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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

• Insurance required for some owners

  14 hrs ago | via Durango Herald 

  Vallecito homeowners who now find themselves in the 100-year floodplain will be required to buy flood insurance - if they carry a mortgage.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, FEMA, US News

• Economic stimulus an issue in congress

  Wednesday Jun 25 | via Valley Courier 

  Salazar shares housing concerns By REBECCA VAN DYKE ALAMOSA - Steps are still being taken to complete the economic stimulus package according to U.S. Senator Ken Salazar .

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  Related Topix: Alamosa, CO, Small Business, Personal Finance, US Politics, Ken Salazar, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Healthcare Law, Law

• RHA launches Employer Housing Initiative

  Tuesday Jun 17 | via Four Corners Business Journal 

  As a stable workforce continues to be an ongoing challenge for business owners in La Plata County, the Regional Housing Alliance of La Plata County is spearheading a program called the Employer Housing ...

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  Related Topix: Home, La Plata County, CO, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• The Lofts at 1201 lands in court

  Sunday Jun 8 | via Durango Herald 

  The Lofts at 1201 project is mired in a legal dispute between partners and a move by Vectra Bank to foreclose on the property.

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  Related Topix: La Plata County, CO, Foreclosures, Durango, CO

• Employer housing program begins

  Jun 4, 2008 | via Durango Herald 

  The Regional Housing Alliance of La Plata County has introduced a new employer housing program in partnership with Freddie Mac, which is providing a $35,000 grant to help with outreach efforts.

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  Related Topix: La Plata County, CO, Durango, CO, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Regional Headlines

• Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevadan at Work column

  Monday Jun 30 | via Hotel Online 

  Jun. 30--TRUMP EXEC USES PERSONALIZED CARE TO BUILD CUSTOMER BASE: Steve Shalit decided to go into the hotel business after a ski trip to Vail, Colo.

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  Related Topix: Michigan, Colorado, Colorado Government, Housing

• Profile: Steve Shalit - Vice President and Managing Director, Trump...

  Monday Jun 30 | via Hotel Online 

  June 30, 2008 - TRUMP EXEC USES PERSONALIZED CARE TO BUILD CUSTOMER BASE: Steve Shalit decided to go into the hotel business after a ski trip to Vail, Colo.

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  Related Topix: Michigan, Colorado, Colorado Government, Housing

• Trump hotel executive uses personalized care to build customer base

  Tuesday Jul 1 | via Hotels 

  The Michigan native, who was taking a sabbatical from school, thought the Rocky Mountains might be a nice place to live.

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  Related Topix: Michigan, Colorado, Colorado Government, Housing

• Boulder tops in home appreciation in Colorado

  Monday Jun 30 | via The Denver Business Journal 

  The Boulder metropolitan statistical area shows the largest appreciation in home prices among the MSAs in Colorado, according to a report released Tuesday by PMI Mortgage Insurance Co.

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  Related Topix: Colorado, Denver Metro, Housing

• Salazar seeks economy fix

  Thursday Jun 26 | via Denver Daily News 

  Stabilizing the housing market, extending unemployment benefits and combating high energy costs are essential to getting the economy back on track, according to U.S.. Sen.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, US News, US Politics, Ken Salazar, US Senate, Democrat, Colorado, Colorado Government

National Headlines

• Beware of reverse mortage scams

  5 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

  8 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