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30 days to get $8,000 tax credit

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Attention shoppers: You have barely a month left before the homebuyer tax credit expires. But depending on where you live, you might not want to rush out to buy.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/7yzvoSi0AAs” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »

Home price dip extends to 4th month

Continue Reading Add comment March 30th, 2010

The market seems to have pulled the rug out from under housing industry hopes for a sustained early recovery.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/YaOVbK7iIoc” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »

Don’t foreclose! Do a short sale

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Short sales are the hottest thing going in the distressed-property market, and the trend is expected to get even hotter in coming weeks, when the government starts handing out cash to encourage lenders to close these deals.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/-EqS7dmNonY” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »

$600 million in housing aid for 5 states

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Five more states will receive federal funding to help troubled homeowners avoid foreclosure, the Obama administration announced Monday.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/5p4097VBjpU” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »

Your home can make you happier

Continue Reading Add comment March 29th, 2010

With your house almost certainly worth less now than it was three years ago –and with more declines possible — you may feel stuck in your current place. Stuck, and bummed out.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/0XSX2irj2C0″ height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »

Can you still get a 5% mortgage?

Continue Reading Add comment March 25th, 2010

There’s still time to get a 5% mortgage — but the window is closing.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/2HxqOyRsx3Y” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »

Bank of America to cut some mortgage balances

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Bank of America announced Wednesday that it will first look at reducing the loan balances of certain distressed homeowners with subprime or adjustable rate mortgages to make their payments more affordable.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/aRfh1u27iek” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »

New-home sales fall to record low

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Sales of new homes fell to a record low in February, according to a government report released Wednesday, as the glut of foreclosed homes and a weak economy dampened the housing market.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/j2-EuURZPtg” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »

TARP watchdog slams Obama foreclosure program

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President Obama’s foreclosure prevention program will likely fall far short of its goals and may even do more harm than good, a government watchdog said Tuesday.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/U79m3E__P9A” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »

Census: Dallas and Houston are big winners

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Don’t mess with Texas! Cities in the Lone Star State were among the fastest growing places in 2009.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/0fUCWiDDKm0″ height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »

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