are ready again to qualify are being priced… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 8:53 Get ready for another round of the foreclosure crisis By PBS NewsHour Despite what you might have heard, the foreclosure crisis is far from over. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to people in Florida who have lost their homes, and considers whether a wave of new foreclosures is on the horizon. Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch To taper stimulus efforts? Examining the Fed’s role in the economic recovery To taper stimulus efforts? Examining the Fed's role in the economic recovery… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Calif. City Contemplates Using Eminent Domain to Solve Its Foreclosure Crisis Calif. City Contemplates Using Eminent Domain to Solve Their Foreclosure Crisis… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch Obama Supports Retaining Role for Government in Push to Reform Mortgages Obama Supports Retaining Role for Government in Push to Reform Mortgages… Continue watching