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Leung homes in on fixing housing policy

Thursday, December 29, 2011

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… households a year to buy homes in the secondary Home Ownership Scheme market for personal use without … the "sandwich class" to have a home of their own, Leung added. He proposes that the tax allowance on home loan interest be increased from HK$100 …

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Fixed mortgage rates end year just under 4 percent

Thursday, December 29, 2011

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… fixed mortgage rates in the United States end 2011 near all-time record lows. The 30-year fixed home loan exits the year at 3.95 percent. … close out 2011 as the worst on record for new home sales

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US new-home sales edge up

Friday, December 23, 2011

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… edge up Posted: 24 December 2011 0159 hrs WASHINGTON: New home sales picked up pace in the United States in … "We think 2012 will be the year housing finally starts to recover properly." With home loan interest rates at record lows, hitting 3.91 …

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Mortgage outlook ‘tough to call’

Friday, November 11, 2011

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… Mortgage Lenders (CML), said the market for home loans was currently stable.

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Big bonuses needed to keep execs at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, regulator says.

Friday, November 11, 2011

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… Fannie and Freddie own or guarantee about half of all mortgages in the United States, or nearly 31 million home loans . Along with other federal agencies, they backed nearly 90 percent of new mortgages over the past year.

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Easy Ways to Save Money for a House

Thursday, November 10, 2011

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… low income and good credit can obtain a house loan with no money down other than … a USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) loan .

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Occupy Oakland Strike Hints at Escalation of Civil Disobedience Tactics

Thursday, November 3, 2011

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… protesters to "allow your fellow 99% to get home safe to their families," the New York … the political system. We're talking about home loans , student loans , even some people calling on municipalities to strike and protest financing which is …

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Freddie Mac reports $6 billion loss for third quarter; asks for $6 billion in federal aid

Thursday, November 3, 2011

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… or guarantee about half of all U.S. mortgages, or nearly 31 million home loans worth more than $5 trillion.

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Why the ‘Occupy’ Movement Is a Consumer Movement [opinion]

Thursday, November 3, 2011

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… and banks no longer had to underwrite loans . Soon enough mortgage firms all over the United States were pushing a home loan on anybody who could sign their … who does not want to own their own home ? Predictably, a lot of these mortgages sold were …

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GIPF Housing Scheme Gets Go-Ahead

Thursday, November 3, 2011

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… to borrow against their pension benefits for a home loan at an interest rate in … this regulation, the interest rate on the housing loan from the pension should not be … Government already standing guarantor for housing loans from commercial banks. "We …

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