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Could we see another buyer tax credit?

WASHINGTON - Aug. 31, 2010 - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that the administration would "do everything we can" to stabilize the U.S. housing market.

"The July numbers were worse than we expected, worse than the general market expected, and we are concerned," Donovan said. "That's why we are taking additional steps to move forward."

Whether HUD will resurrect the first-time homebuyer tax credit is up in the air. "All I can tell you is that we are watching very carefully," Donovan said on the show. "We're going to be focused like a laser on where the housing market is moving going forward, and we are going to go everywhere we can to make sure this market stabilizes and recovers."

Gov. Charlie Crist appeared on the same show and supported a new version of the homebuyer tax credit, saying it would "help enormously," noting that Florida has the nation's third highest foreclosure rate.

Donovan also said the Federal Housing Administration will launch an emergency loan program to help unemployed borrowers stay in their homes and a program to help underwater borrowers refinance.

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