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Nab a real estate deal - while you still can
March 2nd, 2010 — News
If you've been holding off on a real estate purchase, glimmers of a turnaround in the housing market may have you wondering if it's finally time to make your move.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/wsz1Yki0DQ4" height="1" width="1"/
Fannie to U.S.: We need another $15.3 billion
February 26th, 2010 — News
Battered by the housing crisis, mortgage finance company Fannie Mae said Friday that it needs another $15.3 billion in bailout money from the federal government.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/J6cESxSze_I" height="1" width="1"/
Mortgage servicers offer aid plan for jobless
February 25th, 2010 — News
The Mortgage Bankers Association proposed a forbearance program Wednesday aimed at helping the unemployed pay their mortgages for up to nine months.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/jxCNThvxMv4" height="1" width="1"/
Duck! Watch out for falling home prices
February 25th, 2010 — News
Despite signs that the real estate market might be lurching forward, prices are expected to fall further this year.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/VMc2dnTuCjQ" height="1" width="1"/
New home sales fall to a record low
February 24th, 2010 — News
Sales of new homes plunged in January to the lowest level on record, government figures showed Wednesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/wuatysMSfJo" height="1" width="1"/
Nearly 25% of all mortgages are underwater
February 24th, 2010 — News
More bad news on the housing bust front: Nearly 25% of all mortgage borrowers were underwater, meaning they more on their loans than their homes are worth.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/8hmx4txw6Ak" height="1" width="1"/
The boy who cried housing recovery!
February 22nd, 2010 — News
Lowe's reported a better-than-expected profit for the fourth quarter on Monday, and the nation's second-largest home-improvement retailer indicated that 2010 would be a better year for the housing market.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/VhKtHsvL75w" height="1" width="1"/
Late FHA loans spike 62%
February 19th, 2010 — News
The recent spike in the number of delinquent Federal Housing Administration-insured loans has some people worried that taxpayers will eventually have to bail the agency out.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/-gvOcTOcd80" height="1" width="1"/
Is the mortgage market starting to heal?
February 19th, 2010 — News
The mortgage market may have begun to turn: Fewer borrowers fell behind on their payments during the last three months of 2009.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/DzzUAqQSWwc" height="1" width="1"/
Your landlord got foreclosed. Do you have to go?
February 18th, 2010 — News
Renting a home that is going through foreclosure? If so, don't be fooled: Lenders can't kick you out; they have to honor the terms of your lease.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/8XM1boP6WIs" height="1" width="1"/