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• Wachovia Changes The Lending Game

  Wednesday Jul 2 | via Realty Trac 

  With assets of more than $800 billion, Wachovia is the nation's fourth-largest banking institution .

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Local Headlines

• Easton choking on office space

  Apr 21, 2008 | via The Morning Call 

  Last month, Easton city officials got an unwelcome surprise. Unique Mortgage Solutions, the top-floor tenant in the city-owned Alpha Building, abruptly left after making none of its monthly $5,500 lease ... 21 comments

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• Bragging heights

  Apr 20, 2008 | via The Morning Call 

  When Daniel McGinn asked his parents the square footage of his childhood home -- a center-hall Colonial built in 1929 in Washington, N.J. -- neither could answer.

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• First Hope's assets rise while profit shrinks

  Jan 18, 2008 | via The Jersey Journal 

  First Hope Bank reported a smaller profit in 2007 while its assets rose. The owner of six branches in northwest New Jersey earned $519,000 in the fourth quarter and $2.1 million for the full year, according to ...

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Regional Headlines

• New wave of surfers bridges generations

  16 hrs ago | via Press of Atlantic City 

  For decades, surfing has been an activity that a younger generation participated in to get away from rules, teachers, and, especially, parents.

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• RealSource Association of Realtors

  Friday Jun 27 | via WCBS Newsradio 880 

  RealSource Association of Realtors is the professional trade association serving more than 3,500 Realtor Members throughout northeastern New Jersey .

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• Legal tactic delays NJ home foreclosures

  Wednesday Jun 25 | via Newsday.com 

  Some lawyers in New Jersey have found a way to stall foreclosures. Using a federal court ruling from Ohio, they've gotten orders overturned or dismissed in Passaic, Essex, Monmouth and Ocean counties.

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• Some lawyers in New Jersey have found a way to stall foreclosures.

  Wednesday Jun 25 | via WPVI-TV Philadelphia 

  Using a federal court ruling from Ohio, they've gotten orders overturned or dismissed in Passaic, Essex, Monmouth and Ocean counties.

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• Attorney Review In New Jersey

  Wednesday Jun 25 | via American Chronicle 

  You've been working with a great REALTOR, find that dream home and decide to make an offer in writing.

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National Headlines

• Beware of reverse mortage scams

  8 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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• 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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• 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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• Others' economic woes bring business to bankruptcy attorney

  12 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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