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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2121 business Business - Real Estate en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:59:36 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2121 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_mortgage_closing_new_hampshire ap/20091120/us_mortgage_closing_new_hampshire AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:59:36 GMT AP - The New Hampshire attorney general's office wants to force a mortgage company that closed suddenly into bankruptcy. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_dr_horton ap/20091120/us_earns_dr_horton AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:20:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_dr_horton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.b3ff609a743d45698e968706e2939365.earns_dr_horton_nybz165.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=kHmkS26vlgnbeNAFIR5h3g--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="FILE - In this May 7, 2009 file photo, homes built by D.R. Horton Inc. are shown in Cahndler, Ariz.D.R. Horton Inc. said Fridauy, Nov. 20, 2009, its loss in its fiscal fourth quarter narrowed despite a plunge in revenue as the homebuilder wrote down fewer costs.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc., saw new home orders spike 26 percent from a year ago in the latest quarter as buyers raced to close deals and take advantage of a federal tax credit. But a wider-than-anticipated loss fueled by write-downs sent shares tumbling more than 15 percent Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_dr_horton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.b3ff609a743d45698e968706e2939365.earns_dr_horton_nybz165.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=kHmkS26vlgnbeNAFIR5h3g--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 7, 2009 file photo, homes built by D.R. Horton Inc. are shown in Cahndler, Ariz.D.R. Horton Inc. said Fridauy, Nov. 20, 2009, its loss in its fiscal fourth quarter narrowed despite a plunge in revenue as the homebuilder wrote down fewer costs.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/the_week_ahead ap/20091120/the_week_ahead AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:24:59 GMT AP - WASHINGTON &mdash; National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for September, 10 a.m. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_foreign_homebuyers ap/20091120/us_foreign_homebuyers AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:25:01 GMT AP - Canadian investor Arthur Wong is buying condos in Las Vegas and Phoenix like a shopper at Costco: In bulk, with slashed prices. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_bank_fraud_oregon ap/20091120/us_bank_fraud_oregon AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:26:28 GMT AP - A federal grand jury in Eugene has indicted 13 people on mortgage and loan fraud charges arising from the collapse of a central Oregon development company. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_real_estate_tech ap/20091120/us_real_estate_tech AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:45:04 GMT AP - Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/bs_nm/us_usa_economy_homes nm/20091120/us_usa_economy_homes Reuters business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:06:00 GMT Reuters - Sales of existing U.S. homes likely rose for second consecutive month in October, reaching their highest level since July 2007, according to a Reuters poll, as buyers scrambled to take advantage of greater affordability and a first-time home buyer tax credit. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_socal_mortgage_fraud ap/20091120/us_socal_mortgage_fraud AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:20 GMT AP - State and federal prosecutors have charged seven people in an alleged securities scam that cheated dozens of people out of $17 million. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20091120/ts_usnews/whyforeclosuresriseevenastheeconomyexpands usnews/20091120/whyforeclosuresriseevenastheeconomyexpands U.S. News & World Report business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:35:07 GMT U.S. News & World Report - Even as the U.S. economy expanded in the third quarter, the nation's eroding labor market sent the mortgage delinquency rate to new heights and created fresh headaches for the Obama administration. About 1 in every 7 home loans in the country was either past due or in foreclosure at the end of the third quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's most recent National Delinquency Survey. That's the highest delinquency rate in the survey's history (the data begin in 1972). ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20091120/bs_bw/nov2009bw20091119220649 bw/20091120/nov2009bw20091119220649 BusinessWeek business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:08:41 GMT BusinessWeek - You> But> Some> Part>It> That> Who> They> Great,> Easier>Well,> As> With> Cue> Behind>O.K.,> That> What> My> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091120/bs_ibd_ibd/20091119top10 ibd/20091120/20091119top10 Investor's Business Daily business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:22:44 GMT Investor's Business Daily - 1 A record 14.41% of home loans were late or in foreclosure in Q3, up 57 ticks from Q2. The rate of subprime loans entering foreclosure fell for a 2nd straight quarter. Prime and FHA loans are increasingly a problem as job woes drive defaults now. FHA-backed, 3.5%-down loans have surged as reserves dive, raising bailout fears. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091120/bs_ibd_ibd/20091119general ibd/20091120/20091119general Investor's Business Daily business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:05:06 GMT Investor's Business Daily - The vultures are circling commercial real estate. But are they too numerous and too early? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091120/bs_ibd_ibd/20091119feature ibd/20091120/20091119feature Investor's Business Daily business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:04:20 GMT Investor's Business Daily - Will borrowers and banks have to pitch in to lift the Federal Housing Administration's dangerously dwindling reserves? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_foreclosures ap/20091119/us_foreclosures AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:10:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_foreclosures"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.0f987a7db2aa4cababff38bc0f44b934.foreclosures_nybz147.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=IiyPoNRtKYmrYj_wdk2jXg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="FILE - In this May 9, 2008 file photo, a foreclosure sign stands outside an existing home on the market in Denver. More than 14 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of September, a record-high for the ninth straight quarter and a problem that could threaten the economic recovery. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - The foreclosure crisis likely will persist well into next year as high unemployment pushes more people out of homes, pulls down housing prices and raises concerns about the broader economic recovery.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_foreclosures"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.0f987a7db2aa4cababff38bc0f44b934.foreclosures_nybz147.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=IiyPoNRtKYmrYj_wdk2jXg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 9, 2008 file photo, a foreclosure sign stands outside an existing home on the market in Denver. More than 14 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of September, a record-high for the ninth straight quarter and a problem that could threaten the economic recovery. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/business_highlights ap/20091119/business_highlights AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:06:19 GMT AP - Foreclosures hitting more people with good credit http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_foreclosures_summary_box ap/20091119/us_foreclosures_summary_box AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:20:49 GMT AP - FORECLOSURES RISE: The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that 14 percent of homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on payments or in foreclosure at the end of September. That was a record-high figure for the ninth straight quarter. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_housing_aid ap/20091119/us_housing_aid AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:18:14 GMT AP - A new federal program to support state and local housing finance agencies is expected to involve more than $29 billion in government support, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac disclosed Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_mortgage_fraud_lecturer_new_york ap/20091119/us_mortgage_fraud_lecturer_new_york AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:33:15 GMT AP - A Long Island woman convicted of acting as a "straw buyer" in a mortgage fraud scam has been ordered to give lectures on the perils of participating in such criminal schemes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_colorado_foreclosures ap/20091119/us_colorado_foreclosures AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:22:37 GMT AP - Colorado had a record-high number of new foreclosures in the third quarter, when new filings hit 12,468. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_california_homes ap/20091119/us_california_homes AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:31:08 GMT AP - A tracking firm says the median home price in California increased more than 2 percent last month from September to its highest level in nearly a year.