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2.2 million vacant homes for sale

July 14th, 2008

Want to buy a home? If you have the money then there are 2.2 million homes available for you. But if you wan to sell your home, then it is perhaps not a good news for you.
In the first quarters of 2008 the vacancy rate was 2.9%, a record in itself. In the last year […]

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The $5 trillion mess

July 11th, 2008

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were created by Congress to help more Americans buy homes. Now their shaky condition threatens the entire housing market.Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac owns $5 trillion mortgage value, which is half of the country’s total outstanding home loan debt. Now, when these behemoths shows signs of weakness, then where should […]

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Fannie and Freddie: A wild ride

July 10th, 2008

Shares of Fannie and Freddie Mac are on a wild run, thanks to the anxiety surrounding these two behemoths. Both the firms’ recovery is very crucial for the economy as well as the housing market in the U.S.Investors shied away from the stock as they speculated a bailout by the government which would wipe out […]

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The fall of IndyMac

July 4th, 2008

Feds seize bank - once a leading mortgage lender. It may turn out to be most expensive collapse ever. One thing is sure: The credit crisis is still with us.IndyMac is down. Fed has seized this once a leading mortgage lender. This shows that the credit crisis is still looming over the heads of the […]

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Mortgage applications rebound

July 1st, 2008

The whole U.S. is seeing new loans and more refinancing as the prices of loans are declining. Price of 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is declining and alongside generating more and more loans and refinancing.When the week ended in June 27, both for the delight of the mortgage professionals as well as homeowners, the number of application […]

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