Increasing numbers of home owners are struggling with the decision to walk away from their homes because their mortgages are so far underwater.

Harvard Economist Predicts Prices Will Stay Low
Harvard University economist Edward Glaeser discusses with Money Magazine where home prices will move next. He argues that older, colder cities are unlikely to come back because their initial growth was tied to transportation costs. Now that few goods are moved by water, their productivity – and number of residents – has declined.

Commercial Real Estate in Doldrums Until 2011
It won't be until 2011 at the earliest when investors and consumers see recovery take root in the commercial real estate markets, says Mark Dotzour, chief economist at the Texas A&M Real Estate Center.

Problem mortgages hit new high at 14 percent
Data mean foreclosures may not peak until next year

More than 14 percent of borrowers were in trouble on their mortgage during the third quarter, a new record, according to an industry survey released Thursday, which also suggests that the foreclosure rate is likely not to peak until next year as unemployment rates continue to rise.