Part 2: Surviving a real estate downturn
30-year fixed rate at 5.97%; 10-year Treasury yield at 4.81%
New England, San Diego remain nation's hotspots
Year-over-year housing starts fall 20%
Index reaches lowest level in 15 years
Latest index shows 32.8% chance of price declines in next two years
Deal includes 200,000-plus square feet
Property far from full occupancy
Financial, food service tenants occupy O.C. site
Prices fall in San Diego for third month, report finds
Retiree gets desperate after pension cuts
Author skimps on personal experience, resident managers
Home buyers take heat for previous owner's mistake
