If my hair could talk, it’d probably tearfully scold me for telling you I don’t think about it much. (Oh, hair, it’s not that I don’t care!) If your hair could talk? Well, it might start by telling you to stop doing these five things

While there are many who believe that most of the government efforts at stimulating the housing market have been far too expensive to justify the results, another one is now out there.  Here are two online articles that show only the government can do what business cannot … cut prices while losing money

The FHFA, Federal Housing Finance Agency, just released the housing price index for the last quarter of 2011 .  Click the image, or here , for a large size map showing performance by state for the entire year.

AP - The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell in December after hitting the highest level in a year and a half a month earlier.

It’s no secret that she rakes in millions of dollars a year, and now Jennifer Aniston has bought herself a magnificent new home. According to a report from TMZ , the “Horrible Bosses” babe recently purchased an 8,500 square foot house in the swanky Bel Air neighborhood. And though the monstrosity of a home was listed at $24 million, Jen negotiated the price tag down to a cool $21 million

While much of the country deals with wet, wintry weather, Whitney Port was spotted enjoying a warm, sunny weekend in Miami, Florida on Sunday (January 22). The former “Hills” hottie tossed on a white strapless bikini as she soaked up the rays while lounging poolside with a new beau, with the pair later seen exiting their hotel and hopping into a taxi cab. The sunshine state sighting comes just days after Whitney announced on her Celebuzz website that she recently had the opportunity to make an appearance on the daytime game show “The Price Is Right”

It’s one of the most buzzed about projects, and today (January 13) Meryl Streep’s Margaret Thatcher based movie “The Iron Lady” made its theatrical debut. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, the film is “a look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.” Additionally, the motion picture also stars Jim Broadbent, Susan Brown, Alice da Cunha and Alexandra Roach on its cast roster.

Reuters - Pending sales of existing homes surged to a 1-1/2 year high in November, an industry group said on Thursday, offering more signs of a tentative recovery in the housing market.

AP - The number of Americans who bought previously occupied homes rose last month. But the National Association of Realtors says it overstated about 3.5 million sales during and after the Great Recession, showing the housing market remains much weaker than previously thought

AP - The number of Americans who bought previously occupied homes rose last month. But the National Association of Realtors says it overstated about 3.5 million sales during and after the Great Recession, showing the housing market remains much weaker than previously thought.