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Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.comHomebuyer tax credit: 950,0000 must repay The IRS is having a hard time determining who has to repay the homebuyer tax credit and who does not. Read Article Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:44:47 EDT Housing quagmire: Is it time to remove relief? For the growing number of struggling homeowners in this country, more help is on the way. Additional aid from the federal government will begin making its way to them next month -- one program would help qualified homeowners refinance their mortgages after seeing their property values fall below the amount they owe, and the other includes another round of funding to help the unemployed or underemployed with their payments. Read Article Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:06:29 EDT A reward for responsible homeowners The government has bailed out Wall Street firms, giant banks, creditors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- and is trying to bail out people who've defaulted or are about to default on their mortgages. But let's say you're a hardworking family that has done nothing wrong except buy a home when the housing bubble was at its peak a few years ago. Your mortgage is now way underwater, but you're still making payments because you want to stay in your home -- and you're actually honorable. You're paying for everyone else's bailout, but because you have no equity in your house, you can't refinance to take advantage of the ultra-low mortgage rates that Uncle Sam's bailout strategy has produced. To use the technical term, you're being screwed. Read Article Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:33:24 EDT Home prices gain 3.6% in past year Despite a recent spate of bad news coming out of the housing industry, home prices show signs of stabilizing. Read Article Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:53:31 EDT America's most overvalued cities Don't say we didn't warn you. Read Article Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:56:19 EST Foreclosures: How bad is your state?
Read Article Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:34:34 EST Tips for getting homeowners insurance 1. Loyalty is overrated Read Article Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:18:50 EDT Surprise! Banks help more homeowners than Obama Remember how everyone complained that banks weren't doing enough to help troubled borrowers? Read Article Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:21:32 EDT Remodeling your home? Get online Home improvement is one of the fastest-growing segments of e-commerce. But the consequences of a bad decision when it comes to finding a contractor or remodeling products online are far worse than buying the wrong paperback. Read Article Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:50:46 EDT Say goodbye to the McMansion The American home is shrinking. Toll the bell for the McMansion. Read Article Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:33:30 EDT
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