http://www.getgreenusa.com Green Home Weblog Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:37:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Erin and Robert Smith had no problem handling the $2,000 monthly payment on their home ... until they lost their jobs.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/OxUZuDaKM0s" height="1" width="1"/Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/cant-make-your-mortgage-get-an-emergency-loan/ Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is saying adios to the Big Apple and selling his Fifth Avenue penthouse, asking almost $14 million.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/rAuDqV6lIgc" height="1" width="1"/Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/rush-limbaugh-wants-14-million-for-his-nyc-penthouse/ If you've been holding off on a real estate purchase, glimmers of a turnaround in the housing market may have you wondering if it's finally time to make your move.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/wsz1Yki0DQ4" height="1" width="1"/Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/nab-a-real-estate-deal-while-you-still-can/ The Mortgage Bankers Association proposed a forbearance program Wednesday aimed at helping the unemployed pay their mortgages for up to nine months.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/jxCNThvxMv4" height="1" width="1"/Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/mortgage-servicers-offer-aid-plan-for-jobless/ Despite signs that the real estate market might be lurching forward, prices are expected to fall further this year.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/VMc2dnTuCjQ" height="1" width="1"/Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/duck-watch-out-for-falling-home-prices/ Sales of new homes plunged in January to the lowest level on record, government figures showed Wednesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/wuatysMSfJo" height="1" width="1"/Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/new-home-sales-fall-to-a-record-low/ More bad news on the housing bust front: Nearly 25% of all mortgage borrowers were underwater, meaning they more on their loans than their homes are worth.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/8hmx4txw6Ak" height="1" width="1"/Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/nearly-25-of-all-mortgages-are-underwater/ Home prices fell just 2.5% during the last three month of 2009 compared with the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a closely watched gauge of home price movement. That was a big improvement over the past three years.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/q2jk95lhn1M" height="1" width="1"/Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/home-prices-fall-another-25/ Lowe's reported a better-than-expected profit for the fourth quarter on Monday, and the nation's second-largest home-improvement retailer indicated that 2010 would be a better year for the housing market.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/VhKtHsvL75w" height="1" width="1"/Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/the-boy-who-cried-housing-recovery/ Under pressure to do more for troubled homeowners, President Obama is expected to announce on Friday a $1.5 billion program to help borrowers in the five states hit hardest by the housing crisis.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/E2E9QjeYI8k" height="1" width="1"/Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com http://www.getgreenusa.com/news/15-billion-in-housing-help-coming-to-5-states/