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When Investment Properties Attack

After the heady days of the housing bubble, many Americans have found themselves renting out recently acquired properties. But being an accidental landlord can have a pricey dark side.

The Top 10 Consumer Complaints

The Consumer Federation of America on Tuesday released its annual chronicle of the top 10 consumer complaints. The CFA list comes from a survey of 38 consumer agencies about the kinds of complaints they received in 2011.

Builders Start More Single-Family Homes; Permit Requests Surge

U.S. builders started work on more single-family homes in May and requested the most permits to build homes and apartments in three and a half years. The increase suggests the housing market is slowly recovering even as other areas of the economy have weakened.

Military Discounts: Save Money While Serving America

Everywhere you turn, it seems like companies are offering military discounts. Some of these deals are outstanding while others are scams, but the best deal may be one offered by the military itself. Here's a brief guide to the savings opportunities offered to service members and their families.

Rising Rents Could Be the Spark That Reignites Inflation

Vacancy rates have been declining at apartment buildings across the U.S., sending rents soaring. And because housing makes up a big part of core inflation, those higher rents could translate into a doubling of the inflation rate this year.

The Top 10 Growth Industries for 2011

After the long downturn, the coming year will be an opportunity for many industries to rejuvenate themselves. Independent researcher IBISWorld sorted through data on 711 U.S.-based industries to come up with these predictions of the 10 best.

Three Companies That Are . . . Cutting Prices

Amazon, Volkswagen and Florida real estate developers are drastically dropping the prices of some of their key products. In a short video, Douglas McIntyre reveals which products are getting the biggest price drops. Could these cuts be a sign that deflation is at work?

Apartment Vacancies Put Banks at Risk

Empty apartments have soared to their highest level in 30 years, and if those units stay that way for long, their owners may be unable to pay their mortgages. The wave of defaults that could result poses the biggest risk to regional banks in 2010.