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	How bankruptcy protection works (38%) FULL TEXT As the global financial crisis plays out, Report on Business writer Richard Blackwell examines and explains the economic outlook and the turmoil in credit and stock markets. Here, we answer your questions daily, with the most recent at the top. What is Chapter 11 and why is it called that? Chapter 11 ... Breaking News from globeandmail.com  |  January 14, 2009
	Behind the bid for a national regulator (38%) FULL TEXT As the global financial crisis plays out, Report on Business writer Richard Blackwell examines and explains the economic outlook and the turmoil in credit and stock markets. Here, we answer your questions daily, with the most recent at the top. I'm glad to see some progress in the move towards a national ... Breaking News from globeandmail.com  |  January 13, 2009
	What is a bear market rally? (38%) FULL TEXT As the global financial crisis plays out, Report on Business writer Richard Blackwell examines and explains the economic outlook and the turmoil in credit and stock markets. Here, we answer your questions daily, with the most recent at the top. What is a "bear market rally"? A bear market rally is a significant ... Breaking News from globeandmail.com  |  January 7, 2009
	When did the U.S. last run a surplus? (36%) FULL TEXT As the global financial crisis plays out, Report on Business writer Richard Blackwell examines and explains the economic outlook and the turmoil in credit and stock markets. Here, we answer your questions daily, with the most recent at the top. Budget deficit projections in the United States are pretty ... Breaking News from globeandmail.com  |  January 9, 2009
	Is the affordable housing scheme right for you? (35%) As property prices tumble in the open market, affordable housing is becoming less of a bargain option. With the restrictive terms and conditions that apply to an affordable purchase, some buyers are more inclined to purchase on the open market now that pr ices have dropped significantly. John O'Connor, chief executive ... Sunday Business Post  |  February 8, 2009
	Building more homes for rent; The folly of dispensing with so many council houses in the 1980s is coming home to roost. Shocking figures revealed in today's Western Morning News show that in parts of the Westcountry one in 10 families are on waiting list (35%) Soaring house prices through the late 1990s and early 21st century priced millions out of the housing market, particularly in a popular second home and retirement area like the South West. Now the credit crunch, rising joblessness and recession have made things even more difficult for those seeking a home, even ... Western Morning News (Plymouth, UK)  |  February 4, 2009
	Beckett sparks row over new 'house boom'; Beckett 'out of touch' (35%) THE housing minister, Margaret Beckett, claims there are signs of an "upturn" in the property market despite official figures showing prices plummeting at an unprecedented rate. She disclosed the government was already worrying about the next housing boom, and was intervening to ensure any recovery in prices does ... The Sunday Times (London)  |  January 18, 2009
	The housing recovery mirage (34%) Is the housing bust over? CNN Money  |  September 1, 2009
	Housing quotas add up to 'bankrupt' planning (34%) DICK SPOTSWOOD FOR the past decade a red-hot issue in Marin and California has been the housing "crisis." The implication was that local government must encourage construction of hundreds of thousands new homes and condominiums of both the affordable and market-rate variety. The theory being that without prodding ... Marin Independent Journal (California)  |  January 18, 2009
	Housing quotas add up to 'bankrupt' planning (34%) For the past decade a red-hot issue in Marin and California has been the housing "crisis." The implication was that local government must encourage construction of hundreds of thousands new homes and condominiums of both the affordable and market-rate variety. The theory being that without prodding, hordes of Californians ... Marin Independent Journal (California)  |  January 18, 2009
	Stock investors find some cheer in spike in home sales (33%) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- While focused in part on quarterly earnings and a report showing a drop in consumer confidence, investors also found themselves basking Tuesday in the afterglow of surprisingly positive data on the U.S. housing market. "When was the last time we've had good news on the housing market? ... MarketWatch  |  January 27, 2009
	MGIC Investment Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter 2008 Results (31%) MILWAUKEE, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGIC Investment Corporation(NYSE:MTG)today reported a net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 of $273.3 million, compared with net loss of $1.47 billion for the same quarter a year ago. Diluted loss per share was $2.21 for the quarter ending December 31, 2008 ... PR Newswire  |  January 20, 2009
	Panel I of a Hearing of The House Financial Services Committee; Subject: FHA Oversight of Loan Originators; Chaired By: Representative Barney Frank (D-MA); Witnesses: Phillip Murray, Deputy Assistant Secretary For Single Family Housing, Department of H (31%) PANEL I OF A HEARING OF THE HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE SUBJECT: FHA OVERSIGHT OF LOAN ORIGINATORS CHAIRED BY: REPRESENTATIVE BARNEY FRANK (D-MA) WITNESSES: PHILLIP MURRAY, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; JAMES HEIST, ASSISTANT INSPECTOR ... Federal News Service  |  January 9, 2009
	Tories Hit At 'scandal' of Homeless Millions (30%) The Tories today condemned as an ``absolute scandal'' the 1.8 million families forced onto social housing waiting lists as record numbers of houses and flats lay empty. Shadow housing minister Grant Shapps said 4.5 million ``desperate'' people were waiting for a home, almost double the figure when Labour came to ... Press Association Newsfile  |  February 11, 2009
	How to Fix America's Housing (30%) Feb. 2, 2009 (felixsalmon.com delivered by Newstex) -- Ed Glaeser's massive, 3,000-word TNR review of the new book by Robert Ellickson is a thought-provoking must-read for anybody interested in the dynamics of the housing boom and bust, and the policies which should be followed now. felixsalmon.com  |  February 2, 2009