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Home Values in PA Fall 7% in Year September 18, 2008

Posted by Jennifer Swartz in : News, Research, Resources , add a comment A combination of weak housing sales, tighter lending and a slowing economy is putting a drag on residential home values throughout Pennsylvania.  Home prices in 15 of the state’s 16 metropolitan areas are in a downward trend, according to a new report from the Keystone Research Center in Harrisburg.  Inflation-adjusted home prices in Pennsylvania fell [...]

New Data Suggests Least Well Regulated Mortgage Companies Issued Riskiest Loans September 16, 2008

Posted by Jennifer Swartz in : Research, Resources , add a comment On September 11, 2008, the National Community Reinvesment Coalition (NCRC) said that new data released by the Federal Reserve Board suggests that risky lending practices and a lax regulatory environment contributed to an unsafe and unsound marketplace and a decrease in credit availability in 2007. The data indicates that credit has been significantly reduced, as [...]