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The billion-dollar question facing Carol Galante

The Federal Housing Administration is on the brink of the next big government bailout. Potentially. Yet Commissioner Carol Galante insists there is strength ahead.

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FOMC shows willingness to taper asset purchases

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The employment situation posted overall improvement in April; however, a drop in employment for 25- to 34-year-olds could cause more drag to the recovery of the housing market.

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The billion-dollar question facing Carol Galante

The Federal Housing Administration is on the brink of the next big government bailout. Potentially. Yet Commissioner Carol Galante insists there is strength ahead.

Nonprofits — the Cuyahoga Land Bank, NeighborWorks America, Rebuilding Together, the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, PCV|VRM Seeds of Hope and many more local organizations — are investing significant resources to improve America’s most vulnerable housing markets.

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Seeking common ground

by Janneke Ratcliffe

It is time to set a clear direction for the future state of mortgage finance. Despite low rates and stabilizing home prices, it is still too hard to get a mortgage to purchase a home.

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