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09/02/2010 10:30 AM
Pending home sales rise 5.2% in July
The number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase previously occupied homes increased in July but remained well below last year's levels, a sign that demand for housing remains weak.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ed5a71655c7615e02079a65e1ee8b13cp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=ed5a71655c7615e02079a65e1ee8b13cp=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.Business.16948,cat.Business.rss/br clear=all/ img src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw= align=absmiddle / a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ed5a71655c7615e02079a65e1ee8b13cp=64kw=Contract'Contract/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ed5a71655c7615e02079a65e1ee8b13cp=64kw=Business'Business/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ed5a71655c7615e02079a65e1ee8b13cp=64kw=National+Association+of+Realtors'National Association of Realtors/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ed5a71655c7615e02079a65e1ee8b13cp=64kw=Residential+Housing'Residential Housing/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ed5a71655c7615e02079a65e1ee8b13cp=64kw=Construction+and+Maintenance'Construction and Maintenance/a
09/01/2010 03:43 PM
Homeowners feel stress of life 'underwater'

Mike Choi's townhouse in Connecticut has two bedrooms. But he lives in the basement, renting out the upstairs rooms to help pay down his lost equity. A broad swath of homeowners — those not headed for the worst-case scenario of foreclosure — are nonetheless grappling with the impact of lost home equity.





Foreclosure - Real estate - Business - Investing - Mortgage loan
09/01/2010 12:23 PM
Banks to allow local groups to buy foreclosures
Major banks are agreeing to give local governments and nonprofit groups the ability to buy foreclosed homes before they are sold to private investors.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ebde92f1f1c9d5296ffd57ee058bfbb5p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=ebde92f1f1c9d5296ffd57ee058bfbb5p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.Business.16948,cat.Business.rss/br clear=all/ img src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw= align=absmiddle / a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ebde92f1f1c9d5296ffd57ee058bfbb5p=64kw=Foreclosure'Foreclosure/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ebde92f1f1c9d5296ffd57ee058bfbb5p=64kw=United+States'United States/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ebde92f1f1c9d5296ffd57ee058bfbb5p=64kw=Local+government'Local government/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ebde92f1f1c9d5296ffd57ee058bfbb5p=64kw=Non-profit+organization'Non-profit organization/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ebde92f1f1c9d5296ffd57ee058bfbb5p=64kw=Real+estate'Real estate/a
08/31/2010 02:13 PM
Ever so humble, but housing is more expensive
You look back 10 years, what did you get? A little bit cleaner and deeper in debt. With apologies to Tennessee Ernie Ford, that’s a brief synopsis of how U.S. home life has changed during the past decade.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=95601bbbe71b17073a330c5bdf5a3d43p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=95601bbbe71b17073a330c5bdf5a3d43p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.Business.16948,cat.Business.rss/br clear=all/ img src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw= align=absmiddle / a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=95601bbbe71b17073a330c5bdf5a3d43p=64kw=United+States'United States/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=95601bbbe71b17073a330c5bdf5a3d43p=64kw=Tennessee+Ernie+Ford'Tennessee Ernie Ford/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=95601bbbe71b17073a330c5bdf5a3d43p=64kw=Tennessee'Tennessee/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=95601bbbe71b17073a330c5bdf5a3d43p=64kw=Government'Government/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=95601bbbe71b17073a330c5bdf5a3d43p=64kw=Shopping'Shopping/a
09/01/2010 12:08 PM
Mortgage applications rise 2.7% on low rates
Mortgage applications rose 2.7 percent last week as more borrowers took advantage of the lowest rates in decades to reduce their monthly loan payments.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e6591e402d10f3c1c72e5251607c7cc3p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e6591e402d10f3c1c72e5251607c7cc3p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.Business.16948,cat.Business.rss/br clear=all/ img src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw= align=absmiddle / a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e6591e402d10f3c1c72e5251607c7cc3p=64kw=Mortgage'Mortgage/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e6591e402d10f3c1c72e5251607c7cc3p=64kw=Loan'Loan/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e6591e402d10f3c1c72e5251607c7cc3p=64kw=Business'Business/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e6591e402d10f3c1c72e5251607c7cc3p=64kw=Financial+services'Financial services/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e6591e402d10f3c1c72e5251607c7cc3p=64kw=United+States'United States/a
08/31/2010 10:23 AM
Burst of buying drove up June home prices
Home prices rose in June for a third straight month as now-expired tax credits inspired a burst of home-buying.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7408c079be61c9d5e7723d0fc2804ce5p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=7408c079be61c9d5e7723d0fc2804ce5p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.Business.16948,cat.Business.rss/br clear=all/ img src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw= align=absmiddle / a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7408c079be61c9d5e7723d0fc2804ce5p=64kw=Home'Home/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7408c079be61c9d5e7723d0fc2804ce5p=64kw=United+States'United States/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7408c079be61c9d5e7723d0fc2804ce5p=64kw=Accounting'Accounting/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7408c079be61c9d5e7723d0fc2804ce5p=64kw=Tax'Tax/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7408c079be61c9d5e7723d0fc2804ce5p=64kw=Conferences'Conferences/a
08/29/2010 03:04 PM
Administration undecided on housing credit
The Obama administration has not decided whether it should resurrect a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=72d60ad8f8dc94337ec15f4744b49883p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=72d60ad8f8dc94337ec15f4744b49883p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.Business.16948,cat.Business.rss/br clear=all/ img src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw= align=absmiddle / a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=72d60ad8f8dc94337ec15f4744b49883p=64kw=Shaun+Donovan'Shaun Donovan/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=72d60ad8f8dc94337ec15f4744b49883p=64kw=Presidency+of+Barack+Obama'Presidency of Barack Obama/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=72d60ad8f8dc94337ec15f4744b49883p=64kw=United+States+Department+of+Housing+and+Urban+Development'United States Department of Housing and Urban Development/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=72d60ad8f8dc94337ec15f4744b49883p=64kw=United+States'United States/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=72d60ad8f8dc94337ec15f4744b49883p=64kw=Business'Business/a
08/29/2010 03:04 PM
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08/26/2010 07:20 PM
Foreclosure trims number of underwater homes
Foreclosures are helping to thin the ranks of U.S. homes with mortgages that exceed what the properties are worth, new data shows.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=94f56aa0df2ce5db142f84af53f597c7p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=94f56aa0df2ce5db142f84af53f597c7p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.Business.16948,cat.Business.rss/br clear=all/ img src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw= align=absmiddle / a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=94f56aa0df2ce5db142f84af53f597c7p=64kw=Foreclosure'Foreclosure/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=94f56aa0df2ce5db142f84af53f597c7p=64kw=Mortgage'Mortgage/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=94f56aa0df2ce5db142f84af53f597c7p=64kw=United+States'United States/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=94f56aa0df2ce5db142f84af53f597c7p=64kw=Real+estate'Real estate/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=94f56aa0df2ce5db142f84af53f597c7p=64kw=Business'Business/a
08/26/2010 10:56 AM
One in 10 mortgage holders faces foreclosure
One in 10 American households with a mortgage was at risk of foreclosure this summer as the government's efforts to help have had little impact stemming the housing crisis.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1e6a13170488757cfbe78d73dac57c33p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=1e6a13170488757cfbe78d73dac57c33p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.Business.16948,cat.Business.rss/br clear=all/ img src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw= align=absmiddle / a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1e6a13170488757cfbe78d73dac57c33p=64kw=Foreclosure'Foreclosure/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1e6a13170488757cfbe78d73dac57c33p=64kw=Mortgage'Mortgage/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1e6a13170488757cfbe78d73dac57c33p=64kw=Business'Business/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1e6a13170488757cfbe78d73dac57c33p=64kw=Real+estate'Real estate/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1e6a13170488757cfbe78d73dac57c33p=64kw=United+States'United States/a
08/25/2010 07:45 PM
Empire State Building to get new, tall, neighbor

This artist's rendering shows the proposed 15 Penn Plaza, center, rising 67-stories in Midtown Manhattan, just 34 feet shorter than New York's iconic Empire State Building at left.The Empire State Building's owner has lost his bid to stop a new skyscraper from rising in the neighborhood.





Empire State Building - Skyscraper - United States - Building Types - Arts
08/25/2010 03:47 PM
New home sales hit slowest pace on record

A sign indicating a new home is available for sale in Miami, Fla. Sales of new homes dropped last month to the slowest pace on record, the latest sign that the economic recovery is fading.Sales of new homes dropped sharply last month to the slowest pace on record, the latest sign that the economic recovery is fading.





United States - U.S. Housing Market - Business - United States Department of Commerce - Real estate
08/24/2010 06:55 PM
In weak housing market, can sellers stand out?

Realtors say that in a tough market it's more important than ever for sellers to make their home stand out with "curb appeal." Msnbc.com asked real estate agents in several markets for five tips to  sell your home in a sluggish market.





Real estate - Real estate economics - Market - Business - Business and Economy
08/24/2010 05:03 PM
Recent mortgage modifications seem to help
Borrowers who had their mortgages modified recently are faring better than those who had them altered earlier in the housing crisis.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a2fc230b7577ecc6c19084b8b22d302ap=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=a2fc230b7577ecc6c19084b8b22d302ap=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.Business.16948,cat.Business.rss/br clear=all/ img src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw= align=absmiddle / a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a2fc230b7577ecc6c19084b8b22d302ap=64kw=Mortgage'Mortgage/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a2fc230b7577ecc6c19084b8b22d302ap=64kw=Business'Business/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a2fc230b7577ecc6c19084b8b22d302ap=64kw=Loan'Loan/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a2fc230b7577ecc6c19084b8b22d302ap=64kw=Financial+Services'Financial Services/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a2fc230b7577ecc6c19084b8b22d302ap=64kw=United+States'United States/a
08/24/2010 06:56 PM
Sales of existing homes plunged in July

Sales of previously occupied homes, like this one in Springfield, Ill., plunged last month to the lowest level in 15 years, despite the lowest mortgage rates in decades and bargain prices.Sales of previously occupied homes plunged last month to the lowest level in 15 years, despite the lowest mortgage rates in decades and bargain prices in many areas.





National Association of Realtors - Business - Real estate - Associations - Construction and Maintenance
08/24/2010 10:02 PM
Empire State Building wants no competition
The owner of the Empire State Building says the height of a proposed tower near the iconic skyscraper would forever alter the skyline of New York City.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=54e65f75303a59792c5bcff8cecfa4ccp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=54e65f75303a59792c5bcff8cecfa4ccp=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.Business.16948,cat.Business.rss/br clear=all/ img src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw= align=absmiddle / a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=54e65f75303a59792c5bcff8cecfa4ccp=64kw=Empire+State+Building'Empire State Building/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=54e65f75303a59792c5bcff8cecfa4ccp=64kw=Skyscraper'Skyscraper/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=54e65f75303a59792c5bcff8cecfa4ccp=64kw=New+York'New York/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=54e65f75303a59792c5bcff8cecfa4ccp=64kw=United+States'United States/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=54e65f75303a59792c5bcff8cecfa4ccp=64kw=Building+Types'Building Types/a
08/23/2010 08:52 AM
Cozy homes by the sea just snapped up
Summer is still in full swing and the homes in this edition of Closing Costs let you enjoy every second of it.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7b292f9ee543a5c5c240ab4d0753f84fp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=7b292f9ee543a5c5c240ab4d0753f84fp=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.Business.16948,cat.Business.rss/br clear=all/ img src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw= align=absmiddle / a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7b292f9ee543a5c5c240ab4d0753f84fp=64kw=Swing'Swing/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7b292f9ee543a5c5c240ab4d0753f84fp=64kw=Arts'Arts/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7b292f9ee543a5c5c240ab4d0753f84fp=64kw=Dance'Dance/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7b292f9ee543a5c5c240ab4d0753f84fp=64kw=Performing+Arts'Performing Arts/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7b292f9ee543a5c5c240ab4d0753f84fp=64kw=United+States'United States/a
08/20/2010 07:34 AM
Mortgage fraud thrives in good and bad times

Emilio Carrasquillo, head of the local office of non-profit lender Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, says pervasive fraud in some poor neighborhoods is keeping them dangerous and in squalor.The house on the 53rd block of South Wood Street in Chicago's Back of the Yards doesn't look like a $355,000 home. There is no front door and most of the windows are boarded up.





Chicago - Business - United States - New City Chicago - Construction and Maintenance
08/20/2010 01:12 PM
48 percent leave Obama mortgage-aid program
Nearly half of homeowners seeking help from the Obama administration's flagship effort to help those at risk of foreclosure have fallen out of the program.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=357c039c792794176bf49044e86f2a19p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=357c039c792794176bf49044e86f2a19p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29851.rss.Business.16948,cat.Business.rss/br clear=all/ img src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw= align=absmiddle / a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=357c039c792794176bf49044e86f2a19p=64kw=Foreclosure'Foreclosure/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=357c039c792794176bf49044e86f2a19p=64kw=Presidency+of+Barack+Obama'Presidency of Barack Obama/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=357c039c792794176bf49044e86f2a19p=64kw=Barack+Obama'Barack Obama/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=357c039c792794176bf49044e86f2a19p=64kw=President'President/a - a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=357c039c792794176bf49044e86f2a19p=64kw=United+States'United States/a
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