A surprise increase in housing sales nationally and locally is one of several indicators that the economy could be nearing a turnaround, experts said.

A worker at Beaulieu of America wraps rolls of carpet in plastic recently in Dalton.

Two plans to attack the credit crisis are careening into each other. The Obama administration is trying to re-ignite lending by enticing private lenders to buy the toxic assets that have been stuck on the balance sheets of banks.

Stressed about the struggling economy? Worried about your job? Having trouble with mortgage payments? Are daily decisions becoming more difficult? The Sisters of Providence of St.

Mar 28, 2009 2:35 pm US/Central The bill is sponsored by Democratic Sen. Terri Bonoff of Minnetonka.

Not all real estate exchanges are a 1031 exchange. For example, if a seller is having a difficult time attracting a buyer, that seller might offer to exchange the home for…

US consumer spending rose for the second consecutive month in February as incomes dropped slightly, the government said Friday amid mixed signals of the country extricating from prolonged recession.

“Rescue scams are springing up across the U.S., says California Deputy Attorney General Angela Rosenau, exacerbating a housing crisis in its third year.

Two falsified loans for Aurora homes were part of a federal bust that brought charges against 24 people, most of them professionals in the mortgage industry.

Leaders at the G20 summit next week will study a recommendation that they adopt policies to address risk in the global financial system, a Canadian official said on Friday.