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This Old House Jeanne Baron	FHA: The Best Bet for a Home Loan Now While other loan options have fizzled, the Federal Housing Administration has expanded and streamlined its lending to home buyers. Here are the details.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2006 Seth Jayson	Another Housing Hoohah Did new home sales really drop last month? Not according to the numbers. Investing in companies that ride macroeconomic trends is never easy, and that's nowhere more evident than in the housing sector.
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The Motley Fool July 9, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Let's Stop the Housing Crisis Once and for All It's hard to believe how easily it all could have been prevented. By simply following an old-fashioned standard for taking out a mortgage loan
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The Motley Fool November 29, 2007 David Lee Smith	Don't Go Near Housing Stocks Until the mortgage market gets sorted out, you should still avoid the homebuilders.
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This Old House L. Gallant & D. Snoonian	The Mortgage Crisis: Where to Go for Help The Fed's decision to lower interest rates means more people might be looking for home loans again. These Web-based resources can help you avoid the risky ones, and find the loan that's right for you.
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The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 David Lee Smith	Homebuilders Up 25% in One Day? Crazy? Absolutely. And housing's flood of bad news since then has already washed away the results. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool May 1, 2007 Seth Jayson	Lipstick on the Housing Pig Further evidence of the deflating bubble is supposed to be good news? Investors, the NAR's newest pending sales report is an absolute hog.
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