December 25, 2007 Legals (Lassen County News)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT No. 2007F166 (Expires (11/09/12) First Filing The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NOR-CAL ROOFING, 466 Pardee Ave., Susanville, CA 96130.

U.S. Senate approves FHA loans for many (The Record)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate moved against the worsening mortgage crisis Friday, voting to make it easier for thousands of homeowners with ballooning interest rates to refinance into federally insured loans.

Legislation should help ease nation's foreclosure crisis (Telegraph-Forum)
As a former mayor and governor, I bear a very special concern about the impact the nation's foreclosure crisis is having on families across Ohio. My hometown of Cleveland has been hit especially hard by this crisis.

Senate Finally Acts to Help Borrowers (Washington Post)
Reversing months of inaction in a single day, the Senate recently passed two major bills that could help thousands of homeowners struggling with unaffordable mortgages or heading for foreclosure.

Real Estate Live (Washington Post)
Welcome to Real Estate Live, an online discussion of the Washington area housing market with Post Real Estate editor Maryann Haggerty.

Next steps for FHA bills (CNN Money)
A Senate bill that would expand the functions of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) could help upwards of 200,000 homeowners - though a similar House bill that passed last month is more aggressive.

Facing foreclosure? There's help (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Nearly a quarter of the nation's mortgages have rates that reset in 2007 or will in 2008. Resetting usually means higher payments. If you're one of the homeowners facing foreclosure, you can find help.

Mortgage plan won't alleviate most ills (Louisville Courier-Journal)
How timely that just as President Bush was announcing a deal to help homeowners struggling with their mortgage payments, new data showed that foreclosure starts set a record.

Senate passes major bills offering mortgage relief (Baltimore Sun)
Kenneth Harney -- Nation's Housing Reversing months of inaction in a single day, the Senate passed two major bills Dec. 14 that could help thousands of homeowners now struggling with unaffordable mortgages or heading for foreclosure.

BUILDER Blocks: The Week in Review (Builder Online)
Hovnanian is hit with big losses; builder confidence remains low; and permits and starts continue to slide.