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Housing analysts blame the drop on tight credit conditions, constrained inventories of for-sale homes, and the rising number of single-family rental homes.
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As banks seek options to help delinquent home owners, some lenders are eyeing deeds in lieu of foreclosure as the answer.
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The struggles to qualify for a mortgage have been viewed as one of the top obstacles to the housing recovery, but some recent data shows lenders may finally be starting to ease up.
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Student loans are keeping more potential home buyers from qualifying for a mortgage.
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Too many potential home buyers are being left behind in the housing recovery -- particularly young professionals -- because they are finding it too difficult to qualify for financing, the Obama administration says.
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Quite possibly, according to recent data released by mortgage industry solutions provider Ellie Mae.
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These "boomerang buyers" could make up a large number of future home sales, considering that 4.8 million borrowers have lost their home to foreclosure since the housing crash.
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Lending standards are tight everywhere, but in some states, the odds may be stacked against you even more.
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The number of eligible home buyers who will have had a foreclosure on their record will reach 1.5 million by the first quarter of 2014.
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Credit reports are used by lenders to judge mortgage applicants, yet a large number of Americans have errors on their report that could make them pay a higher fee.