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This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on CD-ROM presents an enormous library of documents and publications covering every aspect of housing, homeownership, and real estate, with coverage of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and many related federal agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Trade Commission, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and much more. It contains an updated collection of the finest federal documents and resources on housing and real estate, with next-generation search technology that allows complete indexing and makes all files fully searchable! There is detailed coverage of new efforts by the federal government to provide struggling homeowners with mortgage relief and foreclosure prevention, including the complete text of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, and information about the ongoing HOPE for Homeowners program. There is material about housing counseling, avoiding foreclosure rescue scams, and dealing with adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs). The scope of this material is truly incredible, providing federal government answers to virtually every possible question on housing, homes, and real estate issues: Homes, Homebuying, Homeownership, Renting, Home Improvements, Real Estate, Buying, Selling, Consumer Information and Advice, Real Estate Professional Information; Credit, Financing, Mortgages, Reverse Mortgages, Fixed-rate Mortgages, Adjustable-Rate Mortgages, Mortgage Insurance; Loan Applications, Fees, Closing and Closing Costs, Interest Rates, Foreclosures, Properties for Sale; Titles, Settlement, Appraisals, Escrow, Inspections; Single-family Homes, Multi-family Homes, Condos, Communities, Manufactured Homes; Fair Housing, Discrimination, Government Assistance, Funding, Public Housing, Homelessness; Housing for Veterans, Housing for Disabled, Housing for Native Americans.