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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.600 FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009</title>
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  <updated>2009-02-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/54335</id>
  <entry>
    <title>DLA Piper: authorities &#226;&#8364;&#732;ask, demand or beg&#226;&#8364;&#8482; for more taxes</title>
    <link href="http://www.kyivpost.com/business/bus_focus/35764" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-17:/commentary/4364067</id>
    <updated>2009-02-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kyiv Post,&amp;nbsp;Ukraine</name>
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They can switch to grey schemes such as splitting an enterprise into several physical persons-entrepreneurs which will, for example, pay a fixed Hr 600 tax ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kyivpost.com/business/bus_focus/35764&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Green Introduces Revised Seller-Funded DPA Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.imfpubs.com/issues/imfpubs_ifha/2_3/news/1000010806-1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-29:/commentary/4173861</id>
    <updated>2009-01-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Inside Mortgage Finance,&amp;nbsp;MD</name>
    </author>
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s outreach arm, Groundswell2, has been sending out e-mails asking mortgage brokers to urge Congress to include HR 600 in the new stimulus package sought by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imfpubs.com/issues/imfpubs_ifha/2_3/news/1000010806-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Dear Mr. President: AmeriDream Pens Open Letter to President Obama ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;amp;STORY=/www/story/01-28-2009/0004962188&amp;amp;EDATE=" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-27:/commentary/4151552</id>
    <updated>2009-01-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PR Newswire (press release),&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
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To read the letter in its entirety, or to learn how to support HR 600, visit http://www.ameridream.org/SupportUs/HR600/. BACKGROUND: AmeriDream, a 501(c)(3) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;amp;STORY=/www/story/01-28-2009/0004962188&amp;amp;EDATE=&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AUDIO: Mulling refinancing? Some tips to help make it happen</title>
    <link href="http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=10960" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-25:/commentary/4122727</id>
    <updated>2009-01-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Central Valley Business Times,&amp;nbsp;CA</name>
    </author>
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But for a stronger housing market, both are calling for Congress to approve legislation (HR 600) to allow seller-provided down payment assistance, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=10960&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>AmeriDream Commends Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen the US ...</title>
    <link href="http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/?a=4112&amp;amp;z=6" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-20:/commentary/4141401</id>
    <updated>2009-01-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Originator Times</name>
    </author>
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HR 600, which is sponsored by US Rep. Al Green (TX-09), would make an estimated 300000 creditworthy homebuyers eligible for downpayment gifts every year. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://originatortimes.com/content/templates/?a=4112&amp;amp;z=6&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Seeks To Revive Housing Down Payment Help</title>
    <link href="http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200901201533DOWJONESDJONLINE000612_FORTUNE5.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-19:/commentary/4107561</id>
    <updated>2009-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CNNMoney.com</name>
    </author>
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Al Green , D-Texas, is championing HR 600 to reinstate a controversial program that the government, concerned about default rates, halted in the fall. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200901201533DOWJONESDJONLINE000612_FORTUNE5.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressman pushes to revive banned housing assistance</title>
    <link href="http://www.reuters.com/article/gc03/idUSTRE50J81G20090120" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-19:/commentary/4075386</id>
    <updated>2009-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reuters</name>
    </author>
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Al Green introduced HR 600 on Friday to reinstate &quot;seller-funded down payment assistance,&quot; which allowed builders to pay a percentage of a buyer's down ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/gc03/idUSTRE50J81G20090120&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Revived Plan Could Boost Home Sales</title>
    <link href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123248854262799609.html?mod=googlenews_wsj" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-19:/commentary/4075385</id>
    <updated>2009-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wall Street Journal</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Al Green, D-Texas, is championing HR 600 to reinstate a program that the government, concerned about default rates, halted in the fall. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123248854262799609.html?mod=googlenews_wsj&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AmeriDream Commends Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen the US ...</title>
    <link href="http://sev.prnewswire.com/null/20090120/DC6062820012009-1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-19:/commentary/4075384</id>
    <updated>2009-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PR Newswire (press release),&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
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HR 600, which is sponsored by US Rep. Al Green (TX-09), would make an estimated 300000 creditworthy homebuyers eligible for downpayment gifts every year. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sev.prnewswire.com/null/20090120/DC6062820012009-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Obama, Dems ready to move on housing</title>
    <link href="http://www.inman.com/news/2009/01/20/obama-dems-ready-move-housing" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-19:/commentary/4065263</id>
    <updated>2009-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Inman.com,&amp;nbsp;CA</name>
    </author>
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The text of Green's bill, HR 600, was not available at press time. But a previous bill with the same goal had the support of NAR and Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inman.com/news/2009/01/20/obama-dems-ready-move-housing&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Down payment assistance may return</title>
    <link href="http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=10901" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-18:/commentary/4065264</id>
    <updated>2009-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Central Valley Business Times,&amp;nbsp;CA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A bill (HR 600) introduced Friday by US Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, would revise the requirements for seller-financed down payments for mortgages for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=10901&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Introduces Bill That Would Reinstate Downpayment ...</title>
    <link href="http://sev.prnewswire.com/real-estate/20090119/NY6016119012009-1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-18:/commentary/4065262</id>
    <updated>2009-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PR Newswire (press release),&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
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19 /PRNewswire/ -- The following  statement was issued today by Scott Syphax, president and CEO of the Nehemiah Corporation of America in response to HR 600, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sev.prnewswire.com/real-estate/20090119/NY6016119012009-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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