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6 votes

The Biggest Bet in Las Vegas

Hawaii_005_comment_thumb Posted By: Ted Harris, 3 days ago
Category: Local Real Estate — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

MGM Mirage's 67-acre CityCenter is the ultimate test of Sin City's bigger-is-better business model.
3 comments |

8 votes

Rates on 30-year loans inching up

Building_avatar_comment_thumb Posted By: Will Barnard, 12 days ago
Category: Mortgage & Lending — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

Rates for 30-year home loans have inched up, hitting 5 percent for the first time in nearly a month after bond yields edged up.
6 comments |

8 votes

Vote on homebuyer tax credit could come soon

Building_avatar_comment_thumb Posted By: Will Barnard, 12 days ago
Category: Real Estate News — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

Top Democrats in the Senate are pressing a plan that would extend a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers but gradually phase it out over the course of next year.
1 comment |

6 votes

Home ownership still a good investment

Hawaii_005_comment_thumb Posted By: Ted Harris, 26 days ago
Category: General Real Estate — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

For all the doom and gloom about the housing market, it still generally pays to own a home.
0 comments |

6 votes

Tips on getting feds to cut your house payment

Vogue_comment_thumb Posted By: Niman Singh, about 1 month ago
Category: Mortgage & Lending — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

Here are some pointers for navigating the terrain of a federal government's program meant to help you cut your mortgage payments. That is, if you qualify.
0 comments |

5 votes

Where real estate seems to be hitting bottom

Hawaii_005_comment_thumb Posted By: Ted Harris, about 1 month ago
Category: General Real Estate — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

Homeowners looking to sell are also putting the brakes on the trend of aggressive price cuts, indicating that the market may be closer to salvation than previously thought.
0 comments |

2 votes

Limit may be lowered on 401(k) contributions

Building_avatar_comment_thumb Posted By: Will Barnard, about 1 month ago
Category: Industry Insider News — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

You've heard it over and over again: Contribute up to the maximum amount in your 401(k) plan to improve your chances of a comfortable retirement. But that maximum could change.
4 comments |

3 votes

Housing construction hits highest in 9 months

Building_avatar_comment_thumb Posted By: Will Barnard, about 1 month ago
Category: Real Estate News — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

Housing construction rose in August and the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment aid fell unexpectedly last week, adding to signs the recession has ended.
1 comment |

3 votes

Clock ticking on first-time homebuyer tax credit

Building_avatar_comment_thumb Posted By: Will Barnard, about 1 month ago
Category: Real Estate News — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

As days tick off the calendar, the life span of the much-ballyhooed tax credit for first-time homebuyers is drawing to an end — unless Congress decides to extend it.
3 comments |

4 votes

Housing construction hits highest in 9 months

1106403-r3-029-13_comment_thumb Posted By: Stephanie Tautkus, about 1 month ago
Category: Housing — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

Housing construction rose in August and the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment aid fell unexpectedly last week, adding to signs the recession has ended.
0 comments |

8 votes

Financial crisis cripples new affordable housing

Building_avatar_comment_thumb Posted By: Will Barnard, 2 months ago
Category: Housing — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

For thousands of low-income renters nationwide — but especially in rural towns and small cities — the recession is hitting home in an unexpected way.
0 comments |

2 votes

Industry urges Fannie, Freddie overhaul

Building_avatar_comment_thumb Posted By: Will Barnard, 2 months ago
Category: Mortgage & Lending — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

The U.S. Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday it will ask Congress to transform mortgage lenders Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac into several smaller, privately held companies.
0 comments |

2 votes

America’s most stressed-out cities - Forbes.com

Building_avatar_comment_thumb Posted By: Will Barnard, 2 months ago
Category: Economy — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

Sinking property values, high unemployment and prices, and poor environments add to the pressure felt by residents in these metros.
0 comments |

7 votes

Home prices post first quarterly rise in 3 years

Building_avatar_comment_thumb Posted By: Will Barnard, 2 months ago
Category: Real Estate News — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

A closely watched index shows home prices posted their first quarterly increase in three years, signaling the housing market has turned a corner.
3 comments |

3 votes

Bernanke is Obama’s safe choice at Fed

Building_avatar_comment_thumb Posted By: Will Barnard, 2 months ago
Category: Economy — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

Giving Ben Bernanke a second term as U.S. Federal Reserve chairman was the politically safe course for a president beset by multiple crises and wanting no new battles.
1 comment |

1 vote

Record number in mortgage woes - Mess- msnbc.com

Vip_golf_comment_thumb Posted By: Rich Weese, 2 months ago
Category: Foreclosures — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

With the recession throwing thousands of people out of work daily, more than 13 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage have fallen behind on their payments or are in foreclosure.
1 comment |

2 votes

New jobless claims rise unexpectedly

Building_avatar_comment_thumb Posted By: Will Barnard, 2 months ago
Category: Economy — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly for the second straight week, an indication that jobs remain scarce.
1 comment |

2 votes

Oil prices dip on rise in jobless claims

Building_avatar_comment_thumb Posted By: Will Barnard, 2 months ago
Category: Economy — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

Energy prices fell Thursday after the U.S. government reported that jobs remain in short supply. Natural gas prices dropped to new seven-year lows.
0 comments |

2 votes

Frustration rising over mortgage relief

Building_avatar_comment_thumb Posted By: Will Barnard, 2 months ago
Category: Mortgage & Lending — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

Nearly two years after the federal government moved to slow home foreclosures, a third major effort is turning into another painful disappointment. By John W Schoen.
0 comments |

2 votes

Mortgage modifications moving at snail’s pace

Building_avatar_comment_thumb Posted By: Will Barnard, 2 months ago
Category: Mortgage & Lending — Type: News
Source: msnbc.msn.com

The government's $50 billion program to ease the mortgage crisis is helping only a tiny fraction of struggling homeowners, and a list released Tuesday showed which lenders are laggards.
0 comments |

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