Yahoo! Finance: Mortgage Newshttp://biz.yahoo.com/topic/loans_mortgages/The latest news on Mortgage from Yahoo! Financeen-usWed, 25 Nov 2009 08:36:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifYahoo! Financehttp://finance.yahoo.com14417October new-home sales gain on strength in South (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=5C436830-6E79-4B12-B54C-33CC42B4A02A&siteid=yhoof2Sales of new homes rise 6.2% in October on strong results in the South, Commerce Department data show.yahoo_finance/1539041103Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:36:00 Etc/GMTMake sure you and your agent agree on home's worth (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=4B6D3428-F210-4AEF-B102-6A08679238BB&siteid=yhoof2If a homeowner is expecting one sales price but the real-estate agent thinks the house is worth less, trouble will ensue.yahoo_finance/3617554882Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:01:00 Etc/GMTFive tips on tapping the new home-buyer tax credit (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=804BAE68-3586-4E75-B651-FAE2CCA840EB&siteid=yhoof2House shopping usually slows down in the winter, as people put their home searches on hold to trim the tree, buy presents to put under it and avoid the chilly weather. But this winter might be different, thanks to the extended and expanded first-time home-buyer tax credit.yahoo_finance/1355116872Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:29:00 Etc/GMTRealtors predict 15% rise in home sales next year (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=CE4B3E5B-2C61-44E8-96D1-0BA9BF2482A4&siteid=yhoof2Home sales are expected to rise about 15% next year, as buyers take advantage of a home-buyer tax credit and housing prices stabilize, the National Association of Realtors’ says.yahoo_finance/3732121880Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:28:00 Etc/GMTOwners become renters in bid to avoid foreclosures (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=8BD4D805-B938-45DA-8614-4382A3242B87&siteid=yhoof2Qualifying homeowners facing foreclosure will be able to stay in their homes -- as renters -- under a new program announced by Fannie Mae on Thursday.yahoo_finance/302828707Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:51:00 Etc/GMTProperty vacancy rates in U.A.E. running sky-high (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=68DCED72-01E7-4C82-82C1-19BDDF66056F&siteid=yhoof2Office vacancy rates in the post-boom United Arab Emirates are sky-high, and the number of empty apartments is also building, reports columnist Ray Beauchemin.yahoo_finance/808816743Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:02:00 Etc/GMTMortgage rates creep up (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=FCE54D5B-0502-4591-99AD-256F96F7583E&siteid=yhoof2Mortgage rates edge higher this week as mixed economic signals limited interest-rate moves, Freddie Mac said in its weekly rate survey.yahoo_finance/521843634Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:27:00 Etc/GMTHome-buyer tax-credit refunds delayed for months (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=37FA341F-0A18-41CB-838F-F0A401A467A0&siteid=yhoof2Thanks to administrative problems and some fraud in the program, the IRS is now reviewing first-time home-buyer tax-credit claims by hand. What does that mean for taxpayers? Get ready to wait.yahoo_finance/2127934494Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:00:00 Etc/GMTFraud found in home-buyer tax-credit claims (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=B58F0E30-99ED-4D0A-BBA8-F2C46BAE9F1A&siteid=yhoof2Auditors find millions of dollars worth of fraudulent claims on tax returns involving the first-time home-buyer tax credit, one of which was filed by a 4-year-old.yahoo_finance/2310503627Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:55:00 Etc/GMTHome prices fall 0.3% in August, FHFA says (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=A4B31F57-365C-4D1A-9CA2-800D4C53D728&siteid=yhoof2After rising for three months, U.S. home prices fall a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in August compared with July.yahoo_finance/655651492Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:46:00 Etc/GMTLong-term mortgage rates edge higher (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=FC533E9D-1484-4677-A03E-EFD85D4E858C&siteid=yhoof2Long-term mortgage rates followed bond rates higher this week, although the one-year adjustable-rate loan turned lower, Freddie Mac says.yahoo_finance/3564445258Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:42:00 Etc/GMTMortgage demand drops by double digits (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=B4403971-FEDD-4702-A2EC-4624140DB208&siteid=yhoof2Mortgage applications drop in the latest week as a big falloff in refinancing activity and a slackening of demand for home-purchase loans weighs on the Mortgage Bankers Association index.yahoo_finance/3538160855Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:36:00 Etc/GMTU.K. home sellers boost asking prices 2.8% (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=29FAE840-82FD-4401-8304-DD5C7E2C026F&siteid=yhoof2British house sellers took advantage of tight supplies to boost asking prices by 2.8% in October, property Web site Rightmove said Monday.yahoo_finance/2396317673Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:01:00 Etc/GMTKeeping up with an avalanche of troubled mortgages (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=B21DFF45-52CE-4A49-A0D8-6944E052910C&siteid=yhoof2Millions of homeowners are struggling to make their monthly mortgage payments and the continued deterioration in the job market guarantees millions more will be at risk in the coming months.yahoo_finance/1301953053Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:50:00 Etc/GMTDon't let condominium reserve funds run low (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=053A17CB-D1B5-411B-A69F-546F4CE0508A&siteid=yhoof2If you don't make sure your condominium or homeowners association reserve fund is collecting enough money now, you're likely to face steep costs down the road. Plus: More questions answered on the first-time home-buyer tax credit.yahoo_finance/12291756Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:30:00 Etc/GMTHome buyers' closing costs vary widely by region (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=91FF7C63-1C18-489B-BDB3-1DB48536D1C8&siteid=yhoof2If you’re buying a home in Maryland, be prepared: That state has the highest average closing costs in the country. Wisconsin has the lowest closing costs -- and the difference is substantial, according to a recent study.yahoo_finance/1572523226Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:30:00 Etc/GMTDespite uptick, 30-year loan holds below 5% (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=06151BB8-141B-437F-B77B-1B0A5E1D9279&siteid=yhoof2Mortgage rates rose this week as investors saw signs of a pickup in economic growth.yahoo_finance/2845045730Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:00:00 Etc/GMTHousing could take double dip down in 2010 (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=11D9446C-2E7B-45A2-AAA6-8B9F1D4DD9EB&siteid=yhoof2Despite signs of stabilization at the end of 2009, next year could prove treacherous for the housing and mortgage markets as a variety of woes could rekindle the falloff of the last two years, according to mortgage-industry veterans speaking at the Mortgage Bankers Association annual convention here.yahoo_finance/3599345662Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:49:00 Etc/GMTIs a bigger home-buying tax perk on the way? (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=8FAC558B-964C-4CD7-80DA-2247BD8FBB0E&siteid=yhoof2If real-estate agents, mortgage bankers and other industry groups have their way, prospective home buyers will be rewarded for diving in long past the Nov. 30 deadline for the current tax credit.yahoo_finance/573833352Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:55:00 Etc/GMTHow to find the foreclosure of your dreams (at MarketWatch)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=F8324EC0-4BFF-4856-B9E8-459E490C6864&siteid=yhoof2Buying a foreclosure often is appealing to buyers trying to stretch their dollars. It’s finding a good one can that can be a challenge.yahoo_finance/2906612322Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:20:00 Etc/GMT