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RISMEDIA, June 5, 2009-In contemplating the future status of housing government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) told Congress it is critical for the federal government to provide a backstop to the housing finance system to ensure a reliable and adequate …

A recent report suggests the federal government owns more than 50,000 foreclosed homes –which means US taxpayers are burdened with these homes. Noted financial advisor offers insights on the challenges associated with government-owned homes.

Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. failed to enforce its own guidelines to rein in excessive commercial real estate lending by at least 20 banks that later collapsed, reports by the agency’s watchdog show.

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Investor Report: First Time Home Buyers Some real estate investors assume that the federal first-time home buyer tax credit has little relevance…

RISMEDIA, June 5, 2009-(MCT)-If a major hurricane strikes Florida, authorities may take advantage of the foreclosure crisis to place displaced residents in vacant homes seized by banks. Ruben Almaguer, interim director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, has proposed that the Federal Emergency Management Agency use foreclosed homes-which are particularly abundant …

RISMEDIA, June 1, 2009-U.S. home prices fell in the first quarter of 2009 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) seasonally-adjusted purchase-only house price index (HPI). The previously announced, but revised January and February indexes showed increases in house prices, which were offset by a March decrease

In the last few weeks Trapper Dan’s Wildlife and Pest has seen a rise in Snake related calls in the triangle.