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1:   (HOMEOWNERSHIP) Second Quarter Shows Decline in Negative Equity : Approximately 11 million, or 23%, of all residential properties with mortgages ... 09/01/2010 3:42 PM

2:   (MORTGAGES) One In 10 Missing Mortgage Payments : Nearly 10% of all American homeowners with a mortgage missed at least one payment this summer, threatening foreclosure to a new segment of homeowners, says the Mortgage Bankers Association 08/27/2010 12:38 PM

3:   (HOMEOWNERSHIP) Homeowners Help Strengthen Communities : Homeowners are more active in their communities, benefit from improved education opportunities ... 08/27/2010 08:42 AM

4:   (SETTLEMENT COSTS) Settlement Costs Soar Says Study : Closing costs have increased 36.2% nationwide to $3,741 on average for a $200,000 mortgage, says a new survey by Bankrate.com even though home prices are down 20% or more 08/20/2010 12:59 PM

5:   (INDICATORS) Survey: More Than a Quarter of Renters Do Not Plan to Own : More than a quarter of people who rent a place to live do not plan to buy a home ... 08/19/2010 4:13 PM

6:   (HUD LOANS) HUD Interest-Free Loans Unveiled : HUD will offer $1 billion in zero-interest loans to help homeowners who have lost their jobs avoid foreclosure. The initiative is part of $3 billion in additional aid targeting areas distressed economically by the housing market 08/13/2010 1:16 PM

7:   (DOWNPAYMENTS) Downpayment Assistance Approved : Affordable Housing Centers of America and Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust link to initiate the Downpayment Assistance Program in the Connecticut city 08/13/2010 12:55 PM

8:   (COUNSELING) Housing Counseling Grants Posted : A total of $79 million in HUD Housing Counseling Grant funding is made available to eligible participants. HUD-approved national and regional intermediaries, state housing finance agencies and HUD- 08/06/2010 10:43 AM

9:   (HOUSING COUNSELNG) Counseling Funding Competition : HUD makes $79 million in housing counseling funding available to hundreds of HUD-approved counseling agencies and state housing finance agencies nationwide 07/30/2010 12:23 PM

10:   (FORECLOSURES) Ohio Target Of Foreclosure Bargains : HUD continues to boost Neighborhood Stabilization Program efforts in one of the nation's hardest-hit areas by selling foreclosed single-family homes held by the Federal Housing Admin. to the Cuyahoga 07/09/2010 12:15 PM

11:   (TRENDS) Home Size Continues to Decline : The size of new single-family homes completed declined last year, dropping to ... 06/16/2010 08:45 AM

12:   (RESPA) HUD In New RESPA Move : With the ink hardly dry on HUD's success in changing the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act's rule on the Good Faith Estimate after an eight-year effort, the department wants to see if it will be 06/04/2010 12:49 PM

13:   (HOUSING FOR SENIORS) Active Adult Home Builder Activity, Confidence Remain Low : Builder confidence in the mature-housing market remains weak, according to 2010 first-quarter data from ... 05/27/2010 4:08 PM

14:   (DELINQUENCIES) One Of Seven Mortgages Delinquent : While a peak in unemployment likely will mean an easing of stress on homeowner mortgage premium payments, at least one of every seven households with a mortgage remain behind on payments or 05/21/2010 12:31 PM

15:   (MORTGAGE INTEREST) Donovan Oops Moment On Tax Break : HUD Secy. Shaun Donovan ventured into a political minefield when he declared it might make sense to modify the mortgage interest tax deduction. The comment made at a session sponsored by Third 05/21/2010 12:25 PM

16:   (FORECLOSURES) Foreclosures At Record High : Foreclosures climb to a record in April, says RealtyTrac, the California-based monitor of mortgage defaults. The increase signals that the various federal government efforts to restore the 05/13/2010 3:33 PM

17:   (HOMEBUYING) RESPA Quandary Surfaces : Atlanta-based Equifax finds in a new survey that most mortgage providers are complying with the new Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act rule for loan originations. But the findings show the 04/30/2010 12:33 PM

18:   (HOUSING MARKET) White House Scrambles For Ideas : With desperation setting in regarding the best approach to cure the ills of the housing market, the Obama administration sends out an SOS to draw on the public for ideas to remake the U.S. mortgage 04/16/2010 12:33 PM

19:   (TRENDS) Most Americans Think Now is a Good Time to Buy a Home, Gallup Poll Finds : Lower but stabilizing home prices combined with continued low mortgage interest rates have persuaded ... 04/16/2010 09:14 AM

20:   (TRENDS) Vacation Home Sales Up in 2009; Investment Sales Down : Vacation home sales recovered in 2009 while investment sales fell sharply ... 04/14/2010 4:59 PM

21:   (TRENDS) Americans Still Want Homes, Fannie Mae Survey Finds : A new national survey gauging attitudes toward housing finds that two-thirds of Americans (65%) still prefer owning a home ... 04/08/2010 12:37 PM

22:   (MARKET OUTLOOK) Administration Has More Work to Do to Help Housing Market, Says Official : Despite significant progress, the Obama Administration has more work to do to help American homeowners ... 03/11/2010 12:02 PM

23:   (WEATHERIZATION) Cash For Retrofitting Proposed : An estimated $6 billion plan to offer homeowners rebates for energy-saving home renovations is proposed by President Barack Obama. HUD Secy. Shaun Donovan and Transportation Secy. Ray LaHood 03/05/2010 1:15 PM

24:   (HOMEOWNERSHIP) HARP Extended Into 2011 : Although it has been bogged down by a series of delays, the Obama administration's signature housing rescue program, the Home Affordable Refinance Program, has been extended through June 03/05/2010 12:53 PM

25:   (SWEAT EQUITY) $26.5 Million In Sweat Equity Grants : Four national nonprofits expect to build a combined 1,500 new affordable housing units, including single-family homes, with $26.5 million in FY 2009 Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program 02/26/2010 1:01 PM

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