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Mortgage and Real Estate News:
 
Manhattan home prices plunge
7/1/2009 11:09 PM
The housing bust has finally clobbered super-pricey Manhattan home prices....Read More
 
Housing rebound continues, barely
7/1/2009 9:50 AM
Home sales continued their modest upward swing in May, according to a closely watched industry report that rose for the fourth straight month for the first time in nearly 5 years....Read More
 
Beazer settles $50M mortgage fraud case
7/1/2009 3:56 PM
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5 new online tools for homebuyers
6/15/2009 11:12 AM
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Foreclosures: How bad is your state?
3/5/2009 11:34 AM
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Rent-to-own your home: Pro and con
6/4/2009 3:51 PM
With buyers scarce and financing tight, some home sellers are offering rent-to-buy options to potential buyers. In fact, there's been enough of a spike in interest that ForSaleByOwner.com added it as a search option on the site, says spokesman Eric Mangan....Read More
 
Mortgage applications at 7-month low
7/1/2009 6:36 AM
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Home prices drop, but at a slower rate
6/30/2009 9:25 AM
Home prices continued to tumble in April, falling 18.1% from a year earlier -- but the change from March narrowed sharply, indicating that housing markets may be starting to turn....Read More
 
5 steps to a quick home sale
6/30/2009 8:10 AM
1. You have to seriously undercut the competition...Read More
 
Beware the reverse-mortgage ripoff
6/30/2009 6:53 AM
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Mortgage and Real Estate News:
 
Mid-Day Recap: Labor Reports Send Markets into Freefall
7/2/2009 10:23 AM
The pace of losses in the labor market had been moderating for four months but in June nearly half a million jobs vanished from the economy, in contract to widespread expectations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said 467,000 jobs were lost, pushing the unemployment rate to 9.5%, the highest in 26 years. “The heavy loss of jobs in June is a warning...Read More
 
The Day Ahead: Markets Hesitant Ahead of Employment Data
7/2/2009 7:16 AM
Markets are edging lower ahead of the 8:30 release of Nonfarm Payrolls. A lot is hanging on this report as many forecasts for the economy are dependent on the direction of the labor market. Many look for signs of stabilization after last month’s downside surprise, but signs of a recovery have been far from evident in the weekly Jobless Claims numbe...Read More
 
HARP Guidelines Allow for 125% LTV. Originators Still Skeptical
7/1/2009 4:52 PM
The Home Affordable Refinance Program was designed to assist borrowers who have demonstrated an acceptable payment history on their existing Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac owned mortgage loan. Unfortunately due to rising unemployment levels and increasing foreclosure rates, demand for housing has weakened and property values have continued to decline, w...Read More
 
Mortgage Performance: Fighting Rising Rate of Foreclosures with Loan Modifications
7/1/2009 12:26 PM
A joint report from the OCC and OTS, which includes 64% of all outstanding mortgages, shows that instances of delinquency continued to increase in the second quarter. Particularly of note is the increasing growth rate of delinquencies among loans backed...(Read More
 
Mixed Data for Real Estate, ISM Index Improves
7/1/2009 9:53 AM
Three data releases at 10:00 failed to sing in tune with each other. A key indicator of output showed some improvement but is still contracting overall, and while contracts for home purchases are on the rise, spending on the construction of new homes it at historic lows....(Read More
 
Mortgage Applications Nosedive in Late June
7/1/2009 7:49 AM
Demand for mortgage loans simply plummeted in the final week of June, even as mortgage rates once again moderated, according to a weekly industry index. The Mortgage Bankers Association said the Market Composite Index, a measure of loan application volume...(Read More
 
The Day Ahead: Markets Optimistic Ahead of Big Day
7/1/2009 7:11 AM
The first trading session of the third quarter is a heavy one for markets. Just one day ahead of the June employment figures, markets will get the closely watched ISM Manufacturing Index, the Pending Home Sales Index, the ADP private employment report...(Read More
 
Fannie Mae Expands Portfolio, Delinquencies Rising
6/30/2009 9:02 AM
Fannie Mae, the mortgage goliath taken under government control last September, yesterday announced that its portfolio expanded by an annual rate of 35.1% in May, marking a stark contrast to the 19.2% decline in April. In its summary of monthly highlights...(Read More
 
Case-Shiller Says Pace of Home Price Declines Slowed in April
6/30/2009 8:52 AM
Contrary to expectations, the rapid decline of home prices showed signs of stabilization in April, according to the Case-Shiller Home Price Index, the most influential recorder of prices. The 10-city composite index, which looks at ten major metropolitan...(Read More
 
The Week Ahead: Holiday Shortened Calendar
6/29/2009 7:17 AM
The transition from June to July offers a packed schedule for investors. No data comes out Monday and Friday is a holiday, but the three days in between present key data and numerous speeches covering all fronts of the economy. The S&P 500 has gained...(Read More




Mortgage and Real Estate News:
 
The New County Squires
7/3/2009 9:43 PM
City renters are taking their money to where the grass is truly greener. They are buying weekend homes.

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Habitats: The Traveling Circus Stops Here
7/3/2009 9:45 PM
Two clowns who perform in some of the most troubled places on earth practice in a walk-up near 128th Street.

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Streetscapes | 440 East 56th Street: For a Lullaby, the Bip-Bop-Bip of Tennis Balls
7/3/2009 9:58 PM
The apartment building at 440 East 56th Street is an exemplar of how modernism and humanism can coexist.

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Posting: Take That, Billy Burg!
7/3/2009 10:00 PM
The cartoon mascot representing Jackson Heights, Queens, has re-emerged as the star of a comic strip.

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Mortgages: Securing a Jumbo: No Small Task
7/3/2009 9:59 PM
The nonconforming “jumbo” mortgage, which exceeds the conventional “conforming” loan limit of $729,750 set by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is becoming more difficult to obtain.

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Big Deal: Pooh to the Plaza
7/3/2009 9:46 PM
Property records filed last week show that a corporation linked to Andrei Vavilov closed on the purchase of a penthouse at Time Warner Center for $37 million.

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Big Deal: The $18 Million Fixer-Upper
7/3/2009 9:46 PM
A penthouse atop the Trump International Hotel and Tower owned by the financially troubled Italian movie mogul Vittorio Cecchi Gori is in contract to sell for $18 million.

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Away: A Jazz Voice Finds a Mellower Range
7/3/2009 3:05 AM
When it’s time for the jazz singer Sheila Jordan to work on arrangements, she heads to Middleburgh, N.Y.

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Organic Farms as Subdivision Amenities
7/1/2009 9:53 AM
Developers are trying to make lots more attractive by putting crops in the ground.

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International Real Estate: For Sale in ... Iceland
7/2/2009 12:09 AM
Iceland’s real estate market boomed for much of the last decade, but now many people are being forced to sell.

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Mortgage and Real Estate News:
 
Room to Let: Finance Firms Need Tenants
7/1/2009 10:10 AM
After loading up on lavish office space near the top of the market, some firms are trying to sublease what they don't need for as much as 30% less than their rental rate.

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Flipping Sides
7/1/2009 9:16 AM
The number of former mortgage lenders and brokers finding ways to make a living from the foreclosure crisis continues to mount.

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REITs Book a Blockbuster Quarter
7/1/2009 7:28 AM
Real-estate-investment trusts staged the best performance in their history during the second quarter on growing perceptions that most REITs are out of immediate danger.

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Bumpy Recovery in the U.K.
7/1/2009 9:03 AM
Industry experts say the United Kingdom's commercial-property market is starting to recover, but property companies are facing declining rents.

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Dubai Developer Talks Signal Mergers
6/26/2009 11:07 PM
Emaar, the Middle East's largest developer, is in talks to merge with three state-controlled property firms because of a sharp downturn in the emirate's property market.

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Mortgage and Real Estate News:
 
Posting: Take That, Billy Burg! (source: New York Times)
7/3/2009 10:00 PM
The cartoon mascot representing Jackson Heights, Queens, has re-emerged as the star of a comic strip. (source: New York Times)...Read More
 
The New County Squires (source: New York Times)
7/3/2009 9:43 PM
City renters are taking their money to where the grass is truly greener. They are buying weekend homes. (source: New York Times)...Read More
 
Habitats: The Traveling Circus Stops Here (source: New York Times)
7/3/2009 9:45 PM
Two clowns who perform in some of the most troubled places on earth practice in a walk-up near 128th Street. (source: New York Times)...Read More
 
Streetscapes | 440 East 56th Street: For a Lullaby, the Bip-Bop-Bip of Tennis Balls (source: New York Times)
7/3/2009 9:58 PM
The apartment building at 440 East 56th Street is an exemplar of how modernism and humanism can coexist. (source: New York Times)...Read More
 
Bargains by the Beach (source: Washington Post)
7/3/2009 11:00 PM
Rich and Debbie Sulkovsky of Herndon had been looking for months for a place near the ocean when they saw a yellow house with green shutters in a creek-front community not far from Rehoboth Beach. (source: Washington Post)...Read More
 
A Community Built From Scratch (source: Washington Post)
7/3/2009 11:00 PM
At the Potomac Greens community picnic last year, nearly 160 residents poured out of their townhouses and onto the newly built community park to celebrate their neighborhood. (source: Washington Post)...Read More
 
The Mortgage Professor (source: Washington Post)
7/3/2009 11:00 PM
THE MORTGAGE PROFESSOR Jack Guttentag Some of the most difficult questions I receive from readers concern the relationship between making extra mortgage payments and refinancing. (source: Washington Post)...Read More
 
Long haul in residential (source: The Australian)
7/3/2009 9:00 AM
INVESTORS aren't exactly rushing into the residential property market but they could become more active as first-home buyers fade from the scene at the end of the year. (source: The Australian)...Read More
 
Dexus takes razor to portfolio (source: The Australian)
7/3/2009 9:00 AM
ONE of Australia's biggest office tower landlords, Dexus Property Group, has wiped almost $900 million off the value of its $8.9 billion Australian, European and and US property holdings -- with listed property trusts expected to announce yet another round... (source: The Australian)...Read More
 
GPT gets $200m option (source: The Australian)
7/2/2009 9:00 AM
THE family owned Melbourne-based retailer Besen Group has granted an option over a third of its 50 per cent share of Highpoint Shopping Centre, one of Australia's top centres, to the GPT Group. (source: The Australian)...Read More





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