Huntsman's Departure Highlights Politics of Housing Finance

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January 17, 2012, 6:45 AM PST

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Huntsman's Departure Highlights Politics of Housing Finance
By: Ryan Schuette 
Not unlike his fellow candidates - or the incumbent himself - Huntsman left out any mention of housing finance reform and homeowners as issues for voters in the 2012 general election.  Read More MReport. Read More MReport.

NAHB: List of Improving Housing Markets Nearly Doubles in January
A complete list of all 76 metropolitan areas currently on the IMI is available at: www.nahb.org/imi

. The index identifies metropolitan areas that have shown improvement from their respective troughs in housing permits, employment and house prices for

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Home Sales, Housing Markets Will Lift in 2012: Fannie Mae

The economy will drift upward in 2012 as incremental changes take place in the housing market, with a divisive and uncertain policy environment the darkest cloud on the horizon, Fannie Mae said in an economic outlook Friday. Read More MReport

The morality of strategic default: businesses vs. homeowners

By Kelli Galippo

This article discusses the purported moral implications of a homeowner's decision to strategically default and why no such implications exist for a strategically defaulting business.  Is a strategic default un-American?  Read More in First Tuesday