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Can’t make your mortgage? Get an emergency loan

Continue Reading Add comment March 8th, 2010

Erin and Robert Smith had no problem handling the $2,000 monthly payment on their home … until they lost their jobs.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/OxUZuDaKM0s” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »

A plan to save commercial real estate

Continue Reading Add comment March 5th, 2010

Economists have long been predicting commercial real estate could be the next day of reckoning for the financial markets, with a wave of defaults looming as billions of dollars in troubled loans come due in the coming months.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Q1QNfxwwM9g” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »

Rush Limbaugh wants $14 million for his NYC penthouse

Continue Reading Add comment March 3rd, 2010

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is saying adios to the Big Apple and selling his Fifth Avenue penthouse, asking almost $14 million.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/rAuDqV6lIgc” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »

Nab a real estate deal - while you still can

Continue Reading Add comment March 3rd, 2010

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″/ Read more »

Fannie to U.S.: We need another $15.3 billion

Continue Reading Add comment February 26th, 2010

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″/ Read more »

Existing home sales drop

Continue Reading Add comment February 26th, 2010

Sales of existing homes unexpectedly fell in January, according to an industry report published Friday.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/r9Lyevl1DfM” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »

Mortgage servicers offer aid plan for jobless

Continue Reading Add comment February 25th, 2010

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″/ Read more »

Duck! Watch out for falling home prices

Continue Reading Add comment February 25th, 2010

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″/ Read more »

New home sales fall to a record low

Continue Reading Add comment February 24th, 2010

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″/ Read more »

Nearly 25% of all mortgages are underwater

Continue Reading Add comment February 24th, 2010

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″/ Read more »

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