09/07/2008
Location more key to home buyers (The Florida Times-Union)
At the height of the housing boom, home buyers looked more at the size of garages than the distance of commutes when choosing where to live.
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09/05/2008
Chicago to home buyers: Find your place (Chicago Tribune)
The city is launching a campaign to lure skittish home buyers off the sidelines to purchase $150,000 to $450,000 homes in which the city has an investment.
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09/06/2008
First-time home buyers in Oklahoma shrugging off $7,500 federal help (The Oklahoman)
Want-to-be first-time home buyers in Oklahoma seem to be shrugging off the $7,500 federal tax credit included in the big housing recovery law enacted in July, but another round of state housing bond money has people's attention, Realtors and lenders said. And neither the two shall meet. People buying a home financed by proceeds from tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds aren't eligible to claim the ...
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09/06/2008
Plenty to Coax Home Buyers Back To the Market (Washington Post)
If you've been watching for the fleeting, best time to buy a home, this fall may be it, especially if you're a first-timer.
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09/08/2008
Home buyers expected to realize savings (Miami Herald)
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Sunday moved to take control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which operated like private companies but had enjoyed implicit government backing until their seizure.
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09/07/2008
First-time home buyers must master basics (Tacoma News Tribune)
Annie Corrington has a to-do list for this year. Included in it are learning to tango, finishing her degree and obtaining a motorcycle license. But the biggest and most intimidating goal for the 27-year-old is to buy her first house.
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09/04/2008
Aid offered for home buyers (Detroit News)
WESTLAND -- The city is getting proactive to save some of its neighborhood homes from abandonment by launching a program that offers assistance to new home buyers.
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09/08/2008
What the takeover means for your mortgage (Washington Post)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the largest buyers of U.S. mortgages. Their takeover is expected to ripple through the economy, affecting U.S. home buyers directly and indirectly. Here are answers to common questions about the mortgage finance giants and explanations on how you might be affected by...
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09/08/2008
Relief For Lending Crisis? (Hartford Courant)
Fannie, Freddie Bailout Good News For Home Buyers, Not Troubled Borrowers The government's historic bailout of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday will be good news to home buyers and some homeowners hoping to refinance if it leads to lower rates and fees, as experts expect.
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09/08/2008
Mortgage deal not a cure-all (The Arizona Republic)
NEW YORK - The government's historic bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday will be good news to home buyers and some homeowners hoping to refinance if it leads to lower mortgage rates, as experts expect.
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