seven years

General Electric is paying the SEC $50 million to settle a fraud suit alleging that GE reported false accounting numbers seven years ago.

Amy Scott reports on why the investigation took so long.

Construction of new homes was expected to drop in September, but not to the lowest number in seven years. With builders and buyers unable to get loans easily, the decline is expected to continue.

Mitchell Hartman reports.

Some mortgage experts suggest that you should avoid moving unless you expect to stay in the new home for at least seven years.