Local Headlines
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Gov. Doyle Announces Foreclosure Relief
Wednesday Oct 1 | via WEAU-TV Eau Claire
Talks of a bailout have been a hot topic this week. Tuesday, Governor Jim Doyle announced local foreclosures will get a bit of a bailout from Uncle Sam.
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Home sales here down 13.1 percent
Aug 14, 2008 | via Leader-Telegram
Sales of existing homes in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties fell by double digits during the second quarter of 2008 compared with the same period last year, the Wisconsin Realtors Association reported today.
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Reaction to housing bill mixed
Jul 30, 2008 | via Leader-Telegram
Jeff Schreiner, president of the Chippewa Valley Home Builders Association, applauded a massive housing bill signed Wednesday by President Bush that the organization said will help the housing industry in ...
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Property tax delinquencies on the rise
Jul 29, 2008 | via Leader-Telegram
Eau Claire County has seen tax delinquencies rise in the past three years, and County Treasurer Larry Lokken expects that trend to continue as Thursday's deadline approaches to pay the second half of property ...
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Foreclosures on the Rise in Eau Claire
Jul 22, 2008 | via WEAU-TV Eau Claire
Foreclosures are on the rise; not just nationwide, but right here in Eau Claire county.
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Regional Headlines
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It's not a tough sell if you play the home game right
23 hrs ago | via WisInfo
Hoping to downsize to a smaller house, Amy and Dave Hansen of Fond du Lac have put their spacious home on the market.
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Foreclosures still at record levels in state
Monday | via The Capital Times
Foreclosures continued to be filed at a record pace in September in Wisconsin, according to the latest figures released Monday by ForeclosuresWi.com . September foreclosure filings totaled 2,021, bringing the ...
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Saturday Oct 4 | via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Stocks ended a volatile week with another sell-off while credit markets remained strained after enthusiasm over the government's $700 billion financial rescue plan gave way to worries about obstacles still ...
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Lenders Say Home Buyers Still Have Options During Cr...
Friday Oct 3 | via Channel3000
A Wisconsin agency offering affordable housing has temporarily stopping issuing mortgages because it is having trouble raising money to make the loans, but local lenders said there are other ways to get a home ...
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AMCORE Financial, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Earni...
Friday Oct 3 | via PrimeNewswire
AMCORE Financial, Inc. today announced that it will release its third quarter results on Thursday, October 16, 2008, before the market opens.
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National Headlines
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McCain, Obama Trade Jabs at Heated Town Hall Debate
5 min ago | via Fox Philadelphia
Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for a sweeping $300 billion ...
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5 min ago | via The Post and Courier
WASHINGTON a ' The Federal Reserve on Tuesday moved swiftly to break through a credit clog that is imperiling the economy, saying it would buy massive amounts of short-term debt and hinting that it may cut ...
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Five Economists: Not the End, but Very Serious
6 min ago | via Prensa Latina
Washington, Oct 7 Five prominent economists shared their thoughts on the current financial crisis and while none describe it as apocalyptic, they agree it is very serious and global in statements to Al Jazeera ...
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7 min ago | via Guardian Unlimited
Town hall meetings have been feted as the arena in which John McCain excels and so it was expected that he would breeze through last night's presidential debate in Nashville .
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9 min ago | via Indianapolis Star
McCain: Said one way out of the financial crisis is to "stop sending $700 billion a year to countries that don't like us." The facts: Although he didn't spell it out, he was referring -- as he has in the past ...
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