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KPicarello

  1. Restoring your credit scores after filing for bankruptcy - dld.bz/bzKNJ
  2. 2012 is a Good Year to Buy a Home (Infographic) (via QuickenLoans.com) - dld.bz/bx5S4
  3. Housing Affordability Reaches Records (Imagine what home sales would be if lending would return to normal) - dld.bz/b2jVH
  4. 5 Credit Facts Every Couple Should Know, Especially Before Trying to Get a Mortgage - dld.bz/aQE7H
  5. Mortgage Market Still Hampers Housing Recovery - dld.bz/bzKMU
  6. Louisiana senator is working for passage of long-term flood insurance fix - dld.bz/bzKJG
  7. The Low Down Payment Mortgage Trap - dld.bz/byJpH
  8. Real Estate News: Foreclosed Americans find way back to homeownership - dld.bz/b2jV4
  9. 25 Things to Never Pay Full Price For (Real Estate is NOT on this List) - dld.bz/bwHcd
  10. Fewer Americans form households after recession, hampering economic recovery (via The Washington Post) - dld.bz/byJqn
  11. Reports say home price declines are slowing - dld.bz/b2jWf
  12. Real Estate Update: More Vacation-Home Buyers Paying Cash - dld.bz/byJqt
  13. US Housing Secretary Pushes Mortgage Write-Downs For Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (via Huffington Post) - dld.bz/bqqDV
  14. Home Prices Fall to Lowest Level Since 2002 - dld.bz/bx5Pm
  15. Home Prices Surge, Signaling Strong Selling Season - rismedia.com/2012-04-18/hom…
  16. Residential construction grows slightly in March - dld.bz/byJt3
  17. Treasury Faulted in Effort to Relieve Homeowners - dld.bz/brzx4
  18. FICO Scores: More Consumers in Top Range, 800-850 - dld.bz/byKpZ
  19. Real Estate News: 3 Housing Trends Emerging This Spring - dld.bz/byc3J
  20. Is Now the Time to Buy Your First House? (The Wall Street Journal) - dld.bz/bzKMT