Housing slump may stifle GDP growth
U.S. housing sales are declining at a greater-than-expected pace that will shave 1 percentage point off economic growth in the second half of 2006, Freddie Mac said in a forecast Tuesday.
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Bush Signs Bill Giving Struggling Homeowners Relief "The provision will increase the incentive for borrowers and lenders to work together to refinance loans" President George W. Bush on Thursday signed into law a measure that will
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