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04 Mar 2009 10:22

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Biz: Once part of the housing problem, now part of the solution?

  • It is very important to the entire team here to be part of a solution.
  • Stanford L. Kurland • Former president of Countrywide, a company synonymous with the housing crisis, on his new venture, PennyMac. PennyMac buys back delinquent mortgages and resells them. While some homeowners claim to be helped, some critics claim it’s like an arsonist who sets fire to the home, “then buys up the charred remains and resells it.” • source

23 Feb 2009 20:31

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Biz, U.S.: In Florida, get your foreclosure faster than fast food

  • 30,000 houses in Lee County, Florida are about to get foreclosed on; it’s one of the hardest-hit areas in the country source

18 Feb 2009 10:52

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Biz, U.S.: Obama’s got a plan to prevent foreclosure

  • $75 billion will be set aside in the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan, to be announced today source

12 Feb 2009 10:42

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Biz, U.S.: Today’s scary number: Homes hit a 30-year low in value

  • -12.4% fall in home prices during 2008 source

15 Jan 2009 09:31

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Biz: Who says you can’t go home? The bank. Foreclosures are up.

  • 81% increase in forclosures from 2007 to 2008; the number tripled from 2006 to 2008. source