Home Buyers Flocked to Foreclosures in Second Quarter

New data from RealtyTrac shows that 24% of all U.S. properties sold in the second quarter were foreclosed homes. The group projects that the U.S. “will get through the distressed inventory largely by the end of 2013.”
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Government Close to Announcing AIG Exit Strategy

The government is close to announcing its plans to end the bailout of American International Group (AIG), returning the company to independence and recovering taxpayer funds.

The Treasury is planning to begin converting its $49 billion preferred stak…