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U.S. foreclosure mess chills investors, clouds market

Article by: Helen Chernikoff of REUTERS

Pictures: Lucy Nicholson of Reuters and David J. Phillip / AP




Mortgage applications slump as rates rise

Found on www.msnbc.msn.com

By Julie Haviv / Reuters

Picture by Mario Anzuoni / Reuters




Qualified? Home lenders saying not so fast

Picture by John Gress / Reuters

Article by Al Yoon Reuters




Foreclosures hit post-bust peak in third quarter

msnbc.com news services

The bulk of this reporting came from The Associated Press




Why the foreclosure mess could last for years

By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Kathleen M. Howley

Bloomberg Businessweek




Push to halt foreclosures gains steam

By Ben rooney, staff reporter CNNMoney.com




Pending home sales up for second month

By Martin Crutsinger

The Associated Press




15-year loan drops to record low in Freddit Mac mortgage survey

By: E. Scott Reckard




Volcker: Mortgage industry is dysfunctional

By Daniel Bases and Kristina Cooke




More than half exit foreclosure relief program

By Alan Zibel Associated Press




Homebuilders' confidence stuck at 18-month low

By Alan Zibel Associated Press




California housing prices on the rebound

By Les Christie CNNMoney.com




Homebuyer tax credit: 950,000 must repay

By Les Christie, staff writer CNNMoney.com




Economists cut U.S. growth forecast again

Reporting by Glenn Somerville, Editing by James Dalgleish




Surprise! Banks help more homeowners than Obama

By Tami Luhby, senior writer CNNMoney.com




A decade of change in housing patterns

By Bill Briggs




One in 10 mortgage holders faces foreclosure

By Alan Zibel Associated Press




Plunging home sales could sink recovery

By Hibah Yousuf, staff reporter for CNNMoney.com




48 percent leave Obama mortgage-aid program

By Martin Crutsinger  Associated Press




Fed to protect consumers from abusive mortgages

By Tami Luhby, senior writer CNNMoney.com




Home prices slowly creeping up

By Les Christie, staff writer CNNMoney.com




30-year mortgage at lowest rate since 1971

By Hibah Yousuf




20% of mortgages are underwater

By Les Christie, staff writer (CNNMoney.com)




Record Lows Continue for Mortgage Rates

Source:  The Wall Street Journal, Nathan Becker (07/30/10)




Wall Street 1, Cleveland 0: City can't sue banks for bad loans

By David Ellis, staff writer




Mortgage applications sink to 13-year low

REUTERS




Forecast says....

By Lew Sichelman




1.65 Million Properties Receive Foreclosure Filing in First Half of 2010

By RealtyTrac Staff




Home equity loan delinquencies fall for first time in two years

Los Angeles Times

By E. Scott Reckard




U.S. 30-Year Mortgage Rates Decline to Record 4.57%

By Brian Louis




Pending hom sales 'fell off a cliff'

By Les Christie, staff writerJuly 1, 2010: 11:10 AM ET




California May Home Sales

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California Legislature approves tax break for people in foreclosures, short sales

April 09, 2010|By Patrick McGreevy




Tax Relief for Cancelled Mortgage Debt

TurboTax




Taxing Consequences of Short Sales
SmartMoney



Can a Bank File a Deficiency Judgment After A Foreclosure or Short Sale?

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IRS - Home Foreclosure and Debt Cancellation



Why the Feds Rescue Banks, Not Homeowners

 By Rick Newman   10-29-2008                                                                                                                                                                                                 




HOPE for homeowners



Bailout Compromise Gets New Life

Associated Press
 




Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007

Internal Revenue Service Article




Foreclosures more likely than getting loan modification

 Associated Press 07/02/2008




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