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05/23/2007 Inman TV: Housing credit squeeze
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The subprime mortgage mess has stirred much debate over whether tightened lending standards would help the situation or make it worse yet.
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05/23/2007 House passes GSE reform bill
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The House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday that would strengthen oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but some provisions of the bill are expected to be the subject of further Senate debate.
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05/23/2007 HOA Target, Process & Objective
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Lack of communication is often one of the biggest complaints that many boards receive. Yet, good communication is a fundamental imperative of every homeowner association. If the board is to succeed with its objectives, it needs cooperation from the members. How is this cooperation best obtained?
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05/23/2007 Overlooked News of the Day
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Tanks for the Memories
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05/23/2007 Mortgage Sector Shaking Economic Foundation
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More evidence reveals the growing chasm between those who can have home loans and those who can't as lenders tighten standards for subprime loans but not prime.
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05/23/2007 Market Conditions
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Fairfax, Virginia, has the lowest tax rate in Norther Virginia. And with home inventory on the rise -- could this area be a buyer's paradise?
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05/22/2007 Cures for MLS disorder
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There are several possible cures for overlapping market disorder, a condition afflicting multiple listing services in markets across the country, according to a discussion paper prepared by an industry consultant with support from a group of MLSs.
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05/22/2007 Three plead guilty in Kansas City mortgage fraud
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Three of 11 people indicted in January for an alleged scheme to inflate the sales price of a prominent Kansas City, Mo., couple's home have entered guilty pleas and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in their investigation and testify against the remaining defendants.
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05/22/2007 Lending industry warns against regulatory crackdown
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Federal regulators should expedite the process of issuing new guidelines for subprime mortgage lending and reject any industry attempts to water them down, members of the influential Senate Banking Committee say.
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05/22/2007 NAR group pursues national real estate database
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A National Association of Realtors advisory group is moving ahead with plans for a national real estate data repository that would include comprehensive information for all categories of property, including residential and commercial properties and vacant land.
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