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2. ‘Almost impossible’: Janet Yellen despairs at housing market ...

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   One tax credit would provide $10,000 for first-time homebuyers, while a separate $10,000 tax credit would benefit homeowners in selling their “starter home” to move into a larger house.

3. Loan modification in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Homeowners who make their payments on time are eligible for up to $1,000 of principal reduction payments each year for up to five years. The program will provide one-time bonus incentive payments of $1,500 to lender/investors and $500 to servicers for modifications made while a borrower is still current on mortgage payments.

4. Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Wikipedia

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   The United States Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (commonly referred to as HERA) was designed primarily to address the subprime mortgage crisis.It authorized the Federal Housing Administration to guarantee up to $300 billion in new 30-year fixed rate mortgages for subprime borrowers if lenders wrote down principal loan balances to 90 percent of current appraisal value.

5. Section 8 (housing) - Wikipedia

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   The main Section 8 program involves the voucher program. A voucher may be either "project-based"—where its use is limited to a specific apartment complex (public housing agencies (PHAs) may reserve up to 20% of its vouchers as such [9])—or "tenant-based", where the tenant is free to choose a unit in the private sector, is not limited to specific complexes, and may reside anywhere in the ...

6. Housing market still a struggle for first-time buyers - AOL

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   Federal Housing Administration loans, which are popular with first-time buyers, have lower minimums: 500 with a 10 percent down payment, or 580 with a 3.5 percent down payment.

7. Housing has gotten so expensive that buyers need ... - AOL

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   One of the biggest burdens for first-time homebuyers is coming up with enough cash for a down payment. And now they need nearly 25% more than last year to make it happen as the median U.S. home ...