| Bank 'haircut' can save homes |
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| Let the market correct itself |
| Everybody is charting job growth and foreclosures. While many analysts say job creation is the primary driver of home sales, the hole that's been dug by bad l... |
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| Olympics stoke Whistler rental market |
| WHISTLER, B.C. -- Talk about timing, and a captive audience. If you are going to schedule a foreclosure sale, you might as well do it when the world is ... |
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| Real estate's 'fear factor' waning? |
| While most housing analysts believe there will be no double-dip recession, the number of foreclosures will continue to hound the industry in 2010. &quo... |
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| Safeguarding real estate choices |
| One of the main concerns that an agent-broker panel voiced at the most recent National Association of Realtors convention was the lack of fraternalism (and &q... |
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| Rewards for responsible homeowners |
| There are incentives for consumers to buy homes. There are programs for those in trouble to modify their loan terms. What about tossing a bone to those borrow... |
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| Reverse mortgage subordinations clarified |
| A few months ago, we addressed the topic of encouraging borrowers to ask their lenders "what's possible" in recasting their home loans. Some consume... |
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| New-home buyers lured with incentives |
| The requests for smaller homes have become more numerous and frequent. While a majority of homebuyers 55 and over are seeking homes approximately the s... |
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| Story of the year? FHA to the rescue |
| Every time the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development makes a change or looks at its financial stability, you hear howls about its function in housi... |
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| Give the gift of senior safety |
| If your folks have decided to stay in the family home, consider giving them a Christmas present that could ensure their safety while providing you some peace ... |
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| Some luxury projects scoff at price cuts |
| "Hanging on through difficult economic times" means different things to different people. For many families, the phrase means curtailing any non-ess... |
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| Picking holes in $6,500 tax credit |
| When President Obama signed into law the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, it extended the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit as ... |
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| Estate sale can ease foreclosure pain |
| Remember when low interest rates solved so many problems? Homeowners could refinance to lower monthly payments, easing the monthly debt load and house... |
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| Seniors: it's OK to think in reverse |
| "You won't really know unless you ask." The popular phrase has been used often in many households -- especially when kids seek an answer for b... |
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| Many REO buyers hit financing snag |
| Remember when lenders were content to sell foreclosed homes to any qualified buyer? Their popular message was, "We're in the lending business, not in the... |
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