NYTimes: Fannie and Freddie Near Settlement With Regulators

A proposed agreement with the S.E.C. would end an investigation over whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac adequately disclosed their exposure to risky subprime loans.

http://nyti.ms/oY3bfE

Home Bought for $1 Threatened by Foreclosure | NBC Chicago

http://www.nbcchicago.com/the-scene/real-estate/hatchell-historic-glen-ellyn-victorian-129423243.html

Foreclosures and bank closures: the intimate dance of death - National Architecture & Design | Examiner.com

http://www.examiner.com/architecture-design-in-national/foreclosures-and-bank-closures-the-intimate-dance-of-death

NYTimes: Rising Fears of Recession

If history is a guide, the odds that the American economy is falling into a double-dip recession may have reached 50 percent.

http://nyti.ms/rbXvco

Article: Obama's refinancing plan: Is the Government Going to Lower Everyone's Mortgage Payment? - The Curious Capitalist - TIME.com

http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2011/09/06/is-the-government-going-to-lower-everyones-mortgage-payment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+timeblogs%2Fcurious_capitalist+%28TIME%3A+The+Curious+Capitalist%29

Article: Balky banks gum up foreclosure courts, benefiting some owners - St. Petersburg Times

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/balky-banks-gum-up-foreclosure-courts-benefiting-some-owners/1190094

Article: CT News Junkie | Foreclosures Down Due To Lender Delays

http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/foreclosures_down_due_to_lender_delays/

NYTimes: Shake-Up at Bank of America

The bank named co-chief operating officers and announced the departure of two finance veterans, including Sallie Krawcheck.

http://nyti.ms/rlDhsq

NYTimes: In Jobs Data, "Surprises" Mean Bad News

Over the past ten years, there have been 89 jobs forecasts that were too optimistic, versus just 51 that were too pessimistic.

http://nyti.ms/r0NQPW

Foreclosures: America's most abiding problem

Solutions to Foreclosure Contagion - Page 1
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/solutions-foreclosure-contagion/t/story?id=14435765

Article: Your Home: Flood insurance - YNN, Your News Now

http://rochester.ynn.com/content/other_features/555958/your-home--flood-insurance/

Article: Uncle Sam struggles in buyers’ market

http://www.fortmeadeleader.com/sunnews/fortmeade/2866333-505/sunnewspapersunclesamstrugglesinbuyersmarket.html.csp

NYTimes: One Path to Better Jobs: More Density in Cities

Building more housing in cities will make them more dense, but everyone will benefit.

http://nyti.ms/oUPltj

NYTimes: Watching That Home From Afar

From The New York Times:

HOME TECH: Watching That Home From Afar

Devices that might ease the mind of those who own second homes.

http://nyti.ms/qezMhe

NYTimes: The Limping Middle Class

When so much income goes to the top, the middle class doesn't have enough purchasing power to keep the economy going without sinking ever more deeply into debt.

http://nyti.ms/rnJair