Archive for May, 2008

Housing May 29, 2008

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Where home prices are headed next
California screaming: Tales from the housing bust
Mortgage rescue advances in Senate
Give my stimulus check to the rich
Home Prices Across the Nation
Lenders, Borrowers Discuss Bad Loans
You think your condo is bad? Look at these rules
The Fading of the Mirage Economy
S. Fla. trails only Las Vegas in plunging home prices
4 reasons housing [...]

Housing May 28, 2008

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Empty homes now for all to see
Housing Prices Fall 14.1% in Sign of Continuing Slump
Settlement may give online Realtors access to more listings
Banks miss an easy housing fix

Housing May 27, 2008

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Real estate agents debate local statistics
Why It’s a Bad Time to Buy a House: High ‘Real’ Mortgage Rates, Record Inventories

Housing May 25, 2008

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Foreclosure papers’ deliverers can’t keep up
Economic Tide Is Rising for Repo Man
Florida Pension Fund Is Suing A.I.G.
Need a new mortgage? Call Uncle Sam
Senate deal struck on mortgage aid
Reverse mortgages: Beware the come-ons
Vallejo, Calif. files for bankruptcy
Woman loses job, burns down house for money
Builders Tout No-Money Down, Adjustable Mortgages

Housing May 22, 2008

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

How Low Interest Rates Fueled the Housing Bubble But Can’t Stop the Bust
Four Overlooked Homeownership Costs
House of cards
60,000 second homes could be sold off in slump in UK
Countrywide CEO inadvertently answers customer e-mail for help, calling it ‘disgusting’

Housing May 19, 2008

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Barney Frank’s bailout would mainly benefit banks, stimulus checks provide little stimulus…
Mortgage Bailout Infuriates Tenants (And Steve Forbes)
No Bailout!
Low-Income Renters to Pay for Housing Bailout
Senate deal struck on mortgage aid
Trying to buy a foreclosed home in a flooded housing market
As homes foreclose in U.S., squatters move in

Housing May 17, 2008

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Builders: No signs of housing recovery
Mortgage in trouble? How Congress wants to help

Housing May 16, 2008

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Luxury Foreclosures – Growing Number of Affluent Homeowners Can No Longer Afford Their Mortgages
Recovery From Worst Housing Slump Since 1930s Comes With Angel
Collateral Foreclosure Damage for Condo Owners
Fed Balance Sheet Worries Volcker
Banks foreclose on delinquent mortgages from ‘07 in ‘08
Judge rejects Countrywide’s arguments: report
As Gas Prices Spike, Suburban Home Prices Fall
Ex-real estate agent accused of [...]