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Many homeowners decide remodeling is wiser than moving
Do you fit any of these descriptions?
•You came through the housing bust and recession far more debt-averse than you were before.
•You've been reluctant to consider selling your house because you don't believe you'll get what it's really...Tags: Services and Shopping, Finance, House Building, Homes, Property
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Federal tax deduction for mortgage insurance premiums expires
Though its demise drew little attention because of the partisan year-end brawl over the payroll tax cut extension in Congress, a key mortgage financing benefit disappeared at the end of December: the ability of large numbers of home buyers and owners to...Tags: Prices, Finance, Energy Saving, Income Tax, Freddie Mac
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Lower credit scores slow housing recovery by thwarting sales
How big a whack did your credit scores take during the grim years of economic distress after the housing bust? Was it 20 points, 50 points, 100 points — or maybe no drop at all? These are key questions for millions of potential home buyers who hope...Tags: Services and Shopping, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, The Washington Post, Real Estate
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Home loan options abound, despite lack of info about availability
Could gloomy popular assumptions about how tough it is to get approved for a mortgage be scaring away large numbers of qualified people? Could the same worries — I can't come up with the big down payment I need, my credit scores are too low, my...Tags: Services and Shopping, Finance, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Loans
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A hard road for the poor in need of cars
Last of three parts
No car, no work. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery('div#series-box h4.last').html('Map: Alternatives for poor buyers'); }); That's the conclusion Lisa Twombly reached as she fought to hang on to her job as a caretaker for an...Tags: Services and Shopping, Medical Specialization, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Health, Poverty
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Bylaws set different standards for leasing units
Q: I bought a unit eight years ago as an investment property where I plan to live when I retire. At the time of the purchase, there were no rental restrictions for the unit. A recent proposal by some residents to increase the number of rentals from 5...Tags: Condos, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Mortgages
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Higher loan limits transform FHA into key source of financing
After a year characterized by grumpy partisan gridlock, Congress came up with a Thanksgiving compromise that could change the mortgage choices of buyers and refinancers in more than 660 markets across the country: It raised maximum loan limits for the...Tags: Washington, DC, Republican Party, Portland (Middlesex, Connecticut), Freddie Mac, Homes
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Jan 15, 2012
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Dec 25, 2011
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Nov 3, 2011
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Jan 27, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Nov 27, 2011
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