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6 Aug 2008    Freddie Mac posts greater-than-expected losses Troubles continue for embattled mortgage giant during the second quarter.  The company (NYSE: FRE) posted a net loss of $821 million, or $1.63 per diluted share, compared to a $729 million profit, or 96 cents per share, during the same period a year ago. The losses were much worse than the 41 cents per share loss analysts were expecting. Author: Bryant Ruiz Switzky  Publication: Washington Business Journal   5 Aug 2008    Freddie Mac Cuts Maximum Number of Financed Properties Freddie Mac recently announced guideline changes that will greatly affect residential real estate investors.  Beginning August 1st, 2008 these sweeping changes went into effect. Author: Freddie Mac   29 Jul 2008    Lenders limit or freeze home-equity credit lines Counting on money from your home-equity line of credit to pay for home renovations or college expenses? Watch out. Some banks are starting to restrict or freeze access to the cash that many Real Estate investors rely on.  Author:Paul Owers Publication: South Florida Sun-Sentinel   17 Jul 2008    5 Steps to Financial Freedom Through Real Estate If you are ready to free the multi-millionaire in you, investing in Real Estate is the perfect place to start. This article outlines five steps that you can take right now to start on the path.  Author: Marci Edwards  Publication: The Washington Informer   3 Jul 2007    7 Easy Ways to Screw Your Landlord Yikes! Being a landlord is tough enough, what happens when you have a tenant that knows the laws better than you?! Avoid reading this article if you have a weak stomach, it tells the tales of those who thought, to their demise, that they could easily tackle the world of landlording.  Author: Amanda Miller  Publication: The Washington City Paper   1 Jul 2007    Contractor Horror Story? Join the Crowd Contractor woes are all too common in the world of Real Esate investing.  Here is another case of property owners losing thousands of dollars because they failed to properly find, evaluate, and "contract" a contractor.   Author: Kate Stone Lombardi  Publication: The New York Times   22 Oct 2006    10 Mistakes that made Flipping a Flop A "gung-ho" novice investor goes to the school of Hard-Knocks and graduates with flying colors! Read how one investor lost EVERYTHING by going it alone. Author: Jack Gruber  Publication: USAtoday.com   15 Jun 2006    Homeownership Homebuyers United's own Marci Edwards wrote this article for the Washington Informer's annual Real Estate Supplement.  The article communicates how one's first home purchase can lead to the purchase of other properties and ultimately to long-term wealth.  Author: Marci Edwards  Publication: The Washington Informer

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