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Property Crossroads - Real Estate Info

September 22nd, 2008

More good news for buyers

Now is a great time to be in the market for a new home, especially if you don’t have to sell an existing house first.
Sure, it’s a lousy time to be a seller — no matter what real estate agents say. But if you’re buying a home? Congratulations, you’ve picked a perfect time.
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July 24th, 2008

Rescuing the U.S. homeowner?

t finally happened yesterday: The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping measure that provides aid to U.S. homeowners facing foreclosure and assistance to mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

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July 19th, 2008

Bad news on the radio

When you travel across the country, as my family and I did the last two weeks, you hear a mishmash of radio stations. Some stay in range for a mile or two, some for half a state. This gave me a good chance to hear what people from Chicago to southern Virgnia had to say about the state of the housing market.

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May 21st, 2008

Senate approves housing-assistance package

Following their colleagues in the House of Representatives, members of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee yesterday approved legislation that would help homeowners in danger of losing their residences to foreclosure.

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January 20th, 2008

Time to take on that mortgage?

It may sound strange, what with all the bad news surrounding the housing and mortgage industries, but now may actually be a good time for consumers to take on a mortgage loan.

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November 27th, 2007

Freddie Mac’s disastrous third quarter

In more bad news for the housing industry, the massive Congressionally chartered provider of home loans, Freddie Mac, last week reported that it lost $2 billion in the third quarter of 2007.

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November 4th, 2007

Interest rates fall: More good news for buyers

Need some good news about the residential housing industry? Well, if you’re a buyer, here’s some: Interest rates on mortgage loans have fallen to their lowest point in five months.

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