Mitt Romney Wanted To Loosen Housing Requirements, Guarantee More Loans

In a piece yesterday about Mitt Romney's relatively activist approach to housing as Massachusetts Governor. Here's another video of Romney, in Florida in January of 2008, calling for increasing loan guarantees and for having the FHA relax requirements. Those moves, in earlier years, had been linked to the housing crisis — but by 2008, they were widely seen as a unfreeze the credit markets. [This description has been updated.] Read More ›

Andrew Kaczynski 4 months ago 2 responses

Romney Viewed Affordable Housing As Right, Not Privilege

Before his current laissez-faire incarnation, Gov. Romney backed, practiced extensive intervention in the market. Read More ›

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The Smallest Houseboat

This tiny camping trailer that is also a boat looks a bit cozier than a Manhattan studio and is way cheaper at just $24,000 a pop. (via thehairpin.com) Watch Video ›

Dorsey Shaw 8 months ago 1 response

Housing Market's New Recession on nypost.com ›

Another anti-Obama op-ed from the New York Post.

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VIRAL TOPIC

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Housing is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Housing. View Topic ›

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MS Paint Dreamhouse

A redditor created this beautiful MS Paint dreamhouse. Now all he needs is a beautiful MS Paint girlfriend and he can start living the good life. View Image ›

Reddit Top Links 2 years ago 38 responses

July new US home sales up 9.6 percent on us.rd.yahoo.com ›

Sales of new homes surged 9.6 percent in July, another sign the housing market is climbing back from the historic bottom it reached early this year. Driven by falling prices, the fourth-straight monthly increase was greater than expected.

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Floating Bedroom

Two Brazilian artists take up residence on the side of a building, using climbing gear to go from “room to room.” If rent keeps rising in NYC, I might just have to staple my bed across from a bagel shop. View Image ›

Lindsey Weber 2 years ago 33 responses

Shelter Made From Trash

12-year old Max Wallack won Design Squad's Trash to Treasure contest by creating the “Home Dome” — a structure created from wire, plastic and packing peanuts designed to provide shelter for the homeless or anyone who has lost housing due to natural disaster. View Image ›

Lindsey Weber 3 years ago respond