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Duck! Watch out for falling home prices

Despite signs that the real estate market might be lurching forward, prices are expected to fall further this year.

Foreclosures: How bad is your state?



Green homes face a red light

Lots of people, especially those trying to battle high utility bills, believe in energy-efficient homebuilding.

Home prices fall another 2.5%

Home prices fell just 2.5% during the last three month of 2009 compared with the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a closely watched gauge of home price movement. That was a big improvement over the past three years.

Late FHA loans spike 62%

The recent spike in the number of delinquent Federal Housing Administration-insured loans has some people worried that taxpayers will eventually have to bail the agency out.

Financial adviser red flags

Bernie Madoff. Allen Stanford. You don't have to go too far to find bad financial advisers. What are some red flags that investors should keep an eye out for?

Make sure your money aids Haiti

As pictures and video of the devastation in Haiti rolls in, individual donations are soaring. To make sure your contribution makes the most impact, we have some tips for you.

Obama acknowledges middle-class economic woes

Here are some of the White House's proposals:

Put together your own stimulus plan

The stimulus package is one year old and if you still are looking for work, you can look for jobs funded by stimulus spending. To find the jobs, you'll have to follow the money.

The State of the Union and your finances

Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. It's expected to be the biggest headline from the president's State of the Union Address. And for good reason. In January of 2009, the unemployment rate was 7.7%. That jumped to 10% in December of 2009. That's almost 3 and a half million more people out of work than last year.

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12 ways to cut your taxes

The bright spot of the dreary 2009 economy: savings for everyone.

4 401(k) fixes

With stocks up more than 60% since hitting bottom last March, the red ink is finally fading on the typical 401(k) account. Yes, it's safe to look at your statement again: Balances for boomers who have worked 10 to 20 years at the same company are now down less than 3% on average, compared with pre-crash levels; younger employees and 45- to 64-year-olds with less tenure are solidly back in the black.

Do we have the right mix?

Richard and Cheryl Ebers began their married life together just nine years ago. She was divorced and raising two sons (now adults); he was a widower with a young boy of his own (Eric, now 13 ).

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Estate tax: Cancel the death knell

Next year was supposed to be a great year for you to die. Not great for you, of course, but for your heirs who would inherit your wealth completely tax free.

How $1 trillion hides in plain sight

The government does without roughly a trillion dollars a year because of a slew of tax breaks -- everything from the mortgage-interest deduction, to education and child credits, to low rates on investments.

Stimulus surprise: 15 million may owe IRS

Nothing with taxes is ever simple, even when you're getting a tax break.

Taxes, taxes everywhere

Speeders doing more than 85 miles per hour in Georgia will soon pay an additional $200 in fines. Racehorse owners in New York now must fork over $10 to enter their steeds in events. And Massachusetts started charging a 5% tax on broadcast satellite service.


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