...and strand homebuyers from various demographics, such as African-American and Latino homeowners, 60 percent and 61 percent of whose purchases the ""FHA"":http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/fhahistory backs. The ""FHA"":http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/fhahistory indeed plays a significant role...
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Zillow Expands Database of Homes
...expansion brings Zestimates to homeowners, buyers, and sellers in states like Iowa and New Hampshire, where Zestimates were not widely available. ""We've spent six years cultivating our database of nearly...
Read More »Government Scorecard: Housing Markets Still Fragile
...├â┬ó├óÔÇÜ┬¼├óÔé¼┼ô despite growing evidence of progress in the broader economy,"" a HUD press release quoted Raphael Bostic, assistant secretary, as saying. ""The administration remains committed to helping all homeowners who...
Read More »Zillow Releases New Mobile App
...and mortgage bankers. According to the company, the Zillow Mortgage Marketplace app for iPhone provides prospective homeowners with advanced calculators and tools to help these users evaluate mortgage rates, determine...
Read More »Survey: Americans Still Want to Own Homes
...Research Partners"":http://www.lakeresearch.com/ and ""Public Opinion Strategies"":http://pos.org/, polled 2,000 likely 2012 voters in May. Participants included homeowners, renters, and young adults living at home with their parents. The findings ""[speak] pretty...
Read More »Twenty Percent Down Payment Not Easy For Consumers
...about coming up with 20 percent for a home purchase. [IMAGE] The ""National Foundation for Credit Counseling"":http://www.nfcc.org/ (NFCC) shows no improvement on the ability for potential homeowners to raise 20...
Read More »Indiana Governor Takes Action Protecting Homeowners
Indiana governor Mitch Daniels is looking to protect Indiana homeowners. Governor Daniels is signing HB 1541 to restrict private transfer fees or Wall Street Home Resale Fees. [IMAGE] The new...
Read More »Zillow Shows Home Values Plummet
...in June 2006. Negative equity reached a new high mark, with 28.4 percent of single-family homeowners having mortgages underwater at the end of the first quarter - up from 27...
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