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• High-End Foreclosures Rising Among Top Tier Homes

  Monday Jun 30 | via Realty Trac 

  Until now, the foreclosure crisis was confined to a narrow niche of middle-class urban communities and outer-rim new housing developments where first-time homeowners and real estate speculators benefited ...

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  Related Topix: Housing, Home, Mortgage

Local Headlines

• Indy home sales drop 20% in past year

  Monday Jun 30 | via IndyStar.com 

  Home sales in Central Indiana dropped 20 percent with double-digit declines even in Hamilton and Hendricks counties, according to a new statistical snapshot out today.

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  Related Topix: Central, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Indiana, Housing

• May home sales drop 28% in Indy area

  Friday Jun 13 | via IndyStar.com 

  Home sales plunged 28 percent in the Indianapolis area in May from the same month a year ago, continuing their 2008 slide.

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  Related Topix: Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Metro, Housing, Marion County, IN, Hamilton County, IN

• Ellsworth man's murder trial delayed

  Feb 14, 2008 | via Quad-City Times 

  ELLSWORTH, Iowa - Trial for an Ellsworth man accused of killing his brother has been delayed.

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  Related Topix: Ellsworth, IA, Violent Crime, Hamilton County, IA, Mortgage, Personal Finance

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

  6 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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• 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

  10 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