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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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Consumer Prices Reflect Growing Rental Market

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article What does the consumer price index (CPI) have to tell us about the future of the housing market? Apparently a lot. Let me first explain a few things for those of … Continue reading

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Existing Home Sales Fall Less Than Expected

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article Sales of existing homes fell 3.8 percent in May, not as deep a drop as some had forecast, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.81 million units. April’s figure was … Continue reading

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Housing and Government: ‘Troubling Dip’ or Double Dip?

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article Today the Obama administration released its monthly “scorecard” for the Making Home Affordable Program (MHA), a.k.a. the federal mortgage bailout. The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), which is part of MHA, … Continue reading

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