Ken Harney
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What’s at stake with mortgage deductionsOct 26, 2012 5:49 am - WASHINGTON — Limiting the homeowner mortgage interest deduction came up in two of the presidential debates, but specifics about who would be affected and how much they m...
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Suburban homes being fraudulently rentedOct 19, 2012 5:36 am - WASHINGTON — No one wants to take the blame for the housing bust in this political season, but scammers and rip-off artists in the hundreds are working overtime to sipho...
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Home equity lending has returned, but rates vary widelyOct 12, 2012 4:03 am - WASHINGTON — If you have a pressing need to raise some cash, here’s some good news: Rising home values are encouraging lenders to revive a product that imploded during t...
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Lame-duck decisions to impact thousands of homeownersOct 05, 2012 5:12 am - WASHINGTON — Though the news spotlight has been on the presidential debates and the Nov. 6 elections, a more pressing personal issue for large numbers of homeowners acro...
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On mortgages, strict is still the ruleSep 27, 2012 12:27 pm - WASHINGTON — With 30-year mortgage rates hitting new lows and recent borrowers’ payment performance the best by far in decades, you’d think that banks and other lenders ...
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FHA relaxes condo rulesSep 21, 2012 2:22 am - WASHINGTON — Here’s some encouraging news for condominium unit owners, sellers and buyers: The biggest source of funding for low down payment condo mortgages, the Federa...
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The nation’s housing: Housing reform AWOL on the trailSep 14, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Call it the political elephant in the room: 1.2 million families across the country are now at some stage of foreclosure, 3.8 million homeowners have been f...
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If you’re selling a home short, expect a credit score hitSep 07, 2012 5:53 am - WASHINGTON — With generous new guidelines from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac likely to stimulate large numbers of short sales by underwater homeowners, what impacts can the...
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to ease short sale requirementsAug 31, 2012 5:45 am - WASHINGTON — If you’re underwater and facing financial distress, what might Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s new short sale reform policies mean for you? Potentially a lot...
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Improvements sought to home appraisal processAug 24, 2012 5:03 am - WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants you to see the full appraisal report on the house you’re buying or refinancing as early in the mortgage proce...