Home Prices Without Fed Support
The big test for home prices will come next spring when the U.S. starts to withdraw from the market
BusinessWeek,
Sun Dec 20 19:17:47 PST 2009
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Foreclosure rate declining across area
If it could talk, the multifamily house at 101 Twiss St. in Meriden could share the whole story behind the housing market's wild climb and eventual plunge.
The Record-Journal,
Sun Dec 20 19:17:32 PST 2009
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Time to Start or Stop Trading Home Starts?
This past week was a rocky one for the homebuilders: one day they're up, and the next day they're down in the dumps. Housing starts data can rally the sector as quickly as poor macro data d...
TheStreet.com,
Fri Dec 18 08:25:44 PST 2009
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Unemployed, woman turns to baking to stop foreclosure
Cecilia Matos bakes bread with the help of her friend Maria Aguiar of Potomac to help raise money to save her Clarksburg home. Matos owes the bank $15,000 by Jan. 15 to avoid foreclosure.
Bethesda Gazette,
Wed Dec 16 02:41:14 PST 2009
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Unemployed, woman turns to baking to stop foreclosure
Cecilia Matos bakes and sells bread to help raise money to save her Clarksburg home. Matos owes the bank $15,000 by Jan. 15 to avoid foreclosure.
North Potomac Gazette,
Wed Dec 16 02:39:14 PST 2009
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One year and millions of dollars later, foreclosure rate still up
Last March, the Obama administration set up the Home Affordable Modification Program to help people like the Stewarts work with mortgage servicers to modify loans. But the program hasn't wo...
Fremont News-Messenger,
Sat Dec 19 05:39:54 PST 2009
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Program to renegotiate Burlington home mortgages
As foreclosure rates in New Jersey break records, one area community is trying a new program to keep people in their homes.
The Philadelphia Inquirer,
Fri Dec 18 16:31:00 PST 2009
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Home Prices Without Fed Support
The U.S. housing market has been on government life support for much of 2009. Thanks to the feds' bounty of tax credits, purchases of mortgage securities, interest-rate cuts, and home loan ...
BusinessWeek via Yahoo! News,
Fri Dec 18 05:08:41 PST 2009
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Bankruptcies on the rise, affecting foreclosures
ZANESVILLE --The numbers give the impression that foreclosures in Muskingum County have declined in the past year. There were more than 500 foreclosure in Muskingum County in 2008, nearly 4...
Zanesville Times Recorder,
Sun Dec 20 05:23:34 PST 2009
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Real-estate bottom is not when things appear to be better
JOE READLE/GETTY IMAGES FILESIGN OF THE TIMES: A foreclosure sale sign is seen in front of a home earlier this year in Miami. As 2009 draws to a close, the South Florida real-estate market ...
Miami Herald,
Fri Dec 18 14:47:54 PST 2009
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Top Scoops
Sam Smith - Less than 24 hours ago, your editor reluctantly expressed the view that bad as the healthcare bill was, it would help enough people to justify its passage. I had forgotten somet...
Scoop.co.nz,
Sun Dec 20 22:04:00 PST 2009
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Radio, TV personality Robinson a drug addict
Jon Robinson has spent years in the spotlight, but now feels compelled to bring his drug-riddled life out of the shadows.
Winston-Salem Journal,
Sun Dec 20 21:00:00 PST 2009
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Walking away from Florida mortgage doesn't always clear debt
In Florida, lenders can still recoup their losses even after a foreclosure or short sale.
St. Petersburg Times,
Sat Dec 19 00:31:24 PST 2009
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Silicon Valley leaders offer holiday wish list
A sweater for Grandpa. A Zhu Zhu Pet Hamster for the kids. A digital camera under the Christmas tree.
San Jose Mercury News,
Sun Dec 20 12:14:18 PST 2009
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American nightmare
When Mandi and Shannon Stewart's third child was born Dec. 1, 2008, they weren't sure if the family would have a home to live in come Christmas. Shannon Stewart, 29, had lost some of his he...
Port Clinton News Herald,
Sat Dec 19 05:43:38 PST 2009
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Grim year ends the Decade of Fear
If the decade just now stumbling to an ignominious close needs a face, it might as well be someone like Justin Barber. He's working half-time - in a good week - at his office furniture supp...
San Francisco Chronicle,
Sat Dec 19 21:39:08 PST 2009
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Residents Light Up for the Season
Editor's Note: This is the first part of our annual two-part series on the best-decorated holiday homes in North Central Massachusetts.
Sentinel & Enterprise,
Sun Dec 20 04:10:50 PST 2009
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Bankruptcies affecting foreclosures in county
The year-end numbers for foreclosures in Coshocton County might reflect those of 2008.
Coshocton Tribune,
Sun Dec 20 05:22:47 PST 2009
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Rohit Chopra: Should We All Stop Paying Our Mortgages?
Tens of thousands of American families may remember Christmas of 2009 as the last time they'll spend a holiday in a home they own. Yet 2010 might not look much prettier.
The Huffington Post,
Wed Dec 16 12:39:51 PST 2009
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Former media star reveals dark life
Spotlight and shadow, Jon Robinson lived a double life.
The Charlotte Observer,
Sat Dec 19 20:04:34 PST 2009
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