Cheaper Reverse Mortgages May Be Coming (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report – The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is developing a new reverse mortgage product that sharply cuts up-front payments by home owners but also significantly reduces the percentage of a home’s equity that can be paid to owners under the program. Reverse mortgages insured by the government are available on homes where the youngest owner is at least 62 years old. The program is called a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM).

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Homes lost to foreclosure on track for 1M in 2010 (AP)

In this photo taken May 24, 2010, a man walks in front of a bank owned foreclosed home in Palo Alto, Calif. RealtyTrac Inc. will report half-year foreclosure rates Thursday, July 15, 2010. Nearly 528,000 homes were taken over by lenders in the first six months of the year, a rate that is on track to eclipse the more than 900,000 homes repossessed in 2009, according to data released Thursday by RealtyTrac Inc., a foreclosure listing service. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP – Rosalyn Dalebout rents out space in her home to three tenants, has cut off her phone service and canceled her earthquake and life insurance — all to pay her mortgage every month.

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Homes lost to foreclosure on track for 1M in 2010 (AP)

In this photo taken May 24, 2010, a man walks in front of a bank owned foreclosed home in Palo Alto, Calif. RealtyTrac Inc. will report half-year foreclosure rates Thursday, July 15, 2010. Nearly 528,000 homes were taken over by lenders in the first six months of the year, a rate that is on track to eclipse the more than 900,000 homes repossessed in 2009, according to data released Thursday by RealtyTrac Inc., a foreclosure listing service. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP – Rosalyn Dalebout rents out space in her home to three tenants, has cut off her phone service and canceled her earthquake and life insurance — all to pay her mortgage every month.

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Homes lost to foreclosure on track for 1M in 2010 (AP)

In this photo taken May 24, 2010, a man walks in front of a bank owned foreclosed home in Palo Alto, Calif. RealtyTrac Inc. will report half-year foreclosure rates Thursday, July 15, 2010. Nearly 528,000 homes were taken over by lenders in the first six months of the year, a rate that is on track to eclipse the more than 900,000 homes repossessed in 2009, according to data released Thursday by RealtyTrac Inc., a foreclosure listing service. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP – Rosalyn Dalebout rents out space in her home to three tenants, has cut off her phone service and canceled her earthquake and life insurance — all to pay her mortgage every month.

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Summary Box: Home loan applications down (AP)

AP – MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS FALL: Applications for home loans dipped nearly 3 percent last week even though consumers were able to refinance at the lowest rates in decades, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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Home loan applications down 2.9 pct. (AP)

AP – Applications for home loans dipped last week even though consumers were able to refinance at the lowest rates in decades.

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Mortgage applications rise 7 pct. as rates fall (AP)

In this July 1, 2010 photo, a for sale sign is posted outside a home recently put on the market, in Cincinnati. Applications for home loans rose last week as consumers raced to refinance at the lowest rates in decades.(AP Photo/Al Behrman)AP – Applications for home loans rose last week as consumers raced to refinance at the lowest rates in decades.

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Summary Box: Mortgage applications rise 7 pct. (AP)

AP – MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS RISE: Applications for home loans rose nearly 7 percent last week from a week earlier as consumers raced to refinance at the lowest rates in decades.

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Closing on a Home? Follow These Tips. (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report – It’s a great time to buy a home. With the real estate crash, prices are way down and mortgage rates have never been lower. But if you are not careful, a new rule recently enacted by Fannie Mae could end your homeownership dreams.

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Closing on a Home? Follow These Tips. (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report – It’s a great time to buy a home. With the real estate crash, prices are way down and mortgage rates have never been lower. But if you are not careful, a new rule recently enacted by Fannie Mae could end your homeownership dreams.

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