NYT: Plan to pay homeowners to sell at loss - Mon, 8 Mar 2010 20:41:09 GMT
 NYT: The Obama administration has been trying to keep defaulting owners in their homes. Now it will take a new approach: paying some of them to leave.
Presidency of Barack Obama - New York Times - President - United States - Barack Obama
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Pending home sales tumble amid winter woes - Thu, 4 Mar 2010 16:20:37 GMT
The number of buyers who agreed to purchase a home fell sharply in January, a sign that demand for housing is sinking this winter as stormy weather slammed Eastern states.
Business - Construction and Maintenance - Residential Housing - Real estate - Thomson Reuters
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Mortgage rates fall below the 5 percent mark - Thu, 4 Mar 2010 22:57:53 GMT
 Mortgages rates have dipped below 5 percent again, four weeks before a government program that is helping keep rates low is scheduled to run out.
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Forbes: Where you can get ahead quickly - Mon, 1 Mar 2010 12:42:37 GMT
 Professional success often requires some degree of sacrifice. Surprisingly, one of those sacrifices might include moving to the outskirts of some big cities.
Forbes - Business - United States - Business and Economy - Business Services
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Government extends refinance program a year - Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:30:13 GMT
The government is giving homeowners another year to refinance their loans under a little-used program designed to help borrowers whose homes have plummeted in value.
Loan - Refinancing - Government - Mortgage - United States
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Construction spending falls to 2003 levels - Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:10:53 GMT
Construction spending fell for a third straight month, pulled down by a slump in private nonresidential spending and weak public construction, a government report showed.
Public school - Business - Construction and Maintenance - Consulting - Economic
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Homebuyer credit not jolting housing market - Mon, 1 Mar 2010 12:45:13 GMT
It sounded like a great idea three months ago: Hand homeowners a $6,500 tax credit to find a new place to live, giving a thrust of energy to the housing market's recovery.
Real estate economics - Real estate - Business - Residential - Financial Services
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Existing-home sales tumble 7.2 percent - Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:46:14 GMT
 Sales of previously occupied homes took a large drop for the second straight month in January. It was another sign the housing market's recovery is faltering.
U.S. Housing Market - Business - Real estate - Residential - Marketing and Advertising
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Fannie Mae seeks $15.3 billion more in aid - Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:53:32 GMT
Fannie Mae needs another $15 billion in federal assistance, bringing its total to more than $75 billion. And worse, the mortgage finance company warned its losses will continue this year.
Fannie Mae - Freddie Mac - Business - Thailand - Provinces
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Slide show: Slideshow: Mystery of a reclusive heiress - Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:18:40 GMT
 Why are the mansions of one of America’s richest women sitting vacant? Click to follow this photo narrative of the reclusive Huguette Clark and her father, William Andrews Clark, the "Paris millionaire senator." Where is Huguette Clark? And what will become of her fortune?
United States - Wealth - Narrative - Government - Politics
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Pittsburgh tops list of best housing markets - Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:36:04 GMT
 Families in the market for a house are shopping at the right time: Nationally, homes are near the most affordable they've been in 18 years.
Pittsburgh - House - Real estate - Business - Residential
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Sales of new homes hit a record low in January - Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:42:38 GMT
Sales of new homes plunged to a record low in January, underscoring the formidable challenges facing the housing industry as it tries to recover from the worst slump in decades.
Business - United States - Marketing and Advertising - Recreation - Picture Ratings
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Home prices gain for seventh straight month - Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:56:28 GMT
Home prices rose nationally for the seventh straight month in December as the U.S. housing market continues its bumpy road to recovery.
Real estate pricing - Real estate economics - United States - Real estate - Business
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Obama considers changes to mortgage plan - Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:45:31 GMT
The Obama administration is soon expected to unveil additional protections to ensure homeowners are treated fairly and consistently under its mortgage relief program.
Presidency of Barack Obama - Mortgage - United States - Business - Financial Services
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Fewer people falling behind on home loans - Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:17:49 GMT
The number of borrowers falling behind on their mortgage payments dropped sharply at the end of last year, a sign the foreclosure crisis is beginning to ebb.
Mortgage - Foreclosure - Loan - Business - Financial Services
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Open House: Homes available in Vancouver - Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:34:28 GMT
If watching the Games have inspired you to move, these Vancouver properties are up for sale.
Vancouver - Canada - House - Regional Districts - British Columbia
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Obama unveils $1.5 billion in housing aid - Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:54:52 GMT
 President Barack Obama used a campaign push for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to announce a new fund to support homeowners in five states hit hardest by the housing crisis.
Barack Obama - President of the United States - Economic - United States - Politics
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