Washington Report: New Budget

Real estate took some whacks in the new 3.8 trillion dollar Obama budget presented to Congress last week, but there were some helpful proposals for housing as well.

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Washington Report: New Budget

Investor Report: Financing Opportunities

You’ve probably heard that the Obama administration’s budget sent to Congress last week emphasizes helping small businesses around the country.

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Investor Report: Financing Opportunities

30-Year Rates Down For Third Consecutive Week

Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.99 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending January 21, 2010, down from last week when it averaged 5.06 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 5.12 percent.

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30-Year Rates Down For Third Consecutive Week

Fixed-Rates Down Slightly While ARMs Are Mixed

Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.06 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending January 14, 2010, down from last week when it averaged 5.09 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.96 percent.

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Safety Usama Young next Saints player to have hernia surgery – Monroe News Star

Safety Usama Young next Saints player to have hernia surgery Monroe News Star BATON ROUGE — Safety Usama Young last week became the sixth player on the Saints in just over a … and more

Killer’s attorney says execution rules vague – 2TheAdvocate

Killer's attorney says execution rules vague 2TheAdvocate Code claims in a lawsuit filed last week in Baton Rouge state court that even though the Legislature made lethal injection the method of execution in …

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First-time jobless claims up in Louisiana – WXVT

First-time jobless claims up in Louisiana WXVT AP – December 11, 2009 3:54 PM ET BATON ROUGE , La. (AP) – First-time claims for unemployment payments jumped 10.5 percent last week in Louisiana. ..

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Paschall: Ingram, Saban, Tide-Vols best in SEC – Chattanooga Times Free Press

MiamiHerald.com Paschall: Ingram, Saban, Tide-Vols best in SEC Chattanooga Times Free Press A tie between two overtime games the last week of the regular season, Tennessee-Kentucky and LSU -Arkansas. 1. Alabama will be the overwhelming pick to win …

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LSU seeks end to losing streak – Shreveport Times

LSU seeks end to losing streak Shreveport Times BATON ROUGE — LSU was not expected to win the Tip-Off National Invitation Tournament last week …

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Men’s Basketball: Cumberlands Defeats MCU 62-54 – West Kentucky Star

Men's Basketball: Cumberlands Defeats MCU 62-54 West Kentucky Star College, NJ), last week's TranSouth Conference Player of the Week, added 6 points and 3 rebounds, and senior guard Aaron Pearson ( Baton Rouge , LA/Southern …

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