Business Journal Report (3-7-12)

In business news for Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 -- It's a buyer's market if you're shopping for a home. Home prices continued to fall in the Milwaukee area in January.

Also, mild weather is contributing to an eight percent drop in fourth quarter income for Bon-Ton - Boston Store's parent company. A spokeswoman says one of the main factors was that people bought less cold-weather merchandise due to the unseasonably warm temperatures this winter.