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Mortgage Interest Deduction Big in Budget Play

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article It’s not like the housing market needs any more headwinds, so here’s the government potentially giving us another: The mortgage interest deduction is back in big play in the budget deal. … Continue reading

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Mortgage Bankers Reverse Course on Loan Limits

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article It was barely a few months ago, albeit a few thousand degrees ago, that I moderated a panel of mortgage types from the major banks, including the Mortgage Bankers Association’s new … Continue reading

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Home Ownership May Fall More Than Expected

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article Sometimes you hear one thing and don’t think much of it, and then you hear another thing that makes the first thing seem much more important. This morning the Mortgage Bankers … Continue reading

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Refinancing Drop an Ill Wind for Housing Recovery

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article Does anyone remember when the rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage was up around 8 percent? I do. Perhaps that’s why it continues to stun me that a tiny shift in … Continue reading

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20 Percent Mortgage Down Payment Under Fire

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article To call it an uneasy alliance is too simple, but that’s exactly what the characters were going for when they called their morning press conference in downtown DC. The new president … Continue reading

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