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Real Estate
Real Estate
- By: Deborah Caldwell
The Case-Shiller Index tracks changes in the value of residential real estate, both nationally and in 20 metropolitan regions.
- By: Kate Drew, special to CNBC.com
The flooding in South Carolina has been referred to as a once-in-a-1,000-year rain. It may sound like hyperbole, but it's actual science.
- By: Mark Koba
The housing market is one of the pillars of the U.S. economy and there may be no better indication of how the market is doing than housing starts.
- By: Diana Olick
Sometimes financial terms sound exactly like what they are. That's the case with a jumbo mortgage. CNBC explains.
- By: Diana Olick
The term is short for Other Real Estate Owned (OREO), but that may be too confusing with the cookie.
- By: Diana Olick
You may have heard this term in the aftermath of the real estate bubble. So what is an underwater mortgage? CNBC explains.
Economy Explained
Americans often check their receipts to make sure they've bought everything they need, and probably to see if what they paid this time is any different from the last trip. The government does the same with the Consumer Price Index. Here are the details.
The producer price index is a key economic measurement especially when it comes to inflation.
CNBC explains: What is a correction? How do they come about? What do they mean for the stock market?
Personal Finance Explained
The Democratic front-runner unveils her $350 billion plan today to alleviate student debt and make college tuition more affordable.
Before filing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid, you need to know exactly what you're getting into.
No matter where you are in terms of investment knowledge, investors all agree on one thing: don't panic.
CNBC Explains
CNBC's Phil Han explains what would happen if President Trump started a trade war with Mexico and why he wants to renegotiate NAFTA.
You'll be surprised at what the correlation has been between the high-yield bond market and the overall stock market.
For the Federal Reserve, voting to hike interest rates is really the easy part.
