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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

To Avoid Student Turnover, Parents Get Rent Help

In response to the turmoil in Flint schools, Michigan is giving some families $100 a month to help them stay put.

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

US home prices fell 4.6 percent in April

A government report says U.S. home prices fell 4.6 percent in April from the same month last year.

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

US home prices tumble in April at record rate

U.S. home prices tumbled in April at the fastest rate since a widely followed index was begun in 2000 with all 20 metropolitan areas surveyed posting annual declines for the first time.

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

S&P: US home prices fall in April at record rate

U.S. home prices tumbled in April at the fastest rate since a widely-followed index was begun in 2000 with all 20 metropolitan areas posting annual declines for the first time.

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Housing rescue plan passes key Senate test

A massive foreclosure rescue bill cleared a key Senate test Tuesday by an overwhelming margin, with Democrats and Republicans both eager to claim election-year credit for helping hard-pressed homeowners.

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Housing aid bill clears key Senate hurdle

A massive foreclosure rescue bill overwhelmingly cleared a key Senate test Tuesday, drawing broad support from Democrats and Republicans alike.

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Housing rescue plan faces key test in Senate

A plan to help hundreds of thousands of homeowners avoid foreclosure is drawing bipartisan support in the Senate, setting the stage for high-stakes negotiations among congressional Democrats.

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

State home sales decline in May

The spring housing market is shaping up as one of Massachusetts’ slowest ever. Home sales fell steeply in May, completing a three-month run of declines during the prime selling season for real estate. The number of single-family home sales that closed last month, 3,739, was the least for that month since the real estate downturn in 1990, according to Warren …

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Second appraisal puts deposit at risk

Inman News Q: I entered into a contract recently, but the deal went bad because the house did not appraise for the negotiated price.