With the housing slump, it would seem prices should be coming down, but apparently that’s not the case, with CNBC’s Diana Olick, CNBC real estate reporter & CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo

Determining the real story on home prices after conflicting reports, with Diana Olick, CNBC real estate reporter

Analysis and Discussion with Featured Guest Bill Fries of Thornburg Investment Management and Anton Schutz of Mendon Capital Advisor’s: Deal Makes Sense for Both Companies; Wachovia Offering 16% Premium to A.G. Edwards Closing Price; Wachovia Unlikely to Do More Acquisitions in Near Term; Jeffries and Raymond James Could Be Takeover Candidates; Regional Broker Consolidation

Interview with Lee Hoskins, Former Cleveland Fed Bank President; Fed Says Housing to Weigh on Growth Longer Than Anticipated, Dollar Drop May Reinforce Pressure on Import Prices, Prospects for Growth and Prices Haven’t Changed Much, Consumer Spending Expected to Grow at More Moderate Pace; What’s the Fed’s Next Move?

Analysis and Discussion with Ethan Harris of Lehman Brothers: Bottoming-Out of Housing is Starting Now; Sees 15K Job Cuts per Month in Construction; Fed is “Comfortably on Hold”

A consortium led by the Royal Bank of Scotland is raising the cash portion of its offer for ABN Amro by more than 11%, and CNBCs Melissa Francis reports as Maria Bartiromo interviews Fred Goodwin, CEO of the Royal Bank of Scotland, about his companys offer.

Lets keep it real. Yes home prices are down, however, every market has cycles and ups and downs. After 15 years, we are still doing well. Stay put.

Big cities are seeing big price drops in homes, and Diana Olick, CNBC real estate reporter, has the story but NOT Seattle, Portland or Charlotte.

Private equity has been serving up fat returns to investors and that’s been keeping the money flowing in, but that may actually mean peril for private equity’s ability to raise more cash in the future. CNBC’s Melissa Lee has the story.

Lehman, TSP may buy Archstone-Smith for $12 billion