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2011 Record Low for New Home Sales -
New home sales had their worst year on record in 2011, with the estimate of 302,000 single-family homes the lowest reported annual total since the Census Bureau started tracking the data in 1963.
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Mortgage Rates Show Modest Rise -
Mortgage rates headed upward this week, ending a three-week stretch of all-time lows for 30-year fixed-rate loans.
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Calif. AG Rejects Mortgage Settlement -
A settlement that could produce up to $25 billion in mortgage relief for homeowners is in doubt after it was rejected by the California attorney general, who said the proposed deal doesn’t go far enough.
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Details Hazy on Obama Refi Plan -
A program to help homeowners save $3,000 a year by clearing away obstacles to refinancing was proposed by President Obama in last night’s State of the Union address. What isn’t clear is how that plan might work.
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Cheapest Home Have Happiest Owners -
People who paid the least for their homes are most satisfied with home ownership, while those who buy very expensive homes are the most disgruntled, or so it would seem.
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FHFA: Writedowns Would Cost $100B -
Writing down the principal on underwater mortgages, a move advocated as a way to stabilize the housing market, would cost Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac nearly $100 billion, according to an analysis by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
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Home Sales End 2011 On High Note -
Existing home sales ended the year on a positive note, posting a 5 percent seasonally adjusted gain in December over the previous month’s tally.
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Single-family Construction Rises -
Single-family home construction rose again in December, with both construction starts and building permits increasing for the fourth consecutive month.
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Modest Housing Rebound Seen in 2012 -
The housing market will begin to rebound in 2012, as part of a broader economic recovery, the financial and business analytics firm CoreLogic is predicting.
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Rates Fall Again, Refinancing Surges -
Homeowners rushed to take advantage of falling interest rates last weeks, as applications to refinance a mortgage reached their highest level in six months.
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Obama administration bolsters homeowner lifeline (Reuters) -
Reuters - The Obama administration, in an election-year bid to help distressed homeowners, on Friday expanded its main foreclosure prevention program, and pushed for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to forgive mortgage debt.
Subpoenas issued to financial firms in expanded probe (Reuters) - Reuters - The Justice Department issued civil subpoenas to 11 financial institutions as part of a new effort to investigate misconduct in the packaging and sale of home loans to investors, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday.
Justice unit to probe mortgage-backed securities (AP) -
AP - Federal and state law enforcement officials announced Friday they have launched a fraud-fighting unit, starting with 55 prosecutors and investigators, to root out wrongdoing in the market for residential mortgage-backed securities.
US gov't to extend and expand foreclosure program (AP) - AP - The Obama administration said Friday that will expand its signature foreclosure-prevention program to try to help those with heavy debt loads avoid losing their homes.
Analysis: Banks expect to spend less on bad mortgages (Reuters) - Reuters - Even as President Barack Obama is calling for more assistance for struggling mortgage borrowers, major banks are looking forward to spending less to handle problem home loans.
D.R. Horton profit beats on higher home orders (Reuters) - Reuters - D.R. Horton Inc , the top U.S. homebuilder, posted a first-quarter profit that beat market expectations, helped by a surge in orders indicating a stabilizing housing market, and said it was looking at spring selling season with "cautious optimism."
World stocks slide as US growth data disappoint (AP) -
AP - World stocks turned lower on Friday after official data showed the U.S. economic recovery was not as fast as many had hoped.
Gingrich, Romney attack each other on foreclosures (AP) - AP - Rivals Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are trading barbs over their income from mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Rate on 30-year fixed mortgage rises to 3.98 pct. (AP) - AP - The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose this week for the first time this month, though it remained below 4 percent for the eighth straight week.
Mortgage rates for the past 52 weeks, at a glance (AP) - AP - Mortgage rates for the past 52 weeks, at a glance
Candidates unloved in FL town hit by foreclosures (AP) -
AP - At Our Daily Bread Food Pantry, the conversation often centers on real estate. Once taboo details — home values and what people paid for their properties — are casually discussed, and there appears to be little shame in walking away from a mortgage or fighting the bank on a foreclosure.
Bank of America extends drop in mortgage rankings (Reuters) - Reuters - Bank of America Corp was the fourth-biggest U.S. mortgage lender in the fourth quarter of 2011, continuing its descent in the rankings after it stopped buying loans made by smaller banks.
Foreclosures account for 12 percent of La. sales (AP) - AP - Foreclosures made up for 12 percent of all Louisiana homes sold in the third quarter of 2011.
16 percent of Q3 Ill. home sales were foreclosures (AP) - AP - Sixteen percent of homes sold in Illinois in the third quarter of 2011 were in foreclosure or owned by a bank.
New-home purchases fall, 2011 worst ever for sales (AP) -
AP - Fewer people bought new homes in December. The decline made 2011 the worst year for new -homes sales on records dating back nearly half a century.
New home sales fall in December (Reuters) - Reuters - New single-family home sales unexpectedly fell in December for the first time in four months and the median home price dropped, dampening some of the hopes the housing sector will boost the economy this year.
JPMorgan CEO says foreclosure deal threatened (Reuters) - Reuters - JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said President Barack Obama's decision to expand investigations into home lending and sales of mortgage securities could stop settlement talks with the states over foreclosure practices.
Foreclosures made up 20 pct. of home sales in 3Q (AP) - AP - Foreclosures made up a smaller slice of all U.S. homes sold in last year's third quarter, as banks delayed placing properties for sale and home sales slowed.
Illinois attorney general sues Standard & Poor's (AP) - AP - The Illinois attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Standard & Poor's of misleading investors by assigning its highest ratings to risky mortgage-backed investments during the years leading up to the crash of the housing market.
California calls mortgage settlement "inadequate" (AP) - AP - California officials are refusing to sign a proposed settlement between U.S. states and the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over deceptive foreclosure practices, calling it "inadequate."