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Case-Shiller Housing Index January 2012: Look for More Declines

U.S. home prices fell more sharply in November, compared to the previous month, according to S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices data released on Tuesday.

Freddie Mac's Image Problem: Conflict of Interest Charged

On Monday, NPR and ProPublica published a report revealing that Freddie Mac, the government-owned mortgage giant, had purchased $3.4 billion in mortgage securities that became more profitable if homeowners were unable to refinance at lower rates.for homeowners to pay off their mortgages. It's the latest public blow to a firm that has been blamed for its role in the housing crisis, even as it continues to deal with the fallout of the toxic mortgages that it continues to hold

Case-Shiller Home Price Index: More Declines in November

U.S. home prices fell more sharply in November, compared to the previous month, according to S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices data released on Tuesday.
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