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NY Times

15 months after Fannie and Freddie were effectively nationalized, neither the Obama administration nor Congress see how to fix the twin mortgage giants without choking the flow of credit to homeowners and dealing a blow to a fragile housing market.

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NY Times

There are 920 football fields of available office space in Manhattan. More than 180 major buildings totaling $12.5 billion in value — from Columbus Tower at 1775 Broadway to the office tower 400 Madison Avenue — are in trouble, meaning in many cases

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AP

The number of people preparing to buy a home fell sharply in November, an unsettling new sign that the housing market may be headed for a "double-dip" downturn over the winter. The figures came after a similarly discouraging report on new home sales,

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Reuters

Sales of newly built U.S. single-family homes unexpectedly fell to their lowest level in seven months in November, data showed on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the housing market's recovery.

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Reuters

Home buyers are less willing to buy foreclosed properties than they were 6 months ago, citing risks like hidden costs. A continued drop in demand for the glut of foreclosed properties would add a fresh layer of pain to a housing market just emerging

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Washington Post

The government's foreclosure relief program is sputtering, according to government data released Thursday showing that the pace of help being offered to struggling homeowners slowed last month and many borrowers are at risk of losing the aid they hav

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East Valley Tribune

A Mesa homeowners association has apologized to the family of an 88-year-old widow after it tried to eject her 37-year-old grandson from living with her as a caregiver. Sunland Village is also paying Virginia Campbell $12,700 for legal bills and e

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Washington Post

... how a woman who had never paid more than $700 a month in rent and who had relied in recent years on Section 8 housing vouchers suddenly owned a house. A four-bedroom house with 3 1/2 bathrooms, walk-in closets, black granite countertops and a fir

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AP

Average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, matching a record low set last spring and more than a full percentage point below what they were a year ago, Freddie Mac said Wednesday. Rates for 30-year mortgages averaged 4.78 percent th

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