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hamp: New 'Short Refinance Program'. A Bigger Leaker Than HAFA, HAMP, TARP? - 09/07/10 06:18 PM
The news media has been brimming with one Obamannoucement after another the past few days. Apparently after dodging the issue the people are most concerned about thus far, it has finally dawned on him just before election day that it's all about the 'JOBS'. Faced with the very real prospect of losing both the House AND the Senate, Barry has decided it's time to 'deal with the issues'. As his party stalwarts will tell him, a day late and a trillion sort.
So we get another BIG announcement tomorrow of the new 'short refinance program', dubbed 'the most ambitious effort yet … (5 comments)

hamp: FHA's Dave Stevens Talks. WE created the mess. THEY'll fix it. Oboy. - 04/19/10 06:47 PM
This morning we were treated to an hour long conference call with FHA Commissioner Dave Stevens, courtesy of NAR. Long-time readers know I'm a fan of Stevens, even got a nice comment from him on a blog I wrote last fall following his address at NAR. I think it's a good thing to have somebody in his position who actually knows real estate, knows what it takes to sell a house, get a mortgage, work a short sale, etc. As introduced this morning, they said it's 'refreshing to have someone who knows our industry.' I concur.
Stevens started his talk saying … (5 comments)