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More People Renting, Fewer People Owning

I cover real estate, refinance and mortgages here: Home Values Fall As Foreclosures Rise Time To Raise FHA Downpayments? Perverse Incentives In The Housing Market Retiring Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Who Profits From Jumbo Mortgages? Do You A Debt-Free Retirement? … Continue reading

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Inside The Mortgage Meltdown

Check out the book on Amazon.com. Edmund L. Andrews writes that nobody duped him. He duped himself. He had covered all sorts of financial meltdowns as an economics reporter for the New York Times, but when he bought a home … Continue reading

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‘Chain of Blame: How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit Crisis’

This is an excellent new book on the mortgage and credit meltdown. The authors get inside the lives of the leading characters in the mortgage meltdown and explain what makes them tick and what makes their business work (or fail). … Continue reading

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