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[The Washington Post] Donovan Not Ready to Declare Victory on U.S. Housing Progress Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Home sales, showing new signs of life two years after the credit crunch drove down home prices, must gain
[Charlotte Observer] Fannie program could get you in a foreclosed home Kenneth Harney, who lives in Washington, D.C., writes an award-winning column on housing and real estate. If you fit the profile - typically buyers
[Wall Street Journal] One of the biggest dangers facing the housing market is the glut of underwater homeowners who could default if their personal finances or home prices worsen. About 11 million borrowers, or 23%
[The Globe and Mail] Published on Friday, Sep. 03, 2010 7:02PM EDT Last updated on Friday, Sep. 03, 2010 7:08PM EDT here is probably no person in world who is more closely identified with the financial crisis, and no one
[Reuters] (Reuters) - A further downturn in the battered U.S. housing market has put the Obama administration in a tough spot with few tools to stem foreclosures ahead of congressional elections in which
[Banker & Tradesman] FHFA Establishes New Housing Goals for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has sent a final rule to the Federal Register establishing new housing goals for Fannie Mae
[HULIQ] Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates hit record lows again While today's mortgage rates rose slightly on one overnight survey and fell slightly on another, the overall mortgage rate trend remains down, as the
[The Huffington Post] Meanwhile, the administration should investigate ways to facilitate more refinancing. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-controlled mortgage companies, hold millions of mortgages from
[Tampabay.com] program aims to help move backlog of foreclosures WASHINGTON If you fit the profile typically buyers with little cash on hand or small-scale investors looking for a deal on a
[Daily Finance] U.S. mortgage rates this week fell to their lowest point in nearly four decades, giving real-estate industry watchers hope that the housing market may soon regain momentum as banks start helping more
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