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Marketplace Money weekly update
March 16, 2007
This Week

'A' stands for 'Another risky mortgage'

Another week has brought another worry about risky mortgages. Host Tess Vigeland talks about Alt-A loans with Chris Mayer, the Director of the Milstein Center for Real Estate at Columbia Business School.

Valuable lessons in refinancing
Refinancing might get harder even if you don't have a subprime mortgage. John Dimsdale reports.


Selling in a slow market
You can use a lot of "S" words to describe the housing market: slumping, slowing, and surviving. So how do you sell in a buyers market? Tess Vigeland interviews Elizabeth Razzi, the author of "The Fearless Home Seller."


Services immigrants bank on
Some consumers use check-cashing and cash-transfer firms for money transactions. But those financial firms, including those in immigrant-heavy areas, are scrambling to meet new regulations. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.


Can I get a deal on that Warhol?
You don't need a t-note to buy beautiful works of art. Stacey Vanek Smith tours the cheaper side of the art market.


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Money Clip

Chris Farrell talks with Percy Bolton about what qualities to look for in your financial advisor.
"Cockroach theory"
What's it mean? Find out.
Straight story
This weeks, states and cities have made big health care promises to retired workers. Economics editor Chris Farrell says those promises might be broken.

Mailbag
Chris Farrell answers your questions about helping a family member with mortgage payments, using wage insurance, and dealing with identity theft.
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