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  • Government starts exiting Mortgage Mkt

    Stakes are high as government plans exit from mortgage markets By David Cho, Neil Irwin and Dina ElBoghdadyWashington Post Staff WritersMonday, January 25, 2010; A01   For more than a year, the government pulled out the stops to revive home buying...

  • New Rules For FHA Borrowers

    New rules for FHA borrowers The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) today outlined future changes to the FHA home loan program.  The changes first were proposed last month by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan. Rising ...

  • Fast Facts - California Real Estate Market

    Fast Facts Calif. median home price: December 09: $306,820 (Source: C.A.R.) Calif. highest median home price by C.A.R. region December 09: Santa Barbara So. Coast $847,500(Source: C.A.R.) Calif. lowest median home price by C.A.R. region December 09: ...

  • Loan Modifications Rise

    Loan modifications rise 69 percent in third quarterNational bank and thrift servicers implemented more than 680,000 home loan modifications and payment plans in the third quarter of 2009, a 69 percent increase compared with the second quarter, according t...

  • Obama's Homeowner Help

    latimes.com Obama's standardized short-sale plan could help troubled homeowners By Kenneth R. Harney December 13, 2009 If you're in trouble on your mortgage and can't get a loan modification, check out the Obama administration's standardized short-sal...

  • Recovery's pace slower than first thought

    GDP growth revised to 2.8 percent pace from 3.5 percent for third quarter The Associated Press updated 11:15 a.m. PT, Tues., Nov . 24, 2009 // WASHINGTON - The economy is growing modestly, with consumers too wary about spending to invigorate the ...

  • Housing bottom behind us, experts say

    Housing bottom behind us, experts sayThe median price of an existing, single-family home in California rose for the seventh consecutive month in September to $296,090, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ most-recent sales and price ...

  • USDA Home Loans

    AGRICULTURE DEPUTY SECRETARY MERRIGAN ANNOUNCES USDA HAS HELPED 50,000 AMERICANS BECOME HOMEOWNERS Milestone Highlights How American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is Helping Families Throughout the Country WASHINGTON, August 5, 2009 - Agriculture Deput...

  • Down Payment, Closing Costs Biggest Obsticle

    Daily Real Estate News  | July 10, 2009  | // Share Downpayment, Closing Costs Biggest Obstacles Most Americans still consider having enough money for downpayment and closing costs to be the biggest obstacles to buying a home, according to th...

  • Economists See signs

    •  Jun. 29, 2009 Economists See Signs of Recovery Along with Red Flags USD's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate hosts mid-year conference By MANDY JACKSON CREJ Staff Writer Three economists said they expect the local and state economy to sh...

  • Tax Credit can be used for additional Down Payment

    Tax credit can be used as additional down payment find the article at: http://www.car.org/newsstand/newsreleases/fhadownpayment/" Qualified, first-time home buyers using a Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured...

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