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housing: 4.5 Percent Interest Rates Provide Hopeful Outlook For Home Buyers - 12/12/08 03:01 AM

There is a plan in the works to lower the rate on 30-year home mortgages to 4.5 percent, a number not seen in decades for home loans. The plan by the Treasury Department to help the hurting housing industry would be accomplished through purchasing mortgage-backed securities from Fannie Mae and Freddie … (3 comments)

housing: Lowering Necessary Expenses to Improve Your Lifestyle - 10/09/08 12:25 AM

As living costs (along with seemingly every other cost these days) continue to climb, many people are finding their budgets getting tighter and tighter, and are looking for ways to cut their necessary costs each month. Things like electricity, rent and grocery bills can't go unpaid, but there are ways to … (3 comments)

housing: The Fallout From the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Takeover - 09/12/08 04:26 AM

So it has been a week since the feds came in and took over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. While it will obviously take some time to know the long term repercussions I wanted to look at some of the immediate reactions to the move.
First let's look at the reaction … (4 comments)

housing: Mortgage Interest Rates Plummet after Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Takeover - 09/12/08 03:56 AM

I have been tracking mortgage rates for the last few months. Its always more interesting when there are drastic changes. This week we saw some of the largest changes we have seen this year. This is of course in response to the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac takeover. The 30 year … (1 comments)

housing: Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Takeover: What Does It Mean? - 09/08/08 12:33 AM

So on Friday it was leaked that the government is taking over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. On Sunday it was official. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have now been taken over by the federal government. But what does it mean for the real estate market, mortgage interest rates, and the … (13 comments)

housing: Austin's New Urban Village : The Old Airport Revitalization - 05/21/08 04:22 AM

An area of Austin which is currently undergoing revitalization is the old Mueller Airport area, near the intersection of Manor Road and Airport Boulevard in East Central Austin. This location offers residents and visitors alike many interesting opportunities. Housing is very affordable in the area, including single family homes and duplexes, … (1 comments)

housing: Agave Development in Austin Real Estate - 03/13/08 10:06 PM

Modern housing is on the rise in Austin, making it easier for the modernist to move into a brand new home, instead of waiting for a mid century A.D. Stenger to come on the market. Six miles east on Martin Luther King Blvd, the Agave residential development is finishing up its … (0 comments)

housing: Recession Risks: The Silver Lining - 02/06/08 05:09 PM

The US appears to poised on the very brink of recession. Investors are reacting as news of a contraction within the service sector for the first time in five years, an FBI investigation into predatory lending, and increasing unemployment statistics, has sent shock waves of panic through stock markets worldwide. Who … (0 comments)

housing: Countrywide to go Bankrupt - 01/10/08 02:04 AM

Countrywide recently declared their third quarter results for 2007. And to say the least they did not look pretty. In addition to increases in deliquencies and foreclosures Countrywide declared a large loss, 1.2 billion dollars. This is pretty high when you consider the entire company is only worth 2.97 billion. At … (1 comments)

housing: Is the Superfund Capable of Restoring Confidence? - 11/02/07 11:14 PM

The M-LEC, as it is called, has been created in order to restore investor confidence in some areas of the economy that are neccesary for credit to maintain its liquidity, or ease of transference from one entity (a bank) to another. This loss of liquidity comes in the wake of the … (0 comments)

housing: Is The Federal Interest Rate Cut Enough to Stabilize Sub prime Mortgage Woes? - 10/31/07 07:56 PM

As the sub prime mortgage debacle continues to play out across the United States, the Federal Reserve has opted to cut interest rates by half a percentage point, from 5.25. This cut makes all loans relatively cheaper, thereby encouraging a pantheon of economic activity to increase, hopefully in the troubled housing … (1 comments)

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