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Obama-Era Housing Official Criticizes Biden Administration's 'Unprecedented' Mortgage Plan: 'Not The Way To Do It'
Friday, April 21, 2023 - 2:29am | 448Read More...An Obama-era housing official has reportedly criticized President Joe Biden's mortgage plan, saying it is an “unprecedented move” and that it is "not the way" to bring in more buyers. What Happened: “We can do better programs to help more minorities get into home-ownership. This...
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If Home Affordability Index Has 'Never Been Better,' Why Aren't There More Buyers?
Friday, May 15, 2015 - 1:49pm | 384Read More...There has never been a better time for homebuyers to buy new properties with interest rates being low and the U.S. economy in good shape. However, home sales are still not anywhere close to the pre-financial crisis period. David Stevens, Mortgage Bankers Association CEO, was on CNBC recently to...
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Mid Afternoon Top-5 and Bottom-5 Percentage Gainers (NSM, ISPH, MRK, QCOR, PK, AAU, DGW, LEDS, MERU, WMGI, ZSTN)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 1:54pm | 425Read More...The top-5 and bottom-5 percentage gainers in trading action thus far are: Best 1) National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM): A bid from Texas Instruments to buy the company for $25 a share has the stock up a monstrous 71.57% to $24.14. 2) Inspire Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ISPH): After a trading halt,...
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Top-5 and Bottom-5 Percentage Gainers This Morning (NSM, QCOR, CBST, SCEI, ISIL, DGW, MERU, LEDS, TRBR, WMGI)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 10:24am | 410Read More...The indices all opened to the downside this morning on news that China raised interest rates overnight. The increase is China's fourth since October and is meant to curb increasing inflation. US markets are assessing the effect the hike will have on commodity prices and exports to the economic...
