Brandywine Real Estate News

Thursday Dec 24 | via Gazette.Net 

Prince George's County government offices will be closed, and trash collection and other services will not be available on Friday in observance of the Christmas holiday.

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Jul 20, 2009 | via NewsChannel 8 

Officials from the D.C. region are asking for stimulus money to help neighborhoods that have been hit hard by foreclosures.

Related Topix: Foreclosures

Tuesday | via The Baltimore Sun 

A federal grand jury indicted two Maryland residents, one of whom is in the country under asylum, on a dozen counts of wire fraud and identity theft this month in connection with a 2008 scheme that used Baltimore properties to swindle a Beltsville lender out of more than $664,000, authorities say.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Maryland, Beltsville, MD

Tuesday Dec 22 | via Federal Bureau of Investigation 

U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Jamilah Al-Bari, age 37, of District Heights, Maryland, today to a year and a day in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for mail fraud arising from the fraudulent purchase of properties in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia, announced United States Attorney for the ...

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Sunday Dec 20 | via The Washington Times 

Four homes in pre-foreclosure, two bank-owned properties and one house up for auction in an eight-block stretch of 49th Street in Hyattsville highlight the lingering effects of predatory lending and questionable decisions by homebuyers in Prince George's County.

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Wednesday Dec 16 | via The Independent 

It will be a very merry Christmas indeed for one Southern Maryland family, thanks to a free mortgage payment, but only if friends act quickly.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Maryland, Prince Frederick, MD, Foreclosures

Wednesday Dec 16 | via Gazette.Net 

Cecilia Matos didn't miss a monthly mortgage payment on her townhouse for seven years until she lost her job and $90,000 salary more than a year ago.

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1 min ago | via Washington Times 

ASSOCIATED PRESS The Obama administration - to bolster the housing market - has pledged to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to cover unlimited losses through 2012, lifting an earlier cap of $400 billion.

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1 min ago | via WHEC-TV Rochester 

SYDNEY - Under explosive bursts of crimson, purple and blue, more than 1 million New Year revelers in Sydney got one of the world's biggest parties started Thursday _ bidding farewell to the tough year that was 2009 and welcoming a new decade.

Related Topix: Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, Foreclosures, Terrorism, World News, China, Asia

5 hrs ago | via Journal News 

LEWISBORO - Homeowners will see their municipal taxes rise 25.1 percent under the town's 2010 spending plan.

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5 hrs ago | via Journal News 

WASHINGTON: The government gave GMAC Financial Services another $3.8 billion in cash and took a majority stake in the auto lender, aiming to stabilize the company as it struggles with big losses in its home mortgage unit.

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5 hrs ago | via The Daily Times 

REHOBOTH BEACH -- Coldwell Banker Real Estate announced the findings from a new survey that looked at how the recently expanded federal homebuyer tax credit, which opened up the credit to existing homeowners, might impact the economy.

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