The Treasury will offer incentives to lenders to modify or forgive second mortgages.
Entries from April 2009
A New Plan to Help Modify Second Mortgages
April 29th, 2009 · No Comments
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Phoenix Leads the Way Down in Home Prices
April 29th, 2009 · No Comments
The price of single-family homes fell in February in 20 major metropolitan areas, including Phoenix, where home prices have fallen by half.
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Living In | Laurelton, Queens: Prosperous Area Seeks Shops to Match
April 29th, 2009 · No Comments
A stretch of Francis Lewis Boulevard that shows off the unity of design in Laurelton, which is known for its Tudors, both attached and free-standing.Laurelton, known for its stately Tudor homes, is working to overcome challenges to the neighborhood’s family-friendly image.
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Property Values: What You Get for… $225,000
April 29th, 2009 · No Comments
A seven-bedroom Victorian near downtown Dubuque, Iowa, a two-bedroom town house in Baltimore, and a three-bedroom two-bath Pueblo in Santa Fe, N.M.
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Square Feet: Navy Boot Camp Stays in Revamp Mode
April 29th, 2009 · No Comments
The Great Lakes Naval Station has been on a $770 million construction kick for more than a decade, and is already planning another effort to renovate the original sector of the base.
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International Real Estate: For Sale in…Paris
April 29th, 2009 · No Comments
The Paris market has almost held its own, with prices in many parts of the city falling only about 10 percent since the market peaked.
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Irish Cottage Becomes Authors’ Home
April 29th, 2009 · No Comments
A retreat outside Dublin became a full-time residence for Maeve Binchy and her husband, Gordon Snell, both well-known authors, when technology made it possible to work from home.
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Plan for Taller Tower in Meatpacking District Draws Critics
April 29th, 2009 · No Comments
A developer of property next to the long-awaited High Line elevated park insists that, in a downturn, building bigger is better.
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Square Feet: New York Office Landlords Go Small
April 29th, 2009 · No Comments
Manhattan building owners are trying to make deals by chopping large spaces into smaller units and finishing off the space before a tenant is signed.
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Mortgages: A New Web Site Helps Borrowers
April 28th, 2009 · No Comments
Borrowers having a difficult time determining if they qualify for new programs to modify their loans can find help at a Web site developed by FICO.