Fewer sales cut mortgage deals (Detroit News)
Fewer home purchases and less refinancing pushed U.S. mortgage applications down for a second week, according to a survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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No More Homeowner Deduction? FNC Adam Lashinsky I have a shameful feeling to report about the recommendation by President Bush's tax panel to drastically reduce or eliminate the deduction homeowners currently can take on
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A Danish fix for the US mortgage crisis (Financial Times) The recent compromise struck between the Treasury and Democrats in Congress on the fate of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored mortgage guarantors, constitutes the worst of all possible