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Tough talk on all things housing -- booms, busts, bargains and more -- from "Nightline" correspondent Vicki Mabrey

Vicki Mabrey

Vicki Mabrey is a correspondent for "Nightline" based in New York. She covers real estate as well as a range of national stories.

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Busy Week


Spent a day this week in Poughkeepsie, New York, the Dutchess County seat, testifying in an arbitration hearing for a woman who made the same sad mistake I did -- of hiring a particular contractor to renovate our houses. If...

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June 27, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Britney on the Move


Ordinarily I would shy away from writing about Britney Spears -- I mean, leave the girl alone, for crying out loud. But today looks like there's some good news: People Magazine reports that her father is selling her hillside home...

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June 18, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (7)

Car-Free Zone


This won't make you jump on a plane and fly to New York... but if you're already coming here summer, be sure to check out our newest tourist attraction: a pedestrian-friendly Park Avenue. Yep, for three Sundays in August, Park...

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June 17, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (17)

A HELOC Bubble?


Had an interesting conversation over the weekend with a friend, Ron Blaylock, about the next lending crisis we’re likely to face, and he said to watch the home equity line of credit (or HELOC) market. Just as mortgages were 'securitized'...

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June 16, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

The Truth About Timeshares


Wow -- the things you learn when you start digging for info. Because of my aunt’s dissatisfaction with her timeshare, I wanted to know more. That led me to TUG -- Timeshare Users Group. Got off the phone at almost...

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June 13, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (11)