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The Nation's Housing
Take a close, hard look at the new $6,500 federal tax credit for "move up" home buyers that passed the Senate and House last week. Though it's been getting second billing to the original $8,000 credit for first-time purchasers -- now extended by Congress through June 30 -- the $6,500 credit for...
 
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The Nation's Housing: Old credit disputes can scuttle loan (Post, October 24, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: Beware Fast Credit Fixes (By Kenneth R. Harney, October 17, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: A Form to Take Seriously (By Kenneth R. Harney, October 10, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: Reverse Mortgages Feel the Squeeze (By Kenneth R. Harney, October 3, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: New Life for the First-Time Credit? (By Kenneth R. Harney, September 26, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: Good Credit Scores, Deadbeat Choices (By Kenneth R. Harney, September 19, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: Delinquency and Credit Scores (By Kenneth R. Harney, September 12, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: Troubled Homeowners Need To Ask: Rescue or Rip-Off? (By Kenneth R. Harney, September 5, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: Going Where Congress Hasn't Gone (By Kenneth R. Harney, August 29, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: First-Time Home Buyers in Limbo As Congress Weighs Credit Extension (By Kenneth R. Harney, August 22, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing : Lease-Backs Turn Owners Into Tenants (By Kenneth R. Harney, August 15, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: Don't Cheat Home-Buyer's Tax Credit (By Kenneth R. Harney, August 8, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: Will a New Agency Protect Your Finances? (By Kenneth R. Harney, August 1, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: Government Readies Biggest Ever Push for Energy Saving (By Kenneth R. Harney, July 25, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: New Rules Give Buyers More Protection at Closing (By Kenneth R. Harney, July 18, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: When Default Is a Strategy (By Kenneth R. Harney, July 11, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: Lowball Appraisals Spark Uproar (By Kenneth R. Harney, July 4, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: Getting Transferred? Securing a Mortgage Could Be Harder. (By Kenneth R. Harney, June 20, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: Lawmakers Move To Expand Buyer Credit (By Kenneth R. Harney, June 13, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing : Closing Cash From Uncle Sam (By Kenneth R. Harney, June 6, 2009)
 
Half a Billion Dollars Says U.S. Is Getting Serious About Busting Fraud (By Kenneth R. Harney, May 30, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: First-Time Home Buyers Can Turn Tax Credit Into Cash (By Kenneth R. Harney, May 23, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing : New Appraisal Rules Come With Costs (By Kenneth R. Harney, May 16, 2009)
 
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