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2M borrowers avoid foreclosure
8/27/2008 10:50 AM
Hope Now has helped more than 2 million at-risk borrowers stay in their homes during the past 13 months, according to numbers released by the coalition on Wednesday. ......

Unlocking your home equity
8/27/2008 10:01 AM
The housing rescue package that Congress scrambled to pass in July was aimed primarily at stemming foreclosures and shoring up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But it also contains provisions that make reverse mortgages a better deal for older homeowners who want to turn their equity into cash. Housing fix backfires
8/27/2008 9:44 AM
Back in February, Congress passed into law a quick fix for the housing market. Unfortunately, it hasn't done much good. ......

Home prices plummet in a new record
8/26/2008 10:55 AM
National U.S. home prices fell a record 15.4% in the second quarter compared with last year, according to a report out Tuesday. ......

Mortgage volume rises
8/27/2008 6:34 AM
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Latest home prices - first quarter
5/19/2008 11:09 AM
Single-family home prices dropped 7.7% in the first quarter in the largest year-over-year decline since the National Association of Realtors began reporting prices in 1982. ......

Where home prices are headed next
5/19/2008 11:23 AM
The housing implosion is nowhere near over. In 75 of the 100 top U.S. cities, prices are expected to fall in the next 12 months according to Fiserv Lending Solutions. ......

Mortgage fraud still soaring
8/26/2008 5:03 AM
With the housing market in turmoil and lending standards tougher than ever, you'd think that the kind of unscrupulous activity that helped plunge the industry into crisis would be a thing of the past. ......

New home sales rise, but grim news lurks
8/26/2008 1:11 PM
The housing sector offered another mixed bag of news Tuesday, as new home sales rose slightly in July only after June sales were revised downward, according to a key government report. ......

Five-fold jump in Thornburg profit
8/26/2008 8:59 AM
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