Ken Harney
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New type of equity borrowing is not for the uninformedSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Editor's note: This is the second column in a two-part series. WASHINGTON - When an investor offers you $50,000 or $100,000 in exchange for 30 percent to 50 percent...
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Loan programs tap home equity, minus traditional interest paymentSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Editor's note: This is the first column in a two-part series that will conclude next Sunday in Homes Plus. WASHINGTON - Improbable as it sounds at a time when American h...
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Real estate scams on the rise hereAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - You might assume that with home purchases and new mortgage volume off by 30 percent or more in many markets during the past year, loan fraud would be down a...
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Higher mortgage fees arriving earlyAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The two biggest sources of mortgages for American home buyers plan to raise their base fees to counter what they see as continuing "adverse conditions" in t...
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Tax credit will act as interest-free loan to entice home buyingJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Anybody who's been sitting on the sidelines hesitant to jump into real estate until conditions settle down should know these dates: April 9, 2008, through J...
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Federal HOPE refinancing program likely to assist manyJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - After six months of haggling and political gamesmanship, a massive housing relief bill is heading for final approval. Though it has hundreds of pages and do...
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New oversight system is likely for mortgage workersJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Should your mortgage loan officer have fingerprints on file in a national electronic database, even if he or she has never been convicted of a crime? Should...
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Mortgage relief bill may draw buyers back into housing marketJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Congress left town for the July 4 recess with a half-baked cake in its legislative oven - one that has huge potential significance for the housing and mortg...
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Private mortgage insurers appear unwilling to follow the leadersMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Could the controversial mortgage industry practice of listing hundreds of local real estate markets as "declining" -- and restricting lending through highe...
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Credit scores, not income, to govern FHA insurance ratesMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - DALLAS -- Who have better credit scores on average -- home buyers with higher or lower incomes? Inside the country's fastest-growing home mortgage program, the surprisin...