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• Beyond the Foreclosure Blame Game

  Wednesday Jun 18 | via Realty Trac 

  Real estate investors are becoming a convenient scapegoat for many looking to assign blame for the recent surge in foreclosures and faltering real estate market.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Real Estate, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Local Headlines

• Judge orders Regency property into receivership

  Thursday Jun 12 | via Des Moines Register 

  A Polk County judge signed an order putting more than 80 properties owned by Regency Homes and other Regency companies into receivership Thursday.

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  Related Topix: Dallas County, IA, Foreclosures

• Bank seeks to foreclose on Michael Landing property

  Thursday Jun 12 | via Des Moines Register 

  A fourth foreclosure lawsuit against a Regency Homes company and its executives demands the forfeiture of 135 land parcels and four homes in a high-end 340-acre development named after the founder of the ...

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Polk County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Des Moines, IA

• Suit filed on Regency's Michael's Landing loan

  Wednesday Jun 11 | via Des Moines Register 

  Another lender has filed a lawsuit against a Regency company and its executives, court records showed Wednesday.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, West Des Moines, IA, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro, Dallas County, IA

• Regions asks for receiver in Regency case

  Jun 5, 2008 | via Des Moines Register 

  Regions Bank officials have asked for the appointment of a receiver in its foreclosure proceeding against Regency Home companies and its executives, the bank's lawyer said Thursday.

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  Related Topix: Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro, Foreclosures, Polk County, IA, Dallas County, IA

• Banks sue 2nd big developer

  May 30, 2008 | via Des Moines Register 

  At least a dozen banks have filed lawsuits seeking payment and property from one of Iowa's largest land developers.

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  Related Topix: Altoona, IA, Ankeny, IA, Okoboji, IA, Dallas County, IA, Foreclosures

Regional Headlines

• Basu: OK so far, but FEMA watch is on

  Friday Jun 27 | via Des Moines Register 

  If anything merits watching as closely as Iowa's levees these days, it's the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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  Related Topix: George Bush, US News, Home, Mortgage, Iowa, FEMA, Opinion

• City forgives 22-year-old loan to National Balloon Classic

  Friday Jun 27 | via Des Moines Register 

  A skeleton crew of Indianola City Council members agreed to forgive $66,000 in loans to the National Balloon Classic after 45 minutes of deliberation during their June 16 meeting.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Home, Iowa

• Will victims abandon Iowa cities?

  Sunday Jun 22 | via Des Moines Register 

  Cedar Rapids, Ia. - This city's future is riding on people like Stella Wilson, and national experts say there is reason for hope.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Iowa, Cedar Rapids, IA

• Flood insurance fallacies confound some Iowans

  Wednesday Jun 18 | via Http 

  Yes, flood insurance remains available to virtually everyone in Iowa. But no, buying it today won't do anything to cover damage from the floods of June 2008.

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  Related Topix: Iowa, Linn County, IA, Cedar Rapids, IA, Home, Mortgage

• Rundown of Aid Provided to Flood Victims

  Tuesday Jun 17 | via KCRG 

  FEMA : Federal Emergency Management Administration is the primary agency that deals with disaster assistance.

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  Related Topix: US News, Agriculture, Science, United States Department of Agriculture, Iowa, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

National Headlines

• Beware of reverse mortage scams

  7 min ago | via Jacksonville Daily News 

  Columnist's Note: This letter has been edited for length. Dear Troubleshooter: I read your column all the time and find it most informative.

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  Related Topix: Family, Elderly, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Condo Volume for June down 52% from the high

  2 hrs ago | via Ardell's Seattle Real Estate Blog 

  The number of King County condo sales in June of this year is 52% lower than the highs of 2005 and 2006 and a little more than 50% lower than June of last year.

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  Related Topix: Housing

• Acacia revamps and expands mortgage business

  3 hrs ago | via Bizjournals 

  While many lenders are ‘running away’ from residential mortgages, Acacia Federal CEO James Barber plans to almost quadruple the amount of home loans his bank originates each month.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Home

• No Velvet Rope

  Thursday Jul 3 | via SmartMoney 

  THESE DAYS CONSUMERS are dealing with skyrocketing prices for everything from a gallon of gas to a gallon of milk.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Retirement

• Others' economic woes bring business to bankruptcy attorney

  11 min ago | via The Business Journal of Phoenix 

  High foreclosure rates and the increasing number of individual and small-business bankruptcies are keeping attorney Dan Gukeisen’s services in demand.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures