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February 2009

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February 25, 2009

21% Back ACORN’s Plan To Resist Foreclosure

ACORN, a national organization of community activists, is encouraging people in foreclosure to resist the law and refuse to leave their homes. Twenty-one percent (21%) of Americans support the idea.

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February 25, 2009

56% Support Six-Month Moratorium on Foreclosures

Fifty-six percent (56%) of Americans favor a plan forcing banks to stop all mortgage foreclosures for the next six months, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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February 23, 2009

55% Say Government Mortgage Help Rewards Bad Behavior

Fifty-five percent (55%) of American adults say the federal government would be rewarding bad behavior by providing mortgage subsidies to financially troubled homeowners. Among investors, 65% hold that view.

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February 19, 2009

63% Say Housing Market Will Rise Only With Improved Economy

Sixty-three percent (63%) of Americans say the housing market will improve only when the overall U.S. economy gets better, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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February 19, 2009

45% Oppose Government Mortgage Help for Troubled Homeowners

Forty-five percent (45%) of Americans oppose the federal government subsidizing mortgage payments for financially troubled homeowners, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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February 9, 2009

73% Say Buying a House Is Best Bet for Most Families

Seventy-three percent (73%) of voters now say buying a home is still the best investment most families can make, despite the continued instability of the U.S. housing market.

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February 6, 2009

Voters Divided Over GOP Economic Plan To Put Housing First

Voters are evenly divided over whether Congress should attempt to fix the country’s troubled housing market before it takes any other action to help the economy.