Quakes force thousands into camps (Daily Telegraph) THOUSANDS of frightened residents flooded makeshift refugee camps in Indonesia's West Papua province today after two powerful earthquakes flattened buildings and killed at least one person.
Home sales are up but prices are falling: Who's buying houses? (San Jose Mercury News) Current home shoppers, experts say, generally fall into two camps '" first-time home buyers and investors. Almost all other buyers remain on the sidelines, either because they're unable to qualify for low-interest loans or because their current home has lost so much value they don't have enough equity for a down payment on a new one.