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From seasoned real estate writer Steve Bergsman comes this message: Proceed with caution, be patient and realize that there are many kinds of real estate markets — each with particular potentials and pitfalls.

Sales data from March indicate that a trend change in housing prices might be underway in the beleaguered Phoenix metro market.

Each year, the W. P. Carey School evaluates the annual accuracy of projections from the 50 national economists that contribute to the consensus forecast reported monthly in Blue Chip Economic Indicators.

Compensation practices at financial institutions receiving federal bailout money raised the ire of citizens and lawmakers this winter, but the huge salaries and bonuses paid to some corporate leaders are not new. How did executive compensation reach such lofty levels?

Parsimony is a little like dancing, according to marketing Professor John Lastovicka. It's something anyone can learn, but some have more talent for it than others. What's more, the truly penny-wise take pleasure in their penny pinching.

Differentiated leadership — a management style in which leaders treat individual staff members differently based on such factors as their skills, perceived value or personalities — is a widely accepted approach to management.

The way businesses and policymakers approach economic integration is quite different. Businesses tend to be pragmatic — focusing on finding immediate solutions.

At mid-month, analysts had turned more pessimistic about the economy, as some of the promising "green shoots" of recovery appeared to have withered, writes Lee McPheters, editor of Economy@W. P. Carey.

How confident are you that you understand the Arizona economy? This test of your economic knowledge was administered at the Annual Economic Outlook luncheon hosted by the W. P. Carey School's Economic Club of Phoenix. Some of the answers may surprise you!

An anemic economic recovery will begin at the end of the year, but don't expect the pain to end anytime soon.