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Underwater Refinance

In November 2011 the Obama administration announced an overhaul on the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP). Much needed and anticipated, HARP Refinance 2.0 stands to provide relief to a LOT… Read more

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This article (originally posted here) is an excerpt from the Wall Street Examiner Professional Edition Housing Update for subscribers. Follow the previous link and scroll to the end for the… Read more

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Last week mortgage applications rose a whopping 21.7% from the previous week according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey.  Great news for the industry… Read more

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Contributed by the Consumer Metrics Institute On August 3, 2011 our Daily Growth Index went into growth territory for the first time in 566 days — ending the longest consecutive string of… Read more