Real estate is one of the hottest investment stories on the Street. That’s because for the first time in six years, home prices logged an annual gain in 2012. That momentum has carried into 2013, with the S&P/Case Schiller House Price Index showing prices on the upswing. But while there is consensus that real estate is rebounding, how to profit is a different story. Read More

Real estate is one of the hottest investment stories on the Street. That’s because for the first time in six years, home prices logged an annual gain in 2012. That momentum has carried into 2013, with the S&P/Case Schiller House Price Index showing prices on the upswing. But while there is consensus that real estate is rebounding, how to profit is a different story. My colleague Carla Pasternak has covered a few of these, mentioning private-equity firms such as the Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) as popular destinations because the group has been making huge investments in commercial and residential real estate. Homebuilders have also been popular, with industry leaders such as Lennar (NYSE: LEN) and Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) each up more than 50% in the past six months. [Related: Renter Nation: The Incredible Housing Story Nobody Is Talking About] Although these are great ways to cash in on the real-estate… Read More

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John Paulson is one of the most famous and successful hedge-fund managers of all time. He shot to stardom in 2007 after The Wall Street Journal revealed his firm had scored a jaw-dropping $15 billion profit from… Read More

In the past month, the market has been confronted with a bearish run of data warning of weakness in the economy. March’s… Read More

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