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01/17/12--16:20: Housing: The one bailout America could really use (chan 1264883)

Laurie Goodman is an apolitical number cruncher who has spent most of her 28-year career out of the public view, studying the minutiae of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) for big investment banks. She's long been a star among Wall Street insiders, however. She holds the record for the most top rankings for fixed-in-come research from the trade bible Institutional Investor.


02/09/12--09:39: 30-year mortgage rate holds at record low (chan 1264883)

Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages remained at an all-time record low for the second week in a row.


02/09/12--14:50: What the foreclosure settlement means for you (chan 1264883)

The nation's five largest banks have finally struck a deal with 49 states to settle charges of abusive and negligent foreclosure practices dating back to 2008.


02/09/12--15:01: Mortgage deal could bring billions in relief (chan 1264883)

In the largest deal to date aimed at addressing the housing meltdown, federal and state officials on Thursday announced a $26 billion foreclosure settlement with five of the largest home lenders.


02/10/12--08:02: Banks paying delinquent borrowers to sell their homes (chan 1264883)

In an effort to cut their losses, banks are paying some struggling homeowners as much as $35,000 to sell their homes before they end up in foreclosure.


02/10/12--13:47: Mortgage deal means more foreclosures (chan 1264883)

Even as the $26 billion mortgage settlement helps hundreds of thousands of troubled homeowners, it will bring a wave of new forclosures.


02/14/12--02:34: Want a date? Buy a home (chan 1264883)

When it comes to dating, homeownership can be the ultimate aphrodisiac.


02/15/12--12:38: Citi fined $158 million for gaming federal housing program (chan 1264883)

Citigroup will pay $158 million to settle charges that its mortgage unit defrauded the Federal Housing Administration by inaccurately claiming that certain mortgages were eligible for government insurance, government officials announced Wednesday.


02/16/12--02:34: Foreclosures climbed in January (chan 1264883)

Foreclosures picked up in January, yet another sign that the nation's huge glut of delinquent homes may soon start making their way onto the market.


02/16/12--06:34: New home construction starts strong in 2012 (chan 1264883)

New home construction got off to a strong start for the year, with housing starts and building permits rising in January on a monthly and annual basis -- another sign that the U.S. housing market and broader economy are headed in the right direction.


02/16/12--07:05: Home buying: Most affordable in decades (chan 1264883)

Buying a home is now more affordable than it has been in the last twenty years.


02/16/12--09:24: Fewer homeowners missing mortgage payments (chan 1264883)

The mortgage meltdown that began five years ago appears to be reversing course as the percentage of loans that fell into delinquency slowly returned to normal rates and fewer loans fell into foreclosure.


02/16/12--16:04: New York apartment sells for a record $88 million (chan 1264883)

The most expensive apartment ever sold in Manhattan went for a cool $88 million this week.


02/21/12--04:32: Multi-million dollar foreclosures (chan 1264883)

Even these mega-mansions in some of America's wealthiest neighborhoods are not immune to the housing crisis.


02/21/12--05:45: The other foreclosure settlement (chan 1264883)

Millions of borrowers who suffered financial losses because their mortgage lenders played fast and loose while processing their foreclosures now have two ways of getting a payback.


02/22/12--03:11: Fannie, Freddie legal fees: $110 million and counting (chan 1264883)

A watchdog agency said Wednesday that the legal tab for former leaders of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is at least $110 million.


02/22/12--09:16: Home prices at lowest point in 10 years (chan 1264883)

Home prices fell to their lowest point in more than a decade in January, but that helped to lift the pace of home sales, according to a report from an industry trade group.


02/23/12--10:37: The rich walk away (chan 1264883)

Five years after the housing bubble burst, America's wealthiest families are now losing their homes to foreclosure at a faster rate than the rest of the country -- and many of them are doing so voluntarily.


02/23/12--10:57: 30-year mortgage rate rises above record low (chan 1264883)

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose for the first time in four weeks, relinquishing its all-time record low amid news that the housing market is showing some signs of improvement.