Archive for the ‘Financing’ Category

Canada may cool housing market; prices won't crash: Poll

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada's government will make it tougher for many homebuyers to get mortgages this year as it grapples with an overheated property market, according to analysts in a Reuters poll, who also see prices stabilizing this year but no dramatic collapse. Ten of 14 economists and strategists surveyed last week in Reuters' first [...]

Editorial Board: Bailout the FHA?

IS THE FEDERAL Housing Administration the solution to the current housing meltdown or the cause of the next one? Formerly an obscure agency with a limited mission — insuring mortgages with low down payments for creditworthy but low-income buyers — the FHA has filled the gap in mortgage liquidity left by the collapse of private-sector [...]

Bonds Backed by Mortgages Regain Allure

Spurred by predictions of profits even in the worst forecasts, big-money investors are returning to the same complex loan pools that nearly washed away the financial system. View full post on housing mortgages – Yahoo! News Search Results

How the housing deal will help you

The recent housing deal will help troubled homeowners adjust their mortgages and avoid foreclosure but it won't fix… View full post on housing mortgages – Yahoo! News Search Results

Blog Post Headlines With a Bang HUD issue #214

Town expects fewer federal dollars for affordable housing – Durham Herald Sun – 02/18/2012 Town expects fewer federal dollars for affordable housingDurham Herald SunTown officials said this week that the town's annual grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) h more… Hen Hud Staff Investigated for Marijuana Sales – The Daily [...]

Personal Finance Daily: Mortgages, housing loom large for voters

What, in your opinion, should the government do, if anything, to prop up the housing market? Your answer may go a long way in shaping your decision as a voter this November. Read that story and more in today’s Personal Finance Daily. View full post on housing mortgages – Yahoo! News Search Results

Blog Post Headlines With a Bang HUD issue #212

HUD MAKES $95 MILLION IN GRANTS AVAILABLE TO HELP LOW-INCOME FAMILIES RECEIVE … – RealEstateRama (press release) – 02/17/2012 HUD MAKES $95 MILLION IN GRANTS AVAILABLE TO HELP LOW-INCOME FAMILIES RECEIVE …RealEstateRama (press release)by HUD WASHINGTON, DC – February 17, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The US Department of more… The Best, Most Revealing Reporting on [...]

Mortgage reports shine rays of hope for housing

The rate of delinquent home loans is falling as high-risk mortgages from the housing boom are replaced by loans written to the strict standards enforced after the bust. View full post on housing mortgages – Yahoo! News Search Results

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