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U.S. consumers were glad to take their $600 gift from Uncle Sam, but it didn't brighten their mood any.

EVERYONE'S a 10-minute expert on what's wrong with the property market. But I'm the real thing: one of a tiny minority who actually managed to exchange contracts l

WITH the housing market bloated with unsold homes and repossessions climbing, business is booming for property auctioneers. But how easy is it to pick up a bargain at an aucti

FANCY a week in a villa in Florida or a cabin in the Swiss Alps but can't afford peak season prices charged by holiday companies? Then home exchange may be for you.

As the mortgage foreclosure crisis ripples through the economy some experts say it's increasingly difficult for low-income renters forced out of foreclosed apartment buildings to find other affordable places to live.

Swiss banking giants UBS and Credit Suisse may need to raise $68 billion more in capital to meet new demands from their bank supervisor.