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U.S. takes over mortgage giants
Los Angeles TimesThe U.S. government announced yesterday that it was taking control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying the companies' weakened finances had made it impossible for them to carry out their missions of supporting the struggling housing...Tags: Elections, Financial and Business Services, Freddie Mac, Corporate Officers, Loans
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How feds' bailout can affect you
McClatchy NewspapersThe historic seizure of mortgage-finance titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is expected to bolster the nation's sinking housing sector by lowering mortgage rates and jump-starting the obscure background market that is vital to home lending. Treasury...Tags: Mortgages, Credit and Debt, The White House, Financial and Business Services, Financial Markets
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17 homes sold in Delray Beach firm's development
Scripps Treasure Coast NewspapersIt was like 2005 all over again at The Antilles in Vero Beach on Saturday morning. Real estate agents were in good spirits, residents had their checks ready to buy "investment properties," and out-of-towners came in droves to buy future retirement homes....Tags: Real Estate, Sales, Delray Beach, Beach Vacations, Auction Service
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U.S. bails out mortgage giants
Tribune NewspapersWASHINGTON—The U.S. government executed a sweeping takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday in a move aimed at expanding the pool of money available for home finance and trying to arrest a plunge in housing prices that...Tags: Freddie Mac, Corporate Officers, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Barney Frank, Management Change
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U.S. takes control of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe federal government executed a sweeping takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday in a move aimed at expanding the pool of money available for home finance and arresting a plunge in housing prices that endangers the nation's...Tags: Stock Broking, Financial and Business Services, Freddie Mac, Corporate Officers, Loans
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Takeover of Fannie, Freddie will produce winners, losers
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe government's groundbreaking move Sunday to take control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could give a much-needed boost to the housing market and the stock market as well. But the development is bad news for anyone who owns stock -- common or...Tags: Housing Industry, Stock Broking, Financial and Business Services, Freddie Mac, Loans
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Telecommuting is working for many
Special to the Chicago TribuneWhen David Wachtendonk bought Murder Mystery Maniacs five years ago, he picked the party-kit company because he could run it out of his home. "It was the perfect job," he said, particularly given his wife's job involved four relocations in five years....Tags: Employees, Mario, Murder, Commuting, Small Businesses
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Small town for folks who want their space
Special to The Baltimore SunFounded first by English settlers and soon after populated with an influx of German immigrants, the small town of Manchester thrived because of its location between Hanover, Pa., and Baltimore. Located in northeast Carroll County, Manchester has steadily...Tags: Apartments, Stock Broking, Rentals, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Banking
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At Madison's Montpelier, what's old is new again
Associated PressIt isn't exactly common to make a house two-thirds smaller, or to remove the indoor plumbing. But that's what's been done at Montpelier, the plantation mansion of President James Madison. The brick Georgian home at the foothills of the Blue Ridge...Tags: Public Holidays, Montpelier, Constitutional Issues, Renovation, Ceremonies
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Home schooling
On a Wednesday evening in late summer, it's hard to tell who's interrupting whom: the people peppering Dexter Parker for advice on decorating their Baltimore homes or Parker, who is trying to finish his seminar on interior design in the allotted time. As...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Home Depot Incorporated, Patterson Park, Colleges and Universities, Real Estate Buyers
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H.O.P.E searches for a home
Jane Seleski says she is usually very grounded, but when the Glen Burnie rental home she lived in with her two teenage sons burned to the ground in July, she could not think clearly. Their clothes, photos, furniture - all of it was gone. But somehow, in...Tags: Roman Catholic, Rentals, Linthicum, Charity, Christianity
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Assemble across-the-board insurance coverage for your home
Sentinel Staff WriterAs some Central Florida homeowners continue to pick up the pieces left from Tropical Storm Fay, others are keeping an eye on Ike and Josephine -- and hoping their insurance policies have them covered against every peril. Basic homeowner's insurance is...Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Winter Park, Tropical Storms, Renovation, Floods
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