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Own A Home? You’re On Welfare.
Submitted by StephenDraper  (www.mytwodollars.com)

Well, at least that’s what a columnist in Time magazine thinks. (It is in the current paper issue, so it’s not available online yet.) I never really thought about it that way, but he is kinda...

Article | Oct 7, 2009 | Views: 52 | Comments: 0 
Tags: housing, real estate

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Worried About a Mortgage Rate Spike? You Have Options
Submitted by StephenDraper  (finance.yahoo.com)

Good news for prospective home buyers: You can find 30-year mortgages for less than 5% again. But those rates may not last. And these days it's almost impossible to lock in a rate while you hunt...

Article | Oct 6, 2009 | Views: 60 | Comments: 0 
Tags: mortgage, housing, real estate, mortgage rates, home loans

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Foreclosure Help and Where to Find It
Submitted by andys2i  (www.savingtoinvest.com)

With such a large number of household's facing foreclosure, many families need to seek external help. Fortunately the government has implemented a number of programs to help homeowners already in...

Article | Sep 11, 2009 | Views: 38 | Comments: 0 
Tags: housing, real, estate, foreclosure, help

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Mortgage Defaults: Many Are Intentional, Study Finds
Submitted by ktexas  (www.time.com)

Up to 26% of U.S. homeowners who stop paying their mortgage may be doing so intentionally, not because they can't make the payments but because they don't want to put money into a house that's...

Article | Jul 7, 2009 | Views: 81 | Comments: 0 
Tags: mortgage, mortgages, economy, housing, real estate, housing bubble, debt, housing market, recession, defaults

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Reverse mortgage debate in overdrive
Submitted by ktexas  (www.chicagotribune.com)

The warning bells sounded pretty loud and clear earlier this month when a top banking regulator compared the potential risks of reverse mortgages with the subprime lending crisis.

Article | Jun 26, 2009 | Views: 97 | Comments: 0 
Tags: mortgage, economy, retirement, housing, subprime, real estate, debt, personal finance, recession, reverse mortgage

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Should You Buy a Home Equity Protection Plan?
Submitted by ktexas  (www.smartmoney.com)

Playing into the anxieties of homeowners over plummeting home values, two companies are selling products promising to put a little more control in homeowners’ hands. Their pitch? That homeowners...

Article | May 27, 2009 | Views: 73 | Comments: 0 
Tags: housing, real estate, housing market, recession, housing prices, home prices, buying

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Housing Market Bottom in Sight?
Submitted by andys2i  (www.savingtoinvest.com)

Despite median home prices across the nation falling by 14 percent to $169,000, there are emerging signs that the housing market may be stabilizing and reaching a bottom. For new or would-be...

Article | May 13, 2009 | Views: 106 | Comments: 0 
Tags: housing, market, real, estate, buying, bottom, stimulus

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Jumbo mortgage availability - and affordability - may be making a comeback
Submitted by ktexas  (www.marketwatch.com)

Jumbo mortgages became more expensive and harder to come by as the nation's credit crisis deepened. That might be starting to change. One example provided by the article is Bank of America which...

Article | Apr 6, 2009 | Views: 87 | Comments: 0 
Tags: mortgages, housing, bank of america, loans, jumbo mortgage, financial crisis

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In the Exurbs, the American Dream Is Up for Rent
Submitted by RealEstateMan  (online.wsj.com)

I haven't seen this happen outside of the Boston area.

Article | Mar 31, 2009 | Views: 119 | Comments: 0 
Tags: housing, market, real, estate, foreclosure, buying, renting

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Freddie Mac Announces Resignation OF CEO David Moffet
Submitted by andys2i  (www.savingtoinvest.com)

The C-Level musical chairs at Freddie Mac continues. Is the Fannie Mae CEO Next?

Article | Mar 2, 2009 | Views: 95 | Comments: 0 
Tags: housing, real, estate, fannie, freddie

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Mortgage Refinancing under the Obama Housing Plan
Submitted by andys2i  (www.savingtoinvest.com)

Unfortunately for millions of Americans the savings from refinancing to a lower rate are out of their grasp because they do not qualify, thanks to the tighter eligibility criteria resulting from...

Article | Mar 2, 2009 | Views: 195 | Comments: 0 
Tags: mortgage, obama, housing, real, estate, tax, refinancing

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Renters Lose Edge on Homeowners
Submitted by RealEstateMan  (online.wsj.com)

People are REALLY going to have to feel safe before buying this time.

Article | Feb 26, 2009 | Views: 124 | Comments: 1 
Tags: housing, market, real, estate, home, prices, bubble, renting

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Obama's $75 Billion Mortgage Modification Plan
Submitted by andys2i  (www.savingtoinvest.com)

Relief for Troubled home owners or Delaying the inevitable?

Article | Feb 18, 2009 | Views: 236 | Comments: 0 
Tags: mortgage, housing, real, estate, loan, stimulus



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