August 17, 2012

Daily Housing News Round-Up

Refinancing a Vacation Home headlines The New York Times. “Improving Housing Market Paves Way for Real Estate Data Firm Trulia’s IPO,” Bloomberg. Post Independent publishes Real Estate Experts Discuss Refinancing, Short Sales and More. NBC News reports Housing Economist: Good Time to Get a Bargain. Associated Press writes $105 Million to House, Aid L.A. Homeless. [...]

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August 8, 2012

Daily Housing News Round-Up

 The Washington Post reports “Mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are seeing a marked improvement in home values.” Wichita Business Journal publishes HARP Refinances Continue Surge in First Half of Year. New Project-Based Subsidy to Preserve Affordable Housing, reports Affordable Housing Finance. “Agency seeks to create affordable housing,” Brainerd Dispatch. Tampa Bay Times prints [...]

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July 27, 2012

Daily Housing News Round-Up

U.S. Home Vacancy Rate Falls as Housing Demand Improves, Bloomberg Businessweek. “Housing is finally contributing to economic growth in a sustained way,” The Wall Street Journal. The Washington Post writes D.C. Housing Market Recovers. Community Impact Newspaper publishes Housing Aimed at Homeless, At Risk. And, Spring Creek Nehemiah is an Affordable Housing Success Story in [...]

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July 6, 2012

Daily Housing News Round-Up

“U.S. fixed mortgage rates fall to new record lows,” North County Times.  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette prints Agency Helps Families Recover from Homelessness. The Tennessean asks the question, “Why is it assumed that affordable housing for low-income families means a less than desirable home for a community?” And, Denver makes a commitment to sustainable living, by creating [...]

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June 28, 2012

Daily Housing News Round-Up

The Atlantic runs, how the feds are building more sustainable cities. “President Barack Obama has said expanding HARP will make cheaper credit available to more homeowners with mortgage rates near record lows,” Bloomberg. USA Today prints, thirty-year mortgage rate stays at record low 3.66%. The Boston Globe commends Somerville woman for work with the homeless. [...]

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