The National Association of REALTORS® sent out a call to action to its million-plus members this weekend, urging them to support an extension of tax relief on mortgage forgiveness.
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Foreclosures are falling across the country, but they still make up a big chunk of some markets’ housing stock. Find out which ones.
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Home owners who experienced foreclosures are finding themselves owning again sometimes only three years later—possibly even less—with Federal Housing Administration-backed loans.
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Following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, many areas along the East Coast are expected to get a lift.
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A real estate investor pleads guilty to rigging bids at public foreclosure auctions in California, which federal prosecutors say damaged the real estate market by keeping prices artificially low.
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A recent editorial in Florida’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune called for government officials to consider creating a national catastrophe fund to deal with large-scale weather events that can cause extensive damage and expensive reconstruction challenges.
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