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Fannie and Freddie Offer Thin Lifeline to Homeowners

Mark Winston Griffith | Posted 12.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Housing Crisis, Fannie Mae, Financial Crisis, Homeowners, Subprime Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Business News
Mark Winston Griffith

Think of it this way. The American homeowner is underwater and drowning, and Fannie and Freddie have just thrown in a spool of thread to pull them out.

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Citigroup To Slow Foreclosures In Hopes To Stem Losses

AP | SARA LEPRO | Posted 12.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Foreclosures, Mortgages, Citigroup, Homeowner Assistance, Citigroup Homeowner Assistance, Banks, Homeowners, Mortgage Crisis, Business News

NEW YORK — Citigroup says it is imposing a moratorium on most foreclosures as part of a series of initiatives aimed at helping at-risk borrowers...

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Review of SunLawn Push Reel Mower

Michael Graham Richard | Posted 10.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green, Homeowners, Green News
Michael Graham Richard

This week I had some fun reviewing a reel mower by SunLawn. It's no secret that I love reel mowers. I still think that grass lawns are a bad idea in m...

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US foreclosure filings surge 55 percent

AP | ALAN ZIBEL | Posted 09.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Mortgage Crisis, Foreclosures, Homeowners, Foreclosure Rating, Business News

WASHINGTON — The number of homeowners stung by the dramatic decline in the U.S. housing market jumped last month as foreclosure filings grew by ...

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From Oil To Natural Gas Heating: More Americans Switching

Wall Street Journal | Jeremy Singer-Vine | Posted 09.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Home Care, Oil, Oil Prices, Green, Green News, Environment, Homeowners, Natural Gas, Home Heating, Green Living, Green News

Suzanne and Dave Francione figured they could reduce their heating bill by $1,300 this winter by switching from oil to natural gas, so they called the...

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Freddie Mac Loses $821 Million As Fewer Homeowners Can Pay Loans

AP | J.W. ELPHINSTONE | Posted 09.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Lending Crisis, Recession, Freddie Mac, Freddie Mac Earnings, Homeowners, Home Loans, Economy, Business News

NEW YORK — Freddie Mac on Wednesday posted a second-quarter loss that was more than three-times larger than Wall Street expected as a huge numbe...

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Homeowners Get Help in DC, But Not From Government

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 08.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Fdic, Freddie Mac, Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, Paulson, Matthew Palevsky, Mortgage Crisis, Homeowners, The Real News, Fannie May, Housing Crisis, Home News
Matthew Palevsky

2008-07-24-forclosure.jpg This week thousands of homeowners lined sixtieth street, 3 blocks from the White House, waiting for help to lower their mortgage rates.

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Upside Down! Before You Walk Away Know Your Mortgage Options

Michelle Renee | Posted 07.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Foreclosure, Homeowners, Mortgage Options. Real Estate, Housing Crisis, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Living News
Michelle Renee

I know if I was in this situation I would want to know all the facts before walking away and living in coulda, shoulda, woulda land.

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Three Green Decisions With Little or No Downside

Graham Hill | Posted 07.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Environmental Protection Agency, Waste, Green, Usgbc, Environmentalism, Homeowners, Green Living, Global Warming, Green Furniture, Green News
Graham Hill

Who was the guy that said living eco means sacrifice? It's not about living in a cave and shaking your head at the 'modern day luxuries,' folks. Getti...

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A Historic Opportunity to Improve Our Cities

Jay Walljasper | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green Living, Green Cities, Suburbs, Heating Costs, Home Prices, Fuel Efficiency, Home Sales, Homeowners, Real Estate, Home Foreclosures, Green News
Jay Walljasper

Under the weight of gasoline prices, along with increased costs for heating and cooling suburban homes, today's affluent subdivisions might become tomorrow's slums.

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Fishing for Sustainable Spots in Cape Cod

Zem Joaquin | Posted 07.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Green, Homeowners, Green Living, Cape Cod, Green Economy, Green High Schools, Ecotourism, Green News
Zem Joaquin

Before when I visited it seemed little eco-progress was being made. But this time is different! There are quite a few new businesses with green themes; I think a sea change just might be coming.

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The Promise of Green Prefab

Lloyd Alter | Posted 06.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Design, Green Living, Prefab, Homeowners, Housing Market, Green News
Lloyd Alter

The greenest thing about prefab is the design process. The conventional model of the architectural business is dead -- only the very rich can afford to hire architects to build one-off houses.

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Homeowners Could Get New Federal Loans

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 04.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Homeowners, Loans, Business News

WASHINGTON — Homeowners staggering under mounting mortgage debt and facing foreclosure could get cheaper, government-backed loans under Democrat...

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Poll: 60 Percent Of Americans Won't Buy Homes In Next Two Years

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Housing Slow-Down, Homeowners, Housing Crunch, Housing Crisis, Business News

WASHINGTON — One in seven mortgage holders worry they may soon fail to make their monthly payments and even more fret that their home's value is...

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McCain Fends Off Critics By Proposing Mortgage Aid For Sensible Borrowers

AP | Posted 04.18.2008 | Business

Read More: John McCain, McCain Housing Plan, Homeowners, McCain Mortgage Proposal, Housing Crisis, Mortgages, Business News

NEW YORK — Republican Sen. John McCain called for federal aid for well-meaning homeowners who can't pay their mortgages, an attempt to fend off ...

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Bush Economic Plan Expected To Help 50,000 Home Borrowers

Reuters Via CNBC | Posted 04.17.2008 | Business

Read More: FHA Secure, Bush Economic Plan, Homeowners, Bush Housing Plan, President Bush, Housing Plan, Business News

President Bush has approved a plan to expand a housing program to insure loans for creditworthy homeowners unable to meet mortgage payments and which ...

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Home Owners Lose, Home Builder Win In Senate Bill

ABC News | SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 04.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Mortages, Homeowners, Taxpayers, Housing Plan, Housing Market, Senate Bill, Business News

Senate Democrats and Republicans have agreed on a plan to resurrect a dismal housing market. But, before a vote can even be taken, many are questionin...

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Foreclosures Ravage Denver's Middle Class

USA Today Via ABC News | Brad Heath and Charisse Jones | Posted 04.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Denver Foreclosures, Prairie, Apartments, Foreclosures, Homeowners, Middle Class, Denver, Flatlands, FInancial Markets, Business News

Foreclosures are ripping through the rows of new homes in the flatlands where Denver turns to prairie. Every week, 10 more families here need to find ...

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Some US Homes Worth Less Than Their Copper Pipes

Reuters | Jason Szep | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Subprime Crisis, Homeowners, Subprime Mortgages, Home Foreclosures, Business News

Shards of broken glass outside the basement window of 31 Vine Street hint at the destruction inside the three-story home. Thieves smashed the window ...

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Keeping Your House, But At The Expense Of Your Credit

MarketWatch | Ruth Mantell | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Federal Housing Administration, Bankruptcy, Homeowners, Depression, Consumer Advocates, Business News

For many people, filing for bankruptcy is seen as a scary, worst-case scenario, but consumer advocates say this last resort could be a real help for b...

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Private Equity Moguls See Fortunes Plummet

New York Times | MICHAEL J. de la MERCED | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Investment Banking, U.S. Economy, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Wall Street, Private Equity Moguls, Recession Fears, Recession, Homeowners, Private Equity, Butout Firms, Investments, Blackstone Group, Business News

With their big paydays and bigger egos, private equity moguls came to symbolize an era of hyper-wealth on Wall Street. Now their fortunes are plummet...

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Homeowner Equity Is Lowest Since 1945

AP | J.W. ELPHINSTONE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Homeowners, Homeowners Equity, Homeowners Equity Low, Business News

NEW YORK — Americans' percentage of equity in their homes fell below 50 percent for the first time on record since 1945, the Federal Reserve sai...

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Record Number Of Americans Lost Homes in '07

ABC News | Charles Herman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Record Foreclosures, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Mortgages, Foreclosures, Recession, Homeowners, Subprime Mortgages, Business News

A record number of homeowners lost their homes to foreclosure in the final months of 2007. At the same time, an increasingly larger number of borrowe...

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Bernanke Calls for More Mortgage Relief

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Subprime Crisis, Subprime Mortgages, Foreclosure, Recession Fears, Recession, Subprime Loans, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Homeowners, Credit Crunch, Housing Market, Business News

WASHINGTON — Battling a dangerous wave of home foreclosures, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called Tuesday for additional relief and urge...

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Partisan Split Grows Over Housing Crisis

New York Times | Edmund L. Andrews | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Economic Stimulus Package, Subprime Mortgages, Bankrupty, Mortgage Crisis, Bipartisanship, Henry Paulson, Recession, Homeowners, Economic Stimulus Plan, Housing Crisis, Bush Economic Stimulus Plan, Business News

Just one month after President Bush and Democratic leaders hailed their bipartisan agreement on an economic stimulus plan, the two sides went back to ...

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