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Government Aid Package To Help First-Time Home Buyers – More Stamp Duty Exemption

By admin on November 6, 2010

The newspapers might be full of doom and gloom but the credit crunch and general economic downturn has to be good news for someone. Despite the stories about first time buyers being forced out of the market by banks refusing them large mortgages, the housing recession poses a great opportunity for those wishing to get [...]

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Canadian Government Grants for First Time Homebuyers

By admin on October 25, 2010

Buying a house these days is more difficult for young people purchasing their first home than it ever has been. The uncertainty in the market has made it an opportune time if you are buying your first house to get a good deal, but the banks are making it harder to get a mortgage. The [...]

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Foreclosure, What The Government Is Doing About It

By admin on August 9, 2010

The increase in foreclosure rates across the country has caused millions to turn to their government for some sort of aid. In some cases people want a bailout, while others simply want laws changed. It appears to be working, too, with the number of bills introduced to the Senate and House since the start of [...]

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Government Foreclosure Relief With Loan Modification

By admin on July 24, 2010

Here we go again another government attempt to stop foreclosure. With government initiated loan modification programs failing to put a stop to the foreclosure crisis. Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, told congressional leaders in a letter yesterday that the Fed will seek to renegotiate mortgages it [...]

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