February 14, 2008 by Dan Kadlec
Finance costs will rise as the economy recovers, so trying to time real estate might not pay off.
Ignore the headlines
That's no easy thing. How do you tune out all the chatter and ink on recession, housing, subprime woes, the credit crunch, rogue traders, insolvent bond insurers, $100 oil and nukes in Iran? It's enough to make you sit on your thumbs and wait before making any big moves. But what, exactly, are you waiting for?

by Trey Garrison, MARCH 2008 D Magazine

Subprime mess got you worried? It shouldn’t. Dallas hasn’t been hit nearly as hard as other parts of the country. (We’re looking at you, Miami.) Here’s your road map for 2008.

1. Don’t Panic, 2. Buy Now

Remodeling on Decline Nationwide

By Steve Brown, Dallas Morning News

ORLANDO, Fla. – Those fancy home fix-ups touted in cable TV shows and home magazines are losing their luster with consumers.
With the shakeout in the housing market, homeowners are worried they won't get their money back from high-dollar redos.

Owning beats renting, in the long run

11:08 AM CDT on Monday, May 21, 2007

If you bought a house in Los Angeles in the early 1990s, you were catching a falling knife.

Home values were falling. Thousands of buyers in that period spent most of the decade upside down – owing more than their house was worth.