Jeannine Aversa AP Economics Writer Washington — A larger share of banks has made it more difficult for people to obtain home mortgages over the last three months even as demand has grown, the Federal Reserve reported Monday. The Fed’s ...

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Alan Zibel AP Real Estate Writer Washington — The Obama administration was expected to announce Tuesday it is expanding its plan to stem the housing crisis by offering mortgage lenders incentives to lower borrowers’ bills on second mortgages. During the ...

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ALAN ZIBEL AP Real Estate Writer Washington — With loan defaults rising, analysts say the struggling commercial real estate industry is poised to fall into the worst crisis since the last great property bust of the early 1990s. Delinquency rates ...

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