Loan Modification

Crisis in the Housing Market
NPR has been featuring a great series on "Crisis in the Housing Market." Link: http://www.npr.org/series/130729880/crisis-in-the-housing-market (ag) Sept. 14, 2011, in Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, Lending Issues

Housing Strategy puts affordable homes at risk
Affordable housing contributions could be put at risk by the government's new housing strategy, the National Housing Federation (NHF) has warned. The strategy revealed that a consultation will be launched on proposals that would require local authorities to reconsider section 106 agreements agreed in more prosperous market conditions.

It's Time to Trust the Housing Market Again
A major, and continuing, part of the financial crisis relates to the struggling housing market. According to the National Association of Realtors, housing inventories are up slightly, possibly driven by those seeking to ?trade up? in the ?down market...

NYT on the Housing Market Slowdown
Speaking of New York Times features on the real estate market and mortgage crisis, they had this one last week: Housing Market Slows as Buyers Get Picky. Before the recession, people simply looked for a house to buy...

Lawrence Summers on How to Stabilize the Housing Market
Lawrence Summers (former Treasury Secretary, Harvard President, and Obama advisor) has posted a Washington Post op-ed called How to Stabilize the Housing Market. From the article: The central irony of a financial crisis is that while it is caused by...

Sen. Jeff Merkley asks Obama for sharper focus on foreclosure crisis
(Source: By Charles Pope, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.) WASHINGTON — With the housing market still sputtering in Oregon and across the nation, Sen. Jeff Merkley asked President Obama on Thursday to renew his focus on the crisis and to spell out his plans in Tuesday’s State of the Union address...

Fair Housing Act
Prevent discrimination by landlords

Is Obama a Natural Born Citien?
Philip J. Berg, Esquire vs. Barack Hussein Obama, a/k/a Barry Soetoro, a/k/a Barry Obama, a/k/a Barack Dunham, a/k/a Barry Dunham, et al

KB Home and Countrywide Financial Corp.
allegedly conspired with appraisers to boost housing prices as the market crashed.

Whole Foods Market Recalls Bulk Hazelnuts
Whole Foods Market Recalls Bulk Hazelnuts

Billion Dollar Ice Market
Probed for Price-Fixing

G&J Gourmet Market Cocoa
Recalled for Possible Melamine Contamination

Apartment Appointment
Pine Properties Inc. pays $158,000 housing discrimination settlement.

Disability Access
Developers pay $175,000 settlement for failing to comply with the Fair Housing Act.