Northern New Jersey Sees Housing Crunch and High Prices

Northern New Jersey Sees Housing Crunch and High Prices
Home prices in the country's most densely populated state continue to rise as the number of new houses built lags behind buyer interest.

U.S. Home Construction Jumps; Fed Report Notes Cooling Signs
Housing starts increased 3.4% in September and building permits rose 2.4%. The Fed's 'beige book' found rising prices nationwide, and policy makers suggested that more interest-rate increases are to come.

Pleather Goes Upscale: What's Next in Furniture
As retailers looks for novel designs to distract shoppers from the price increases they are announcing this month, it is pinning some of its hopes on a big -- and risky -- move into faux leathers and animal skins.

Homes in the Favorite Haunts Of Demons, Witches and UFOs
In our tribute to October, we look at three homes in towns across the U.S. that have made the news for real or imagined horrors.