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• Washington Profits From Foreclosures

  Monday Apr 28 | via Realty Trac 

  There's a new initiative on the table in Washington, one that could do a lot to reduce foreclosures nationwide while actually generating a profit for Uncle Sam.

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  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Featured Article

• Washington Profits From Foreclosures

  Monday Apr 28 | via Realty Trac 

  There's a new initiative on the table in Washington, one that could do a lot to reduce foreclosures nationwide while actually generating a profit for Uncle Sam.

  Comment?

  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• A safety net for children's health

  Sunday Apr 27 | via Press & Sun-Bulletin 

  New Yorkers grow continually nervous amid the dire economic news. Thousands have lost their homes due to mortgage foreclosures.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Foreclosures, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Broome County, NY, Opinion

• Johnson City families get special house calls

  Apr 9, 2008 | via PressConnects.com 

  JOHNSON CITY -- Call it the Publishers Clearing House with an emphasis on the 'house.' Representatives from Broome County Habitat for Humanity on Tuesday surprised two Johnson City families with news they have ...

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  Related Topix: Johnson City, NY, Broome County, NY, Home, Mortgage

• Real estate market includes many church buildings

  Apr 6, 2008 | via Press & Sun-Bulletin 

  Episcopal Church officials have decided not to start a new congregation in the buildings of a former Episcopalian parish in Vestal.

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  Related Topix: Broome County, NY, Tioga County, NY, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Marketing, Real Estate, Episcopal Church

• Housing market holding steady

  Feb 10, 2008 | via Press & Sun-Bulletin 

  Average and median home sale prices in Greater Binghamton increased in 2007, compared to the previous year, in contrast to declines in those prices nationally. 1 comment

  Related Topix: Broome County, NY, Chenango County, NY, Tioga County, NY, Home Listing, Home, Housing

• Tax preparation assistance offered

  Jan 24, 2008 | via Press & Sun-Bulletin 

  AARP will begin offering free income tax preparation assistance for elderly and low-income families Feb.

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  Related Topix: Family, Elderly, Broome County, NY, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Social Security, Endicott, NY

• The Old Titans All Collapsed. Is the U.S. Next?

  Yesterday | via Washington Post 

  By Kevin Phillips Sunday, May 18, 2008; Page B03 Back in August, during the panic over mortgages, Alan Greenspan offered reassurance to an anxious public.

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  Related Topix: Housing, New York

• Fannie Mae Bows to Pressure, Will Reduce Down Payments in Weakest Markets

  Friday | via Bloomberg 

  Fannie Mae , backing down from pressure from homeowner and real estate groups, will allow buyers in markets with falling home prices to purchase houses with 3 percent down payments, potentially increasing the ...

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  Related Topix: Credit Suisse Asset Mnagement Income Fund, Financial Services, New York, Housing, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat

• This Week in the Economy

  Friday | via Motley Fool 

  Take whatever stigma you've attached to economics and check it at the door. This stuff can really get you going.

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  Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Financial Services, Foreclosures, New York, Merrill Lynch and Co, Investment Services

• Foreclosure Bill Stalls in Senate

  Friday | via KnowledgePlex.org News 

  New York's proposed foreclosure freeze is getting a cold reception in the state Senate, to the chagrin of some Democrats.

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  Related Topix: New York Government, New York, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage

• 'Charlotte Observer' and Inman Syndicate Among Winners of Real Estate Awards

  Thursday May 15 | via Editor & Publisher 

  NEW YORK The Charlotte Observer and the Inman News syndicate are among the many winners of the National Association of Real Estate Editors' 58th Annual Journalism Awards.

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  Related Topix: New York, Home, Mortgage

• Ewaan Global Residential Company appoints TBWA\RAAD Saudi Arabia as...

  9 min ago | via AME Info 

  A residential development worth SR1,200m is to be launched in north Jeddah following the appointment of TBWA\RAAD as marketing communications agency for EWAAN projects in the Kingdom.

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  Related Topix: Marketing, Real Estate

• Avoiding CGT

  13 min ago | via TaxationWeb 

  Buy-to-let Properties - Tax Guide This Essential Guide for Landlords is a must for any Landlord worried about their Tax Liabilities! - and for those that are not - you should be! Property Tax Planning 2008/09 ...

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  Related Topix: Personal Finance, Mortgage

• North central Ohio garage sale season under way

  14 min ago | via News Journal 

  When Carol Iiams has a garage sale each spring and fall, she transforms her husband's garage into a boutique with tables covered in designer fabrics.

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Home, Home Decorating, Butler, OH, Lexington, OH

• A way out with the short sale

  24 min ago | via Bend Bulletin 

  We welcome comments from subscribers . Comments are solely the responsibility of those who post them; their viewpoints are not endorsed by The Bulletin or bendbulletin.com. The Bulletin and bendbulletin.com ...

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  Related Topix: Deschutes County, OR, Home Listing, Home, Foreclosures, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Lender Crackdown

  29 min ago | via The Brattleboro Reformer 

  Mortgages are harder to get then ever! In the wake of the sub prime mess lenders are pushing a serious crackdown on loan granting.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage