Archive for March, 2010

30 days to get $8,000 tax credit

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
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"/
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Home price dip extends to 4th month

Tuesday, 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"/
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Don’t foreclose! Do a short sale

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
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"/
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$600 million in housing aid for 5 states

Monday, March 29th, 2010
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"/
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Your home can make you happier

Monday, 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"/
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Unemployed and ‘underwater’ to get mortgage relief

Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Under fire to do more to stop the foreclosure crisis, the Obama administration will announce Friday new steps to help the unemployed and those who are "underwater" with a bigger mortgage than their home is worth.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/hG5cLVU2ags" height="1" width="1"/
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Can you still get a 5% mortgage?

Thursday, 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"/
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Bank of America to cut some mortgage balances

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
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"/
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New-home sales fall to record low

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
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"/
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TARP watchdog slams Obama foreclosure program

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
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"/
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