Thursday, November 27, 2008

Borrowers look for a 'taste of the bailout pie'

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Consumers flock to cheaper mortgages after Federal action By: Dina ElBoghdady: washingtonpost.com Would-be mortgage borrowers have rushed to...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

U.S. Mortgage Rates Fall on $600 Billion Fed Plan

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U.S. mortgage rates fell more than three-quarters of a percentage point today after the Federal Reserve said it will buy as much as $600 bil...

NEWS ALERT - Paulson Unveils $800 Billion Plan to Ease Credit Crunch

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“A very strong statement of support for the housing market” By: David Lightman: RISMEDIA Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, warning that “mil...
Sunday, November 23, 2008

Efforts expand to help financially distressed homeowners

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Two mass-market loan modification programs are aimed at preventing foreclosures. But critics say they don't solve the problem and could ...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Home Prices Rise in Some Metros, Buyers More Active in Other Areas

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Four out of five metropolitan areas recorded lower home prices in the third quarter from a year earlier, while existing-home sales fell in 3...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Real Estate Outlook: Housing in Recovery

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With all the turbulence and losses in stocks and bad economic news in the headlines lately, you can easily lose perspective on what's re...

Southland October home sales climb to highest level of the year

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Southern California home sales rose unseasonably last month from September as buyers shook off gloomy financial news and took advantage of o...

Paulson: Financial Rescue Is Working

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Paulson Remains Reluctant on Auto Maker, Homeowner Aid. WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE Rescue Is Working, Treasury Secretary Says; 'Turned t...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

U.S. to unveil sweeping new plan to help struggling homeowners: Gov't to announce new loan aid effort

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The government and the mortgage industry are set to announce the most sweeping effort yet to help troubled homeowners by speeding up the pro...
Monday, November 10, 2008

The First Time Buyer $7,500 IRS Tax Credit: Why Isn’t There More Excitement?

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What is a potential home buyer to do? There is widespread negative publicity about the future of real estate values. By: David Fialk: RISMED...

Lower Home Prices Helping Inventory Decline, Study Reports

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A recently released report on the Altos 10-City Composite Price Index showed a decline in asking prices of 1.5% in October and 2.9% for the ...
Saturday, November 08, 2008

Bailout: Will It Help Restore Real Estate Consumer Confidence?

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What industry pundits had been referring to as a correction in the housing market became a full-blown crisis of global proportion this past ...
Friday, November 07, 2008

Obama Will Support Housing, Says NAR

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President-elect Barack Obama is likely to make a housing market recovery a central part of his economic revival plan, NAR leaders said Thurs...
Friday, October 31, 2008

Bernanke Urges Government to Provide Backstop for Mortgage-Backed Market

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the market for mortgage-backed bonds will require some form of government support through eith...