Host Carl Larsen discusses with Union-Tribune staff writer Roger Showley whether calls for investment in infrastructure will ease the nation's economic turmoil. Would such a move put the planned downtown library and a new federal courthouse on a fast track?

Union-Tribune staff writer Lori Weisberg discusses the campaign positions on housing taken by Barack Obama and his opponent, John McCain. Also, a new plan to safeguard San Diego's canyons.

Union-Tribune staff writer Emmet Pierce discusses Chula Vista's innovative program requiring lenders to maintain a growing number of foreclosed homes in the city. The city's foreclosure ordinance, designed to stave off vandalism and to safeguard the values of surrounding homes has become a national model .

San Diego Realtor Matt Battiata has built a specialty of short sales in today's distressed market. He explains to host Carl Larsen how selling short is preferable for financially strapped home owners than ending up in foreclosure.

Union-Tribune staff writer Roger Showley discusses the proposed federal bailout package and its impact and discusses the latest local housing market data with host Carl Larsen.

Attorney Louis Galuppo, of USD's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate, discusses the how the proposed housing bailout might impact local real estate.

Author and journalist Tom Kelly discusses how the real estate slowdown has impacted the booming second home market.

Richard Bitner, author of "Confessions of a Subprime Lender" discusses the housing meltdown and the recently passed congressional bailout package.

Dr. Steven Altman, president of the NewSchool of Architecture and Design in downtown San Diego, discusses the recent sale of the privately held college and the school's role in shaping San Diego's built environment. Union-Tribune staff writer Roger Showley joins host Carl Larsen.

A deeper look at Harvard's State of the Nation's Housing report. Host Carl Larsen interviews Rachel Brown of Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

Housing price analyst John Karevoll of DataQuick Information Systems discusses with host Carl Larsen whether the real estate market has bottomed out and what impact higher gas prices will have on suburbia.

Union-Tribune staff writer Emmet Pierce talks about slow progress in aiding strapped home owners caught in the mortgage squeeze and the State of the Nation's Housing report from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies

Can a bit of theater speed up the sale of your house? Carl Larsen interviews Perri Miller, president of the local chapter of the International Assn. of Home Staging Professionals, on how staging works, how much it costs and who uses it.

Union-Tribune staff writer Roger Showley is interviewed by host Carl Larsen on the American Institute of Architects local awards program, held in June. To see a gallery of this year's winners, clickhere.

Host Carl Larsen interviews Peter Dennehy, senior vice president of Sullivan Group Real Estate Advisors, and Union-Tribune staff writer Emmet Pierce on the exodus of homebuilding firms from San Diego.

Host Carl Larsen interviews Union-Tribune staff writer Roger Showley on local housing prices for April 2008 and on the newly completed Sunroad Spectrum high-rise, San Diego's most controversial building.

What makes a green home? Host Carl Larsen interviews Gary Higginbotham and Matthew Daby of Alan Mascord Design Associates of Portland, Ore., authors of a new book on the subject.

Newsweek correspondent Dan McGinn discusses his new book, "House Lust," and the reasons why Americans are infatuated with houses, from staying glued to HGTV to checking prices of neighbors' homes on Zillow.

Union-Tribune Staff Writer Lori Weisberg discusses the new general plan for San Diego being shaped by city planners.

San Diego architect Mike Stepner talks about efforts to revitalize two inner-city San Diego neighborhoods through the help of a foundation.

San Diego Association of Realtors president Lori Staehling discusses with host Carl Larsen how the mortgage meltdown and rising economic concerns have impacted real estate agents.

Union-Tribune reporter Emmet Pierce talks to host Carl Larsen. After the break: Angie Hicks, founder of Angie's List, talks about the service providing information on qualified contractors and home-service companies.

Elizabeth Morris, the recently retired chief executive of the San Diego Housing Commission, discusses her career and San Diego's housing needs in an interview with Union-Tribune staff writer Lori Weisberg and host Carl Larsen.

Cal State San Marcos economist Robert Brown discusses the year-end price report for San Diego County and the outlook for 2008 with Union-Tribune staff writer Roger Showley and host Carl Larsen.

What's the best day to put your home on the market? Does an unfurnished home command as much money from buyers as a furnished house? Scott Nagel, vice president for real estate operations for Seattle-based Redfin, an e-commerce brokerage, discusses these issues and other trends found in the company's recent study on home-selling tactics based on academic research.