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Not all mortgages are assumable
Real Estate MattersQ: I read your recent column titled "Giving up interest does not free you from mortgage obligation." The ex-wife was willing to give up her claim on the home to her former spouse and receive a fixed payment once he refinanced. She chose to quitclaim...Tags: Credit Ratings, Money and Monetary Policy, Services and Shopping, Mortgages, Chicago Mortgages
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Mortgage rates fall for 4th straight week; 15-year at record low
U.S. mortgage rates fell for a fourth consecutive week and the average rate for a 15-year loan hit a new record low, the latest survey of lenders shows. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 3.40%, down from 3.41% last week, according to...
Tags: Freddie Mac, Services and Shopping, Financial and Business Services, Mortgages, Real Estate
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Plans to close HUD offices in Sacramento, Fresno draw lawmakers' ire
The Sacramento BeeThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said Wednesday it will close its field offices in Sacramento and Fresno, along with 14 others nationwide, as part of a restructuring that HUD expects to save up to $150 million. The move to close HUD'...Tags: Justice System, Shaun Donovan, Career and Workplace, Richard Nixon, Employees
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FHA mortgage insurance changes coming
Savannah Morning News, Ga.Every time local loan officer Michael Caputo writes a low down payment mortgage, he gets the same question from the client. "How can I get the mortgage insurance dropped?" The simple answer -- reach 20 or 22 percent equity -- will soon become complex....Tags: Freddie Mac, Money and Monetary Policy, Services and Shopping, Fannie Mae, Mortgages
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Is tenant's guest entitled to keep service animal in unit?
Question: I manage a 12-unit apartment complex with a strict no-pets policy. We understand that under federal and state fair housing law, we may need to make an exception to our no-pet policy for a disabled resident who requires a service animal as a...Tags: Rentals
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Fee-laden FHA mortgages cost more than privately insured loans
The lending landscape shifted measurably this month when the standard-bearer for first-time buyers and low-to-moderate income borrowers became more expensive than its private business counterpart. On April 1, fees for low-down-payment mortgages...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Genworth Financial Inc, Derivative Securities, Mortgages, Insurance
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Emergency Mortgage Assistance
Connecticut’s Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (EMAP) can help homeowners facing foreclosure. It offers loans to help homeowners who have fallen behind or anticipate falling behind on their mortgage payments due to temporary financial...Tags: Foreclosures, Financial and Business Services, Mortgages, Mortgage Assistance, Economy, Business and Finance
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FHA may need $943-million bailout
WASHINGTON — The Federal Housing Administration helped stabilize the real estate market after the subprime bubble and lay the groundwork for the recovery — and now the bill for taxpayers might be coming due. The Obama administration's...
Tags: Financial and Business Services, American Enterprise Institute, Mortgages, Budgets and Budgeting, Realty
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Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage at 3.43%, lowest since January
Mortgage rates are at their lowest level since January, the widely watched Freddie Mac survey shows, with the average for a 30-year fixed-rate loan dropping to 3.43% this week from 3.54% a week ago. The survey of rates lenders are offering to solid...
Tags: Labor Markets, Freddie Mac, Financial and Business Services, Mortgages, Federal Reserve
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to merge some functions in new company
WASHINGTON — The federal regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac took the first major step toward possibly shutting down the taxpayer-rescued firms by deciding to merge some functions of the mortgage financing giants into a new company. The...Tags: Freddie Mac, Washington, DC, National Government, Fannie Mae, Mortgages
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When the government backs mortgages
How should we reform our broken housing finance system? To what extent should the federal government continue to provide guarantees for mortgage financing, such as the ones it provides for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? With Fannie and Freddie in a federal...
Tags: Freddie Mac, Services and Shopping, Fannie Mae, Mortgages, Loans
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Manufactured homes and FHA financing
Real Estate MattersQ: We have a problem. My son bought a manufactured home last year at the age of 21 and got an FHA mortgage on the home. It appears that he should have never received the FHA loan due to the home. Due to their failed marriage, my son and his ex-wife hired...Tags: Justice System, Laws, Services and Shopping, Lawyers, Mortgages
Apr 26, 2013
|Column| Tribune Media Services
Apr 25, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 25, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 21, 2013
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Apr 19, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 19, 2013
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Apr 17, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Apr 10, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 11, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 4, 2013
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Mar 1, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 22, 2013
|Column| Tribune Media Services
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