<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Federal Housing Administration: News &amp; Videos about Federal Housing Administration - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Federal_Housing_Administration</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Federal Housing Administration from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:01:24 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Federal Housing Administration: News &amp; Videos about Federal Housing Administration - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Federal_Housing_Administration</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Federal Housing Administration from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Cash cushion shrivels - U.S. housing agency</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/12/news/economy/FHA_bailout/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/12/news/economy/FHA_bailout/index.htm</guid><description>The mortgage meltdown has ravaged the finances of a crucial government agency tasked with propping up the housing industry.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Even tougher for minorities to get mortgages</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/01/real_estate/Minorities_denied_mortgages/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/01/real_estate/Minorities_denied_mortgages/index.htm</guid><description>The housing collapse has made it even tougher for blacks and Hispanics to get mortgages, according to a new government report.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Need a mortgage? Consider an FHA loan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/23/real_estate/FHA_loan.moneymag/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/23/real_estate/FHA_loan.moneymag/index.htm</guid><description>1. Chances are good that you'll come across one. During the heyday of no-money-down lending, you were unlikely to have a buyer using a government-insured Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan, which lets borrowers purchase a home with a down payment of as little as 3.5%. Now FHAs are the only game in town for anyone who can't put down the minimum 10% many banks require to get a conventional loan.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama bolsters program that insures home loans</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/18/news/economy/FHA_housing_trouble/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/18/news/economy/FHA_housing_trouble/index.htm</guid><description>With a growing number of homebuyers depending on government-insured loans, the Obama administration is taking steps to shore up the Federal Housing Administration program.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Qualifying for a low-down FHA loan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/03/real_estate/FHA_loans/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/03/real_estate/FHA_loans/index.htm</guid><description>Mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration can be a lifeline for low-income or high-risk borrowers. These loans have tiny down-payment requirements, competitive rates and easy credit-score hurdles.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The lowdown on getting a low down payment loan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/real_estate/low_down_loans/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/real_estate/low_down_loans/index.htm</guid><description>The credit crunch has made it hard for anyone to get a loan these days - and borrowers who can only make a small down payment are facing even tougher odds.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Best bet for a home loan now</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/homestyle/01/02/toh.best.home.loan/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/homestyle/01/02/toh.best.home.loan/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>If you dare to look out your window at houses for sale, you might be surprised at what you can buy and with how little money. Prices are falling, and inventory is plentiful; it's a buyers' market.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>'Hope for Homeowners' gets a slow start</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/22/real_estate/help_for_homewoners/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/22/real_estate/help_for_homewoners/index.htm</guid><description>Everyone agrees that the only way to fix the financial crisis is to fix the housing market.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. weighing new mortgage plan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/30/news/economy/latest_govt_mortgage_plan/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/30/news/economy/latest_govt_mortgage_plan/index.htm</guid><description>The government is expected to announce soon that it will devote up to $50 billion to directly address the source of the financial crisis: bad mortgages and millions of homeowners at risk of foreclosure.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Here comes stimulus - question is how</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/20/news/economy/stimulus_take_two/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/20/news/economy/stimulus_take_two/index.htm</guid><description>The drumbeat for lawmakers to do more to boost the economy is growing louder. And the chances have increased that Congress could pass a second stimulus package during its lameduck session following the presidential election.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The other housing rescue starts today</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/01/real_estate/hope_for_homeowners/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/01/real_estate/hope_for_homeowners/index.htm</guid><description>Amidst all the chaos surrounding the $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan, the federal government's other housing rescue program quietly opened for business Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bailout: Little help for homeowners</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/28/news/economy/bailout_foreclosure/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/28/news/economy/bailout_foreclosure/index.htm</guid><description>The $700 billion bailout legislation now under consideration by Congress calls for the Treasury Secretary to implement a plan to stem foreclosures by working with servicers to modify loans.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Home Buying After Fannie and Freddie
</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1840329,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1840329,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Following the government takeover, a range of new programs are on the way for homeowners who can't afford their mortgages</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush signs housing rescue law</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/30/news/economy/housing_bill_Bush/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/30/news/economy/housing_bill_Bush/index.htm</guid><description>President Bush on Wednesday signed into law a sweeping housing bill that aims to boost the struggling housing market and bolster mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How housing rescue bill can help 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bill</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/26/news/economy/housing_bill_Senate/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/26/news/economy/housing_bill_Senate/index.htm</guid><description>The Senate on Saturday overwhelmingly passed a landmark housing bill that will offer up to $300 billion in loans for troubled homeowners and establish a government rescue plan for mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senate Passes Housing Bill to Bush</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1826875,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1826875,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Congress passed the most significant housing legislation in decades Saturday, offering help to struggling homeowners and seeking to stabilize a troubled housing market</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>House OKs mortgage rescue</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/23/news/economy/housing_bill/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/23/news/economy/housing_bill/index.htm</guid><description>The House on Wednesday voted 272-152 to pass sweeping legislation that will offer up to $300 billion in assistance to troubled homeowners and throw government support behind mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senate passes housing bill amid turmoil</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/11/news/economy/senate_housing_vote/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/11/news/economy/senate_housing_vote/index.htm</guid><description>After months of debate on Capitol Hill, the Senate on Friday passed a comprehensive housing and foreclosure prevention bill.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>FHA chief 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EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mortgage rescue advances in Senate</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/20/news/economy/dodd_shelby_deal/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/20/news/economy/dodd_shelby_deal/index.htm</guid><description>Congress moved a big step closer Tuesday to expanding government efforts to help at-risk homeowners.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 19:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senate deal struck on mortgage aid</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/19/news/economy/dodd_shelby_deal/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/19/news/economy/dodd_shelby_deal/index.htm</guid><description>Senate Banking Committee leaders said Monday that they have come to a deal on a housing bill that would prevent foreclosures, create affordable housing and revamp oversight of two of the mortgage market's biggest players: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 11:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Need a new mortgage? Call Uncle Sam</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/19/real_estate/FHASecure_saves/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/19/real_estate/FHASecure_saves/index.htm</guid><description>On Capitol Hill this week, lawmakers are set to continue to grapple with the best response to the rising tide of home foreclosures. 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How Congress wants to help</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/13/news/economy/fha_expansion_101/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/13/news/economy/fha_expansion_101/index.htm</guid><description>Politicians in Washington are busy arguing about the financial and moral hazards of coming to the aid of troubled homeowners.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 16:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Housing bailout: Little cost but also little help</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/12/news/economy/rescue_plan_details/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/12/news/economy/rescue_plan_details/index.htm</guid><description>A congressional proposal to have the government help homeowners refinance mortgages they can no longer afford will only help a small fraction of those who are at risk of losing their homes.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 17:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Housing rescue: Fighting over best fix</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/12/real_estate/FHASecure_expands/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/12/real_estate/FHASecure_expands/index.htm</guid><description>While Congress grapples with how to help troubled homeowners, the Bush administration is expanding a more modest effort to help at-risk borrowers.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 12:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>House passes mortgage help despite veto threat</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/08/housing.congress/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/08/housing.congress/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A bill that would allow the government to guarantee new mortgages for homeowners facing foreclosure passed the House on Thursday, but it faces a veto threat from the White House and an uncertain fate in the Senate.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 18:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>House OKs controversial housing plan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/08/news/economy/frank_omnibus_housing_bill_vote/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/08/news/economy/frank_omnibus_housing_bill_vote/index.htm</guid><description>The House on Thursday passed a contentious foreclosure-prevention package, which still faces a veto threat from the White House and an uncertain fate in the Senate.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 21:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Americans split on homeowner bailout - 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Not only am I fortunate to make too much money to qualify for a rebate, but I'm getting something far more valuable than the maximum $1,200 my wife and I could have gotten. 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For good reason: Recent data show that nearly a million American households are at risk of foreclosure, 71% more than a year ago. 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It aims to make getting a mortgage easier and cheaper in high-cost markets, to facilitate refinancing and to prevent foreclosures.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Paulson defends 'freeze' plan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/07/news/economy/paulson_speech_nyc/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/07/news/economy/paulson_speech_nyc/index.htm</guid><description>Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson used a speech Monday to defend a plan brokered by the Bush administration to "freeze" mortgage rates for some subprime borrowers and also to call on Congress to pass legislation to head off a housing crisis.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush on housing: Congress should do more</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/03/real_estate/bush_housing_Congress/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/03/real_estate/bush_housing_Congress/index.htm</guid><description>Criticized for not doing enough to stave off foreclosures, the White House seems prepped to put on a full-court press in dealing with the housing crisis.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Next steps for FHA bills</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/17/real_estate/step_forward_for_FHA_bill/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/17/real_estate/step_forward_for_FHA_bill/index.htm</guid><description>A Senate bill that would expand the functions of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) could help upwards of 200,000 homeowners - though a similar House bill that passed last month is more aggressive.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Subprime Bailout: Taxpayer toll</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/22/real_estate/bailout_cost/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/22/real_estate/bailout_cost/index.htm</guid><description>Lend a hand to distressed homeowners? No way, say many, who worry the tab will come out of their pockets as taxpayers.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Goodbye subprime, hello FHA</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/15/real_estate/mba/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/15/real_estate/mba/index.htm</guid><description>If your credit is weak or your savings anemic, here are two phrases you're likely to hear from mortgage loan officers in the next few years: FHA and mortgage insurance.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Falling home prices hurt borrowers, neighbors</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/real_estate/jec_hearing/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/real_estate/jec_hearing/index.htm</guid><description>If home prices fall as forecast, the $23 trillion housing market could lose $3 trillion in value by August 2008, a leading housing economist and former mortgage bank president told lawmakers on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>House eyes changes at housing agency</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/18/real_estate/bc.apfn.mortgages.aheado.ap/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/18/real_estate/bc.apfn.mortgages.aheado.ap/index.htm</guid><description>House lawmakers are planning to vote Tuesday on an overhaul of a federal agency that insures mortgages against default in an effort to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>House votes to expand mortgage coverage</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/18/real_estate/congress_mortgages.ap/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/18/real_estate/congress_mortgages.ap/index.htm</guid><description>The House approved Tuesday a plan to expand federal backing of mortgages in hopes of helping struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Refi rescue</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/12/real_estate/refi_rescue_status_check/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/12/real_estate/refi_rescue_status_check/index.htm</guid><description>Hundreds of thousands of homeowners who may struggle to make mortgage payments are likely to get some relief in coming months, including more options to refinance into lower-cost, fixed-rate loans and tax relief if they do face foreclosure.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Treasury: Economy Woes Not Over</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1659094,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1659094,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The full impact of the upheaval in financial markets "has yet to play out," a top administration official said Wednesday, while stressing that the effect will be dampened somewhat by solid economic growth</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Congress urges Bush action for homeowners</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/news/economy/bc.apfn.congress.markets.ap/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/news/economy/bc.apfn.congress.markets.ap/index.htm</guid><description>Congressional Democrats promoting legislative solutions to the mortgage-market crisis said Wednesday that a Bush administration plan doesn't go far enough to protect homeowners who face huge increases in their monthly payments when rates on their adjustable mortgages jump in the months ahead.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Treasury official: Subprime upheaval not over</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/real_estate/subprime_not_played_out/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/real_estate/subprime_not_played_out/index.htm</guid><description>The full impact of the upheaval in financial markets "has yet to play out," a top administration official said Wednesday, while stressing that the effect will be dampened somewhat by solid economic growth.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush touts plan to help homeowners in mortgage crisis</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/01/bush.radio.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/01/bush.radio.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>New tax relief and the ability to refinance adjustable rate mortgages could help many Americans who are in danger of losing their homes, President Bush said Saturday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kinder, gentler lenders</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/03/real_estate/kinder_gentler_lenders/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/03/real_estate/kinder_gentler_lenders/index.htm</guid><description>The light at the end of the subprime tunnel seems a long way off, but some lenders are trying to get there without losing too many customers.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cashing out</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/26/real_estate/financing/thursday_revmortgages/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/26/real_estate/financing/thursday_revmortgages/index.htm</guid><description>SALEM, Ore. 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So why haven't you bought a house or refinanced your mortgage yet? If you've been reluctant to apply for a loan because you don't thi...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 1993 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>MORE CAN QUALIFY FOR FHA LOANS</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1992/12/01/87677/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1992/12/01/87677/index.htm</guid><description>The Federal Housing Administration is easing restrictions on a program that helps marginal borrowers afford a home. In October, the agency raised the maximum FHA-backed loan from $124,875 to $151,7...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 1992 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Two books worth a look; new car-leasing plans; reverse mortgages; a visit to a wild stock exchange. WHY REVERSE MORTGAGES CAN BE</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1992/09/01/87520/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1992/09/01/87520/index.htm</guid><description>For older homeowners in need of income, a reverse mortgage sounds tempting. You pledge a portion of your home equity to a lender, who then pays you a fixed monthly sum or opens a credit line that y...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 1992 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>THE FHA MAKES ITS CHEAP LOANS MORE EXPENSIVE</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/07/01/86683/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/07/01/86683/index.htm</guid><description>Faced with $200 million in annual losses from loan defaults, the Federal Housing Administration is putting new rules into effect that will sharply increase the cost of its guaranteed mortgages for ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 1991 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>America's Best (and Worst) LAWMAKERS In an exclusive MONEY study of congressional voting records, we identify the members who st</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/10/01/86122/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/10/01/86122/index.htm</guid><description>Between now and Nov. 6, the legislators running for re-election to Congress will be making self-serving campaign speeches, shaking hands, making self- serving campaign speeches, kissing babies, mak...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 1990 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A CAUTION FROM KEMP </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/07/01/85956/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/07/01/85956/index.htm</guid><description>In the February Money Helps column, it was suggested that perhaps I am too busy cleaning up HUD to approve the Federal Housing Administration insuring PLAMs (price-level adjusted mortgages), which ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 1990 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>MORTGAGES: MAKING IT EASIER FOR YOU TO AFFORD A HOUSE</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/04/01/85783/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/04/01/85783/index.htm</guid><description>The Federal National Mortgage Association got a lot of attention last month when it announced that it would buy rollover mortgages -- fixed-rate loans that run for seven years with an option to ren...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 1990 05:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Locking In the Best Price and Financing Go ahead:             choose a house with your heart. But use your sharpest             </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/03/21/85732/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/03/21/85732/index.htm</guid><description>Natalie and Kevin Lancaster have come about as close as you can to legally stealing a house. 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But to prevent your hard-earned bucks from being drained away by...</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 1990 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Your house Cashing In on Your Big Blue Chip WHILE THE             BEST WAY TO DRAW MONEY FROM YOUR HOME IS STILL THE            </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/11/08/85476/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/11/08/85476/index.htm</guid><description>Le Corbusier, France's foremost 20th-century architect, called a house ''a machine for living.'' For someone who bought one a decade or more ago, when inflation was bumping up prices at annual rate...</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 1989 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>This Just In </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/08/01/85287/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/08/01/85287/index.htm</guid><description>-- Tip of the month: Credit unions have paid higher yields on money-market accounts than have banks or savings and loans this year, according to the newsletter Bank Rate Monitor. </description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 1989 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Buying Your First House Tap into sources of low-cost             cash, including, of course, Mom and Dad.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/04/12/85078/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/04/12/85078/index.htm</guid><description>Many discouraged young people feel like giving up on the American dream of home ownership. Incomes in most areas aren't keeping pace with rising house prices. Lenders have tightened their mortgage-...</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 1989 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Buy Your First House Renters can help themselves become owners if they tap low-cost sources of cash -- including Mom and </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/04/01/85038/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/04/01/85038/index.htm</guid><description>Many discouraged young people feel like giving up on the American dream of home ownership. Incomes in most areas aren't keeping pace with rising house prices. Lenders have tightened their mortgage-...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 1989 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>REVERSE MORTGAGES: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME IS FINALLY COMING (AGAIN)</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/03/01/84980/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/03/01/84980/index.htm</guid><description>If you or an older relative are house-rich but cash-poor, you might want to consider a reverse mortgage, a loan that pays a homeowner a fixed monthly sum and defers repayment of both principal and ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 1989 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The New Vise on the Middle Class Prices of single-family houses are rising faster than incomes, forcing thousands of squeezed co</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/09/01/84033/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/09/01/84033/index.htm</guid><description>The American middle class is getting priced out of the housing market. Numbing house prices have become a fact of life in the Northeast, California, Washington, D.C., Chicago, central North Carolin...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 1987 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Starter Home: Your First Step Is the Biggest Higher mortgage rates and lower income tax write-offs are just two reasons you need</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/06/01/83896/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/06/01/83896/index.htm</guid><description>Like dandelions after a spring shower, those OPEN HOUSE signs on front lawns all over the country are being yanked out practically as fast as they sprouted. The seasonal house-buying binge has turn...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 1987 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>High on housing</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/05/26/67640/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/05/26/67640/index.htm</guid><description>These are the best of times for housing, and the industry thinks the party will continue well into next year. The Department of Commerce reported that sales of new homes jumped 27.3% in March to th...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 1986 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>