Ken Harney
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The nation’s housing: It really is a buyer’s marketDec 29, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Where do you side in the great real estate buy-sell divide of 2012? If you’re a homeowner considering selling sometime in the new year, are you apprehensive...
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Mortgage deals are out there, if you lookDec 22, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Could gloomy popular assumptions about how tough it is to get approved for a mortgage be scaring away large numbers of people who are qualified from even ap...
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The nation’s housing: Real estate fraud on the riseDec 15, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Could today’s seductive conditions in the housing market — severely marked-down prices, record low interest rates and hundreds of thousands of foreclosures ...
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The nation’s housing: The mortgage complaint window is now openDec 08, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Got a beef with your mortgage lender? Is your bank unresponsive when you complain that your escrow account is fouled up and making your monthly payments nee...
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The nation’s housing: Keeping score on a housing bust’s devastationDec 01, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — How big a whack did your credit scores take during the grim years of economic distress following the housing bust? Was it 20 points, 50 points, 100 points —...
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The nation’s housing: FHA takes on a new roleNov 24, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — After a year characterized by grumpy partisan gridlock, Congress came up with a Thanksgiving compromise that could change the mortgage choices of buyers and...
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The nation’s housing: It’s a matter of appraisalNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — How do you fight back when an appraiser — often from another city working for a low fee on behalf of a big bank — wrecks your sale, purchase or refinancing ...
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The nation’s housing: Jumbo loans become a burden to homeownersNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Do you have a big mortgage and good credit scores but not much equity — maybe you’re even underwater? Do you see little chance that your home’s market value...
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The nation’s housing: A tax credit’s shortcomingNov 04, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Remember the federal tax credit programs offering $7,500 and later $8,000 to first-time homebuyers? The credits were designed to deliver a jolt to the reeli...
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The nation’s housing: Putting some energy into underwritingOct 28, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — When you apply for a mortgage to buy a house, how often does the lender ask detailed questions about monthly energy costs or tell the appraiser to factor in...