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GLENN EZELLE
Subsidized Risk There's a reason Dick Fuld didn't believe Lehman would be allowed to fail. Article Comments (73) more in Opinion » Email Printer Friendly Share: facebook ↓ More Yahoo! Buzz --> StumbleUpon Digg Twitter Yahoo! Buzz Fark ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Pending Sales of Existing Homes in U.S. Rise 6.1% (Update1) Share Business Exchange Twitter Facebook | Email | Print | A A A By Bob Willis Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The number of contracts to buy previously owned homes in the U.S. rose in September for an ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Article comments (7) /static/all/img f4823d8829934210VgnVCM100000a0c1a8c0RCRD /opinion/2009/10/09/andrea-tantaros-pelosi-rangel-ethics-house Andrea Tantaros - FOXNews.com - October 09, 2009 Pelosi's Sinking In the Swamp If she hopes to survive a bloody ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Existing Home Sales in U.S. Jump to Two-Year High (Update3) Share | Email | Print | A A A By Shobhana Chandra Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Sales of existing U.S. homes jumped more than forecast in July to the highest level in almost two years, signaling the ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Mortgage rates climb Treasury yields on a tear help pull rates higher; 30-year fixed mortgage jumps to 5.95%. window.onerror=function(){clickURL=cleanClickURL(document.location.href);return true;} if(!self.clickURL) clickURL=cleanClickURL(parent.location.href); ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Tax Credit Can Be Used for Down Payment Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on Tuesday said that the Federal Housing Administration is going to permit its lenders to allow home buyers to use the $8,000 tax ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Tax Credit Bridge Loans on the Way To put a floor under the market, the federal government must continue to intervene, panelists said, and expanding the first-time homebuyer tax credit is a good place to start. The credit should be expanded to all households, ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Short Sales: 7 Legal Pitfalls In many areas, short sales are the biggest game in town. But you don¿t want to jump into this niche willy-nilly. By Robert Freedman var author="Robert Freedman"; var date='Apr 1, 2009'; if (author!="" && date!='') document.write(' ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Daily Real Estate News | April 2, 2009 | addthis_pub = 'rmostaff'; addthis_logo = 'http://www.addthis.com/images/yourlogo.png'; addthis_logo_background = 'EFEFFF'; addthis_logo_color = '666699'; addthis_brand = ''; addthis_options = 'delicious, digg, favorites, ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
100 best places to live and launch 6 of 100 6. Portland, Ore. • Talk back: What do you think of Portland? Population: 535,421 Pros: A thriving urban scene, abundant outdoor recreations Con: High living costs Young, educated and creative. That's ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
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GLENN EZELLE
Photo: Tampa Gator Tampa, Fla. When Carole and Jim Gourley started looking at vacation properties in Florida last December, they weren’t all that serious. The retired couple, who live in Ontario, had rented in Panama City Beach for five winters. ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose at their fastest pace in nearly six years in February, data showed on Monday, providing some good news for the recession hit-economy. Existing home sales rising Sales rose 5.1 percent in February to a 4.72 million-unit ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
With your help, we successfully derailed House Bill 2696! This legislation, sponsored by Rep. Chuck Riley (D-Hillsboro), would cause like-kind (1031) exchanges to become a taxable event in Oregon. As you know, like-kind exchanges are integral to the health ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU HEAR EVERY SINGLE DAY IN THE THE NEWS IT IS A BUYERS MARKET AND INTEREST RATES ARE VERY LOW. PORTLAND HAS BEEN ONE OF THE RARE PLACES IN THE COUNTRY THAT DID NOT HAVE THE INCREDIBLE OVERHEATED INCREASE IN VALUATIONS AND WE ARE RATED ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
THE OREGON LEGISLATURE IS NOW TRYING TO MAKE EVERYONE THAT DOES A TAX DEFERRED EXCHANGE PAY THEIR 9 PEERCCENT OREGON CAPITAL GAIN TAX AT CLOSING THEREBY ELIMINATING THE TAX DEFERRED EXHANGE BENIFITS AS THEY RELATE TO THE STATE TAXES ON GAINS. BETTER GET ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Ambitious Foreclosure Plan Revealed - How Will It Help? By Kevin G. Hall RISMEDIA, March 6, 2009-(MCT/RISMedia)-The Obama administration on Wednesday detailed its ambitious $275 billion plan to halt soaring foreclosures nationwide, outlining the financial ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Stimulus money hits the street U.S. government releases $26.6 billion for highway, bridge construction. Maryland road project among first recipients, creating 60 jobs. window.onerror=function(){clickURL=document.location.href;return true;} if(!self.clickURL) ...  [Read More]
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Diane Webster
By MADLEN READ and TIM PARADIS, AP Business Writers Tue Feb 24, 6:37 pm ET NEW YORK – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave Wall Street a double dose of reassurance. Now it's President Barack Obama's turn. Bernanke told Congress on Tuesday ...  [Read More]
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Diane Webster
This group is geared to home buyers who are interested in learning how to help represent themselves on a residential real estate transaction and keep the entire - 100% buyer's agent commission for themselves. Buyers pay a flat fee and do most of the ...  [Read More]
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Diane Webster
Stimulus package may restore higher loan limits BY MATT CARTER , THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009. A proposal to provide a $15,000 tax credit to homebuyers was stripped from a $789 billion economic stimulus package that appears headed for a vote Friday, but ...  [Read More]
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Diane Webster
Part I: Impact on inventories lags foreclosures By Matt Carter , Monday, January 26, 2009. Inventories of unsold homes are likely to swell in coming months as lenders begin to push a growing backlog of repossessed homes up for sale -- often in communities ...  [Read More]
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Diane Webster
Broker sees return to seller carry-back mortgages, lease-options BY TOM KELLY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009. Searching for a home can be draining in "normal" times. When inventory is high and home mortgages are more difficult to obtain, the process ...  [Read More]
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Diane Webster
Next up: More purchases of mortgage debt By Inman News, Tuesday, December 16, 2008. Inman News The Federal Reserve slashed short-term interest rates today to nearly zero, bringing to an end a 15-month campaign of rate reductions intended to encourage borrowing ...  [Read More]
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Diane Webster
It's easy to represent yourself on a residential real estate transaction if you use the correct forms, have the lastest legal ammendments and disclosures and are willing to take the time to handle the sale. No reason to use an agent unless you specifically ...  [Read More]
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