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As many of you know Credit Repair Companies are a dime a dozen. Most of the credit repair companies I have come in contact with charge around $500 or some sort of monthly fee.  From the feedback I have received, most of them are not very good. In an effort to find a VERY GOOD credit repair compan...

Posted by Scott Van Voorhis Looks like the foreclosure epidemic is getting its second wind. The first wave of foreclosures featured homeowners duped into buying homes they couldn’t afford with goofy, subprime loans. Not to mention a whole lot of small-time investors who bought units in hopes of f...

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN – 13 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup Inc. said Tuesday that it will lower mortgage payments for some homeowners to an average of $500 a month for three months as part of a new program to help the unemployed. The struggling bank makes the move as President Barack Obama look...

By MITCH STACY – Feb 17, 2009 ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — Kathy Lovelace lost her job and was about to lose her house, too. But then she made a seemingly simple request of the bank: Show me the original mortgage paperwork. And just like that, the foreclosure proceedings came to a standstill. Lovelac...

by Melissa Korn These days, it seems there’s no sense buying something unless you can get at a steep discount. That goes for big-ticket items like houses and cars, down to such smaller purchases as vacation packages, electronics and clothes. According to research group comScore Inc., 27 million A...

Formerly resilient areas like Charlotte, N.C., and Boston are struggling, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index Home prices in 20 major metro areas nationwide fell 18.2% in November -- a record annual pace -- as the deteriorating economy pulled down previously resilient market...

Fannie Mae announced Tuesday that it would allow qualified renters of foreclosed properties owned by a government-controlled mortgage company to stay in their homes.Under the National Real Estate Owned (REO) Rental Policy, renters of homes acquired by Fannie Mae will be offered a new monthly leas...

Last year was brutal for real estate markets in Florida, California and Arizona. This year won't be much better. In Palm Bay, Fla., a 563,000-person metro area on the central Florida coast, it's not just lush palm trees dotting the landscape--foreclosure signs are all over. Partly to blame? The a...

Washington will give funds to states and cities to rehab houses. Proponents say it will help stabilize neighborhoods, but others say it's too little to do much good. By Tami Luhby, CNNMoney.com senior writer NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- City officials and community activists can't wait to get their...

Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer The real estate market is so awful that buyers are now scooping up homes for as little as $1,000. There are 18 listings in Flint, Mich., for under $3,000, according to Realtor.com. Ther...