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One Quarter of U.S. Homes Sold in Past Year Were at a Loss, Report Says

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U.S. home values fell by nearly 10% in the second quarter of 2008,
causing one in four home sales over the past year to be at a loss,
according to a new real estate survey.

Zillow.com, an online real estate community, is reporting that U.S.
home values in the second quarter posted their largest year-over-
year decline in 12 years
and are also down 1.7% from the first
quarter…

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August 12th, 2008 at 10:45 am

HELOC Repossession : Why You Should Protect Your "Insurance Policy"

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As home values stagnate around the country, mortgage lenders are actively trimming their exposure to home equity. Until recently, they’ve done it one of two ways: They eliminated no downpayment loans (except in rare circumstances) They capped second mortgages (i.e….

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HELOC Repossession : Why You Should Protect Your "Insurance Policy"

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As home values stagnate around the country, mortgage lenders are actively trimming their exposure to home equity. Until recently, they’ve done it one of two ways: They eliminated no downpayment loans (except in rare circumstances) They capped second mortgages (i.e….

Read the full post at http://www.themortgagereports.com