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December 2, 2007

Mortgage bill going up

Bonnie Costa-Licker has until May to find a new mortgage or she could lose her Kings Park home.

December 2, 2007

Waiting for a buyer

A year ago, Carolyn and Todd Segarra could have started searching for a larger house before landing a buyer for their Island Park home.

December 2, 2007

Freezing introductory rates could have long-term effects

After buying her childhood home from her mother's estate, Kari Sessa and husband, Keith, were in danger of losing the Huntington Station house until the lender agreed to a two-year extension of the 6.1 percent teaser interest rate on their loan.

November 25, 2007

Experts predict more pain before housing rebounds

Problems in the real estate market are going to get worse -- much worse -- before they better, experts say.

November 25, 2007

Why the housing dream died hard

Greed was good . . . at least until home prices started falling.

November 25, 2007

Housing crisis will force tough municipal decisions

With sales tax collections falling well below expectations, municipal officials and fiscal experts increasingly are warning that Long Island politicans soon may face a difficult dilemma -- either cut already tight budgets, or raise property taxes.

November 25, 2007

Tips on keeping your home

Consumer advocates, financial institutions and politicians on every level are scrambling to find ways to help people keep their homes.

November 18, 2007

Homeowners entangled in loan scheme

By all appearances, Aaron Wider is the chief executive of a flourishing mortgage bank in Garden City, issuing more than $33 million in home loans to buyers across Nassau and Suffolk counties over the past four years.

November 18, 2007

Loan was too good to be true

Robin and William Fitzgerald always wanted to buy a home, but with no savings, mediocre credit and jobs as a legal secretary and truck driver, they thought it was beyond their reach.

November 18, 2007

Buying tips

Know the area. Before you agree to buy a home, make sure you know what similar homes are going for in the area. Check local real estate listings and property Web sites. Hire your own appraiser if you want to be sure you know what the house is valued.

November 18, 2007

Creating a mortgage bank

The New York State banking department requires someone who wants to own or operate a mortgage bank in New York State to fulfill a number of requirements, including submitting fingerprints and filing an "investigative background report."

November 11, 2007

Effects are personal: Losing a home

In a Nassau County courtroom, dozens of foreclosed homes are auctioned. In Middle Island, a family tries all it can to hold onto their home.

November 11, 2007

The far reaching effects of subprime fallout

As Long Island's economy and housing market boomed, tens of thousands of area residents saddled themselves with expensive mortgages, borrowing billions of dollars and counting on the equity in their homes to help pay their bills and build their wealth for them.

November 11, 2007

Home ownership key

In the months after the World Trade Center terrorist attacks in 2001, New York City and the nation were rocked by economic turbulence. Businesses suffered, jobs were lost and tourism dropped. Experts estimated the attacks cost the city $80 billion and 100,000 jobs.