saginaw

With local TV stations scrambling as advertising dwindles, it's prompting some to examine a money stream traditionally relegated to newspapers: obituaries. WNEM-TV, a Saginaw, Michigan, CBS affiliate owned by Meredith Corp. (MDP), may be the first TV station in the U.S. to air obituaries -- an idea...

Barbara Corcoran says there are eight things to look for in real-estate markets poised to rebound: Strong job market Growing population Good weather First-time home buyers No overbuilding Vital down towns Education populations Hit with foreclosures early -- as...

For months, I've been hearing rumors and tales about incredibly cheap housing in high-foreclosure markets. In Detroit, for example, a house that cost $65,000 in 2006 recently sold for $1, and it's apparently fairly common to find houses in the $300 range. As in the case of the $1.75 house that...