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In another sign that HAMP and low interest rates are not helping home sales, The National Association of Realtors reported…
The $75 billion Making Home Affordable Program has not lead to many permanent mortgage modifications. Through May, the number was…
The percentage of unemployment among black workers is 16.5%. Among Hispanics it is 12.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor…
Citigroup (NYSE: C) said it would halt foreclosures in areas 30 miles or less from the Gulf oil spill and…
Perhaps it is the expiration of housing tax credits, or high unemployment, or fears about a second recession. The Commerce…
There has been a great deal of data from the federal government that people who have received modified mortgages end…
The double dip in housing has caught up to another important player. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing…
The cost of the bailouts of Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) and Fannie Mae (FNM) could rise as high as $1…
The foreclosure rate in the US is not getting any worse, but unfortunately, it is not getting any better. According…
The end of federal tax credits for home buyers which were as high as $8,000 ended in April. That almost…
Pending home sales rose again in April. But, the trend likely reversed itself in May. The housing market improvement may…
On May 17th and May 25th, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange stopped trading in lumber futures because the contract price had…
When it rains, it pours. On top of trouble on the Korean peninsula, Eurozone sovereign debt concerns, and a belief…
Adding to the mixed results on the US real estate market, the National Association of Realtors said existing home moved…
On the back of today’s news that mortgage applications had fallen, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported that the delinquency rate…
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