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Financeen-usWed, 1 Jul 2009 09:36:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=730BB708-F8D6-4013-BE29-EF0464CA77ED&siteid=yhoof2Rising for the fourth consecutive month, pending sales of existing homes tick up in May, boosted by affordability and special incentives for first-time buyers, a real estate trade group reports.yahoo_finance/3587785074Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:36:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=B40E52D1-0065-40E5-B29E-E9561D794AC7&siteid=yhoof2Nearly half of American adults who participated in a recent survey said they no longer believe that homeownership is a realistic way to build wealth, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling reported on Monday.yahoo_finance/1248196476Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:09:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=4CCA39BD-2FB3-4E9E-A750-007934F40B88&siteid=yhoof2About 200,000 mortgage modifications have been worked out under the government’s Making Home Affordable program, with 40,000 modification offers completed last week, Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S.yahoo_finance/3252516812Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:03:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=E312E3F3-2D8E-4A38-8D09-5239C7B2A06C&siteid=yhoof2After a recent spike seen in mortgage rates, some consumers are wondering whether they’ve missed their chance to refinance into an ultra-low rate. Fear not.yahoo_finance/3629876978Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:46:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=72E0966B-0351-4175-9AF2-4DF420EAFBF3&siteid=yhoof2After hitting their highs for the year following a three-week run-up, mortgage interest rates charged on popular mortgages ease nearly a quarter of a percentage point on the heels of good inflation news, Freddie Mac reports.yahoo_finance/4171533195Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:56:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=EFEEFA5F-203A-4E2A-90BB-741F4778D85F&siteid=yhoof2Mortgage rates rose this week after news reports suggested the economy may be approaching the bottom of the recession, Freddie Mac’s chief economist said on Thursday.yahoo_finance/2648097094Thu, 7 May 2009 08:26:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=1598E55B-69B4-4D95-86EF-40353CBFA685&siteid=yhoof2Mine That Bird was a long shot to win the Kentucky Derby. You some day living in a community for people aged 55-plus? Not so much.yahoo_finance/3257954601Wed, 6 May 2009 18:18:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11iiumket/*http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=237A13A4-E567-4F08-887D-0F0015E4595F&siteid=yhoof2City fathers in the United Arab Emirates were pretty proud of their urban-development dioramas, which reminds columnist Ray Beauchemin of a painful episode from his youth.yahoo_finance/3106538161Fri, 1 May 2009 10:11:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11iiumket/*http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=79CAEE4D-FB6A-414F-9455-AD8ACE6A6262&siteid=yhoof2Home prices fall in February for the 31st month in a row, but at a slower pace than in January.yahoo_finance/738797209Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:32:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11iiumket/*http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=2634FB6F-BCB5-43B4-AB6F-CB2C244E3469&siteid=yhoof2Predatory mortgage lending is coming under fire in Washington, as consumer advocates told lawmakers Thursday that the mortgage market has been inadequately regulated and sensible rules are needed.yahoo_finance/4084920985Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:01:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11iiumket/*http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=BC69AE62-4D85-4406-9C48-D41DAA45D105&siteid=yhoof2Mortgage applications rose a seasonally adjusted 5.3% last week, compared with the week before, due to an uptick in refinance applications, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported on Wednesday.yahoo_finance/3931344390Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:01:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/cbsm/090416/c76810dcb6754ad9bd1ea4fe339fa5c5.html?.v=1They are the lead-painted toys of the financial world: Exploding mortgages and credit cards with sky-high rates.yahoo_finance/3889045044Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:02:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11iiumket/*http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=C462482F-D556-4A02-84AA-2E0F53018580&siteid=yhoof2Question: I have a two-year-old, 15-year cash-out refi in Texas. It’s now considered a home equity loan, at 6.5%. I am thinking that it does not make sense for me to refinance again at 5% to save $170 per month because I would have to pay two additional years on the back end.yahoo_finance/4002007746Thu, 9 Apr 2009 18:01:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11iiumket/*http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=DA19C739-DAE2-44A7-AFA1-52939D9FD94F&siteid=yhoof2Many of this year’s first-time home buyers will get an extra perk: a tax credit of up to $8,000 that can be claimed on their 2008 taxes. The option to claim the credit now instead of next year puts cash in the hands of eligible buyers soon after they’ve committed to one of the biggest purchases they’ll ever make.yahoo_finance/4084091431Tue, 7 Apr 2009 18:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/cbsm/090405/58208b146f474a438c571ed59b95d963.html?.v=1Jumbo mortgages became more expensive and harder to come by as the nation’s credit crisis deepened. That might be starting to change.yahoo_finance/2005316875Sun, 5 Apr 2009 12:41:00 Etc/GMT