Latest Fact-Checks In Housing

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Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on July 24, 2013 a news release
A Republican housing finance reform bill "would eliminate a person’s ability to obtain 15- and 30-year mortgages."
Half-True
August 4, 2013
Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson
stated on April 9, 2013 a Senate Rules Committee meeting
"Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all of Florida."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • April 10, 2013
Progress Ohio
Progress Ohio
stated on March 26, 2013 a fundraising email
"It is legal in Ohio to fire an employee or evict a tenant just for being gay."
True
By Tom Feran • April 2, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 12, 2013 GOP response to Obama's State of the Union
"I still live in the same working-class neighborhood I grew up in."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • February 14, 2013
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on November 27, 2012 a speech on the House floor
"Fourteen million Americans' mortgages are greater than the value of their homes."
True
By Tom Feran • December 14, 2012
National Association of Realtors
National Association of Realtors
stated on November 9, 2012 a web post
A "foreclosure tax" that would take effect in 2013 could mean a high tax bill for those facing foreclosure and millions of families who modified their mortgage or had a short sale through their lender.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 30, 2012
Rob Zerban
Rob Zerban
stated on August 9, 2012 an interview
U.S. House opponent Paul Ryan supports "cutting funding for veterans by 24 percent."
False
September 23, 2012
Menendez Facts
Menendez Facts
stated on September 4, 2012 a blog
"Sen. Bob Menendez voted to enact a new tax on the sale of homes of 3.8%."
Pants on Fire!
By Erin O'Neill • September 17, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 7, 2012 a campaign ad
Under Obama, home values in Florida collapsed, construction jobs were lost and the state had a high foreclosure rate.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • September 14, 2012
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on September 5, 2012 a convention speech
Mitt Romney said we should let foreclosures "hit the bottom."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • September 6, 2012
Committee to Protect Florida
Committee to Protect Florida
stated on July 18, 2012 a mailer
Says Jeff Brandes voted to allow state-run Citizens Property Insurance to dump policies onto "out-of-state, unregulated private companies."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • July 20, 2012
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on July 11, 2012 a question to a candidate
President Obama’s health care law says "when you sell your house now you have to pay a 3.8 percent tax."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 15, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 10, 2012 a widely circulated posting
"Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties in U.S. are illegals."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • June 21, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on May 16, 2012 a television ad
Says Obama broke his promise to help homeowners facing foreclosure.
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • May 25, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on April 30, 2012 a debate
Says  "I don’t agree with Mr. Hales that we should give a sweeping break to the developers to allow them to build that infill housing without paying for those very basics."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
stated on April 16, 2012 an Austin mayoral candidate debate
Says "Austin has the lowest property tax rate by far of the five major cities in Texas."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • May 1, 2012
Lynn Westmoreland
Lynn Westmoreland
stated on February 29, 2012 a congressional hearing
"There is not one single federal housing program yet that has not needed a bailout to survive."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • March 30, 2012
Doug Thomas
Doug Thomas
stated on February 11, 2012 an Oregonian article.
Says "there are homes for sale on and around (Oswego Lake) right now for under $150,000 that anyone is welcome to buy."
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • February 17, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on February 2, 2012 a message via the Internet
"If you sell your house after 2012 you will pay a 3.8 percent sales tax on it."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 7, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on January 26, 2012 a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.
"In 2006, I went out and authored a letter with 24 other senators asking for major reform of Freddie and Fannie, warning of a meltdown and a bubble in the housing market."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • January 27, 2012
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