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- NEWS & NOTES ABOUT REAL ESTATE
The Front Porch
Based on the timing of its publication alone, economist Mark Zandi's new book, “Financial Shock,” has the potential to reach a wide audience.
- Restoration celebrated
ORANGE, Va. – Descendants of President James Madison and the slaves who lived on his plantation joined U.S. Supreme Court justices and politicians last month to celebrate the end of a five-year, $24 million architectural renovation.
- NATION'S HOUSING KENNETH HARNEY
Spike in business may be too much for FHA
WASHINGTON – In the current credit squeeze, if you have less than a 20 percent down payment, there's pretty much only one major source of mortgage financing available: FHA, the Depression-era home loan insurance agency that still offers 3 percent down, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with consumer-friendly credit standards, even on jumbo loans in high-cost areas of California and the East Coast.
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