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03/24/09
Low prices helped lift home resales in Feb.
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 11:08 am

Sales of previously occupied homes in the Western United States climbed in February, as low mortgage rates and cheap foreclosed properties drew in many first-time buyers and investors, according to two reports released Monday.  more…


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Gilbert buys park land with $80 mil bond sale
Filed under: General, Real Estate
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 11:00 am

Gilbert has sold more than $80 million in bonds and got a slightly better interest rate than its staff anticipated. But if the housing market doesn’t rebound as the town expects it to in the next couple of years, Gilbert taxpayers could be left holding the bill.  more…

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What exactly are soured securities?
Filed under: General, Real Estate, Mortgages
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 10:56 am

WASHINGTON - A fresh effort to end the paralysis in lending was launched Monday by the Obama administration, which will join with investors to buy up around $500 billion in soured assets from banks.

But what exactly are these toxic assets the government wants to get off the banks’ books - and how did they get to be poisonous?  more…

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Administration moves against bad bank assets
Filed under: General, Real Estate, Mortgages
Posted by: Lillian Wong @ 10:52 am

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Monday aimed squarely at the crisis clogging the nation’s credit system with a plan to take over up to $1 trillion in sour mortgage securities with the help of private investors. For once, Wall Street cheered.

The announcement, closely stage-managed throughout the day, filled in crucial blanks in the administration’s financial-rescue package and formed what President Barack Obama called “one more critical element in our recovery.”  more…

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