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U.S. Fed Buys $6.4 Bln Mortgage Bonds, Sells None
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Expedites Temporary Housing For Residents In Areas Struck By LA Wildfires
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Pasadena Native Lost Her House To LA Wildfires One Day After Paying Off Her Mortgage: 'It's Gone'
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How The Mircale Malibu Mansion And Pacific Palisades Home Survived The Devastating LA Fires
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What Happens To Your Mortgage And Property Tax When You Lose Your Home In A Natural Disaster?
Did you see the episode of the Julianna Margulies drama The Good Wife? I love that show-and her apartment on it, which I promise to feature soon. But in this episode, called "Long Way Home," Alicia's real estate agent tells her that the house they lost in the midst of her husband Peter's scandal is back on the market. She goes to see it during an Open House, so we get a glimpse of what her life used to be like. Foreclosure Filings Down While Home Default Notices Rise in February
The number of Americans receiving delinquency notices on their homes rose in February from January, while the backlog of homes in the foreclosure pipeline showed signs of starting to ease, a report said on Thursday. Mortgage Rates Follow Bond Yields Higher
Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing mortgage rates moving higher amid positive jobs data and increasing bond yields. Despite the increase, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage has been below 4.00 percent for 15 consecutive weeks helping to keep homebuyer affordability high. Whistleblowers Reap Millions in U.S. $25 Billion Mortgage Settlement
Troubled homeowners are not the only ones set to get a financial lift from the U.S. government's $25 billion landmark mortgage settlement. Citigroup: Shares Fall After No. 3 Bank Flunks 'Stress Test'
Shares of Citigroup (NYSE: C) fell more than 4 percent Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said the No. 3 U.S. bank flunked a “stress test” of its financial viability. Will Premier Wen's Closing Remarks at NPC Affect China’s Property and Exchange Rate Policies
The comments from Premier Wen Jiabao at the close of the National People’s Congress on Wednesday have sparked interest in the outlook for China’s property and exchange rate policies and in the prospects for political reform according to Capital Economics. Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott Downsize in Malibu
When Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott sold their house in Encinolast year, I just kind of assumed it was because they wanted a bigger place for their growing family (baby Hattie was born in October). Instead, they downsized to a smaller, more modest 2,300 square-foot house in Malibu. Pi Day: Celebrities Born On 3.141592 . . . [PHOTOS]
From Quincy Jones to Taylor Hanson, some famous faces are celebrating Pi birthdays today! Happy Pi Day -- a day people all over the world commemorate the mathematical constant also known as 3. St. Patrick's Day 2012: Top 5 Best Irish Pubs in New York City
Check out some of New York City's best Irish pubs for St. Patrick's Day 2012. There's a feeling of nostalgia that comes along with St. Patrick's Day and the best Irish pubs in New York City. China Property Market Risks Chaos If Controls Eased: Wen
China's home prices are still far from falling to a reasonable level, and efforts to curb real estate speculation must be maintained or risk chaos and a property bubble which would harm the economy if it burst, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday.
