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Firm Touts ‘Cash for Tax Credits’ Program
Apr 10, 2009There is only one rule of legislation, and that is the rule of unintended consequences. The latest case in point comes courtesy of an $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit, passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; the credit is designed to stimulate sagging demand for homes, particularly among new home builders.
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Feds Bust Huge Alleged Mortgage Fraud Ring
Apr 08, 2009 -
Mortgage Assistance Guarantee: Hook, Line, or Sinker?
Apr 07, 2009 -
Mortgage Delinquencies Pile Up: Report
Apr 07, 2009 -
Securities Firms Gain Access to Anti-Fraud Tools: Tech Roundup
Apr 06, 2009 -
TARP Capital Investments Slow in Late March
Apr 06, 2009 -
Demand for Distressed Property Props Up Sales Volume
Apr 03, 2009 -
Brouhaha Over GSE Bonuses Gains Steam
Apr 03, 2009 -
Unemployment Reaches 8.5 Percent
Apr 03, 2009 -
Pay-For-Performance Bill Passes House Vote
Apr 02, 2009 -
NPR on Fannie Mae, mortgage mess
Apr 02, 2009 -
TARP Exodus Begins; Four Firms Repay Funds
Apr 01, 2009
