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<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/ns/business-real_estate/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Interactives/Business/Economy/Mortgage_rate_100304.thumb.gif" alt="" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Mortgages rates have dipped below 5 percent again, four weeks before a government program that is helping keep rates low is scheduled to run out.</p><br clear="all" /><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e8bbf9a1e10885ff036b1f05099d5a10&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e8bbf9a1e10885ff036b1f05099d5a10&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/>

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The government is giving homeowners another year to refinance their loans under a little-used program designed to help borrowers whose homes have plummeted in value.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=5930f9317e225924dc045340bd4eb6cd&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=5930f9317e225924dc045340bd4eb6cd&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=5930f9317e225924dc045340bd4eb6cd&p=64&kw=Loan'>Loan</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=5930f9317e225924dc045340bd4eb6cd&p=64&kw=Refinancing'>Refinancing</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=5930f9317e225924dc045340bd4eb6cd&p=64&kw=Government'>Government</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=5930f9317e225924dc045340bd4eb6cd&p=64&kw=Mortgage'>Mortgage</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=5930f9317e225924dc045340bd4eb6cd&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a>

Construction spending fell for a third straight month, pulled down by a slump in private nonresidential spending and weak public construction, a government report showed.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0c6c553a7aa3480003adab9bd6e6059f&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=0c6c553a7aa3480003adab9bd6e6059f&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0c6c553a7aa3480003adab9bd6e6059f&p=64&kw=Public+school'>Public school</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0c6c553a7aa3480003adab9bd6e6059f&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0c6c553a7aa3480003adab9bd6e6059f&p=64&kw=Construction+and+Maintenance'>Construction and Maintenance</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0c6c553a7aa3480003adab9bd6e6059f&p=64&kw=Consulting'>Consulting</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0c6c553a7aa3480003adab9bd6e6059f&p=64&kw=Economic'>Economic</a>

It sounded like a great idea three months ago: Hand homeowners a $6,500 tax credit to find a new place to live, giving a thrust of energy to the housing market's recovery.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=cbc10f60ab13a5e2582365741d39b5bb&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=cbc10f60ab13a5e2582365741d39b5bb&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=cbc10f60ab13a5e2582365741d39b5bb&p=64&kw=Real+estate+economics'>Real estate economics</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=cbc10f60ab13a5e2582365741d39b5bb&p=64&kw=Real+estate'>Real estate</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=cbc10f60ab13a5e2582365741d39b5bb&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=cbc10f60ab13a5e2582365741d39b5bb&p=64&kw=Residential'>Residential</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=cbc10f60ab13a5e2582365741d39b5bb&p=64&kw=Financial+Services'>Financial Services</a>

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<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35601041/ns/business-real_estate/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/existing home sales-2115259815.thumb.jpg" alt="A &quot;Sold in 2 Days&quot; sign is seen at a home for sale in Concord, N.H. Sales of previously occupied homes tumbled for the second straight month in January." style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Sales of previously occupied homes took a large drop for the second straight month in January. It was another sign the housing market's recovery is faltering.</p><br clear="all" /><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=df07f4994d802178e24a95eadcc098da&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=df07f4994d802178e24a95eadcc098da&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=df07f4994d802178e24a95eadcc098da&p=64&kw=U.S.+Housing+Market'>U.S. Housing Market</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=df07f4994d802178e24a95eadcc098da&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=df07f4994d802178e24a95eadcc098da&p=64&kw=Real+estate'>Real estate</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=df07f4994d802178e24a95eadcc098da&p=64&kw=Residential'>Residential</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=df07f4994d802178e24a95eadcc098da&p=64&kw=Marketing+and+Advertising'>Marketing and Advertising</a>

Fannie Mae needs another $15 billion in federal assistance, bringing its total to more than $75 billion. And worse, the mortgage finance company warned its losses will continue this year.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=de6b0d6091c4b73db39ddf6d8be2c3ac&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=de6b0d6091c4b73db39ddf6d8be2c3ac&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=de6b0d6091c4b73db39ddf6d8be2c3ac&p=64&kw=Fannie+Mae'>Fannie Mae</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=de6b0d6091c4b73db39ddf6d8be2c3ac&p=64&kw=Freddie+Mac'>Freddie Mac</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=de6b0d6091c4b73db39ddf6d8be2c3ac&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=de6b0d6091c4b73db39ddf6d8be2c3ac&p=64&kw=Thailand'>Thailand</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=de6b0d6091c4b73db39ddf6d8be2c3ac&p=64&kw=Provinces'>Provinces</a>

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Sales of new homes plunged to a record low in January, underscoring the formidable challenges facing the housing industry as it tries to recover from the worst slump in decades.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3924b250d50f3132aa96311c4c1275ce&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=3924b250d50f3132aa96311c4c1275ce&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3924b250d50f3132aa96311c4c1275ce&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3924b250d50f3132aa96311c4c1275ce&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3924b250d50f3132aa96311c4c1275ce&p=64&kw=Marketing+and+Advertising'>Marketing and Advertising</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3924b250d50f3132aa96311c4c1275ce&p=64&kw=Recreation'>Recreation</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3924b250d50f3132aa96311c4c1275ce&p=64&kw=Picture+Ratings'>Picture Ratings</a>

Home prices rose nationally for the seventh straight month in December as the U.S. housing market continues its bumpy road to recovery.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e240e01b14108873ca4f7e03a2e87204&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e240e01b14108873ca4f7e03a2e87204&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e240e01b14108873ca4f7e03a2e87204&p=64&kw=Real+estate+pricing'>Real estate pricing</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e240e01b14108873ca4f7e03a2e87204&p=64&kw=Real+estate+economics'>Real estate economics</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e240e01b14108873ca4f7e03a2e87204&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e240e01b14108873ca4f7e03a2e87204&p=64&kw=Real+estate'>Real estate</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e240e01b14108873ca4f7e03a2e87204&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a>