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Will FHA Be the Go-To Source for High-Cost Mortgages?
Filed under: News The Federal Housing Administration looks poised to replace Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as the primary government lender of relatively high-cost mortgages. The government recently...
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Home Design Can Trigger Memory Lapse, Research Says
Filed under: Design, NewsI regularly walk into my kitchen and open a drawer, only to forget what I am looking for. I walk into our laundry room to claim some clean socks, only to forget what it was I...
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House of the Day: Malibu Short Sale With a Steep Price Drop
Filed under: News, Buying, Economy, Other, Selling Think the high-end of the market hasn't been felled by the economic downturn? Guess again. Here's a lovely four-bedroom contemporary home in Malibu,...
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Survey: Most Boomers Would Cover Kids' Down Payment
Filed under: NewsBaby boomers may be in a better position than most to buy homes, but not before helping Junior out of a bind. A national survey found that at least two-thirds of boomers age 45 and up...
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Viewpoint: Is Housing Crisis Just a State of Mind?
Filed under: News, Advice, Buying, Economy, Financing, Renting, SellingIs it possible that the housing crisis is really just a problem caused by our state of mind, not the state of the economy? Is the...
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Deputies Refuse to Evict 103-Year-Old From Home
Filed under: News As the foreclosure machine rumbles on, many Americans continue to lose homes that they have lived in for decades. The crisis has claimed the homes of more than 2.7 million Americans...
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Pending Home Sales Jump to Year High
Filed under: NewsWASHINGTON -- The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes jumped in October to the highest level in a year. But the gain follows three months of declines and isn't enough...
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Journalist's Housing Fraud Investigation Got Personal
Filed under: NewsImproper foreclosure practices are so widespread in Las Vegas that one reporter trying to expose them found that he too was a victim. George Knapp, chief investigative reporter for Las...
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House of the Day: Live Outside the Box -- in a Missile Silo
Filed under: News Now, we've seen our fair share of non-traditional urban dwellings (Mushroom House, anyone?) but this one may top them all. At first glance, the "Silo Home" in Saranac, N.Y., looks...
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Homeowners: Take Advantage of Expiring Tax Deductions
Filed under: News, How ToBy Stephen Fishman There are several tax credits and deductions set to expire at the end of the year, and given the federal deficit problem, there's a good chance they won't be...
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Jason Kidd Lists Dallas Condo During Downtime
Filed under: NewsWith the NBA lockout drawing to a close, it's time to see who's kept busy in their downtime. By Erika Riggs What do you get when you cross a prolonged NBA lockout and a stagnant real...
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Family Wrongly Booted From Home Returns To Wreckage
Filed under: News Amid the avalanche of foreclosure proceedings unleashed by the housing crisis, thousands of families may have been illegally booted from their homes. The story of the King family,...
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David Spade's Malibu Beach Home Sees Price Erosion
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes, Selling Master-of-the-putdown comic David Spade just listed his Malibu beachfront home at $13.5 million, a bit closer to earthly realities than when he first tried...
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Open Houses of the Week: The Best-Run States
Filed under: NewsThere's something about that "Open House" sign that acts like a magnet. Whether you're looking for a new place to live, keeping tabs on real estate in your neighborhood, or just...
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Mass. AG Breaks Ranks, Sues Big Banks Over Foreclosures
Filed under: News NEW YORK -- Massachusetts sued five major banks Thursday over deceptive foreclosure practices such as the "robo-signing" of documents, potentially undermining negotiations between...
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Foreclosure's Forgotten Victims: Tenants
Filed under: News By Matt Sledge MIAMI -- Sergio Palacios doesn't have the typical South Florida foreclosure story. He doesn't live in a McMansion in some suburban subdivision. He wasn't tricked into a...
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New MLS Search Tool Aimed at Hispanic Homebuyers
Filed under: News With the Hispanic community responsible for over half the nation's new home sales in the third quarter and predicted to comprise 40 percent of the entire first-time-buyers market next...
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Christie Brinkley: IRS Puts Lien on Model's Bridgehampton Estate
Filed under: News, Celebrity HomesBy Brendan J. O'Reilly The IRS has filed a $531,720 federal tax lien against model and actress Christie Brinkley's Brick Kiln Road estate in Bridgehampton, according...
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Fannie and Freddie Freeze Foreclosures for the Holidays
Filed under: News, Foreclosures By Bonnie Kavoussi Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and other mortgage providers have a Christmas present for struggling homeowners: They won't get thrown out of their houses...
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Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's Love Nest for Sale
Filed under: News, Celebrity HomesBy Erika Riggs Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart - lovebirds on-screen and off screen -- rented a Los Angeles home for a few months earlier this year. Apparently...
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