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Statements about Housing
Brian Anderson

Brian Anderson

Mostly True

Not exact science

"Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all of Florida."

Progress Ohio

Progress Ohio

True

No protection

"It is legal in Ohio to fire an employee or evict a tenant just for being gay."

Cory Booker

Cory Booker

Mostly True

Depends on measure used

"More than 30 percent of all commercial and multifamily development in the entire state is happening in Newark."

Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Mostly True

You mean the house that's for sale?

"I still live in the same working-class neighborhood I grew up in."

Dennis Kucinich

Dennis Kucinich

True

More than a quarter remain underwater

"Fourteen million Americans' mortgages are greater than the value of their homes."

National Association of Realtors

National Association of Realtors

Mostly True

Realtors build a sturdy case.

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.

Rob Zerban

Rob Zerban

False

Ryan budget proposes increase, just not as much as Obama

U.S. House opponent Paul Ryan supports "cutting funding for veterans by 24 percent."

Menendez Facts

Menendez Facts

Pants on Fire!

Bogus claim won’t go away

"Sen. Bob Menendez voted to enact a new tax on the sale of homes of 3.8%."

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Mostly False

Housing bust predated Obama

Under Obama, home values in Florida collapsed, construction jobs were lost and the state had a high foreclosure rate.

Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris

Half-True

He also said it would 'come back up'

Mitt Romney said we should let foreclosures "hit the bottom."

Committee to Protect Florida

Committee to Protect Florida

Mostly True

Supporters say the plan was needed

Says Jeff Brandes voted to allow state-run Citizens Property Insurance to dump policies onto "out-of-state, unregulated private companies."

Vincent "Buddy" Cianci

Vincent "Buddy" Cianci

Pants on Fire!

Myth repeated 4 times in 45 seconds.

President Obama’s health care law says "when you sell your house now you have to pay a 3.8 percent tax."

Facebook posts

Facebook posts

Pants on Fire!

A tiny fraction of that

"Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties in U.S. are illegals."

Crossroads GPS

Crossroads GPS

Mostly True

Obama's programs have helped relatively few

Says Obama broke his promise to help homeowners facing foreclosure.

Jefferson Smith

Jefferson Smith

Mostly True

Sweeping breaks for developers and retailers

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."

Lee Leffingwell

Lee Leffingwell

Half-True

Values push up homeowners’ bills

Says "Austin has the lowest property tax rate by far of the five major cities in Texas."

Lynn Westmoreland

Lynn Westmoreland

Half-True

Housing claim needs remodeling

"There is not one single federal housing program yet that has not needed a bailout to survive."

Doug Thomas

Doug Thomas

Half-True

Maybe a condo -- but not on the lake.

Says "there are homes for sale on and around (Oswego Lake) right now for under $150,000 that anyone is welcome to buy."

Chain email

Chain email

Pants on Fire!

Another lie that won't die

"If you sell your house after 2012 you will pay a 3.8 percent sales tax on it."

Rick Santorum

Rick Santorum

Mostly False

Warning wasn't about a bubble

"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."

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