The president's signature foreclosure rescue plan is losing its punch, according to a federal report released Friday.Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates continue falling 20 August 2010
Readers share their open-house horror stories, the status of the foreclosure problem and other consumer-focused items from Friday's Times.
Foreclosure program losing its punch CNN, 20 August 2010
The president's signature foreclosure rescue plan is losing its punch, according to a federal report released Friday.Virginia Cook Realtors buys David Griffin 20 August 2010
Virginia Cook Realtors, the sixth largest residential real estate brokerage in D-FW, is acquiring competitor David Griffin & Co. to gain market share.
Study: Home sales affected by oil spill 20 August 2010
Clear Capital released a study on Friday that shows nearly one in four real estate professionals in the Gulf Coast region reported a negative effect on their real estate markets as a result of BP Plc.?s Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Mortgage rates drop to another record low 20 August 2010
Applications for mortgage refinancing hit a 15-month high last week as interest rates remained near historic lows, a mortgage bankers' group said Wednesday.