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• Do New Mortgage Rules Make Borrowers Safer?

  Wednesday Jul 16 | via Realty Trac 

  You could hardly miss the headlines this week: More than 1,000 news outlets covered new rules from the Federal Reserve designed to "protect" America's mortgage borrowers.

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  Related Topix: Home, Foreclosures, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Local Headlines

• Alabama renters paying more than homeowners

  Thursday | via Alabama Live 

  Alabamians who rent their homes spend more on housing costs than homeowners do, with four out of 10 renters paying more than 30 percent of their income to a get place to live and keep the lights, heat and water ...

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  Related Topix: Anniston Metro, Anniston, AL, Alabama Government, Alabama, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Habitat for Humanity gives those in need a hand up

  Mar 12, 2008 | via Jacksonville News 

  Since completing their first home in 1995, the Calhoun County Habitat for Humanity has built 129 homes for people in our area who needed a hand up into better living conditions.

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  Related Topix: Oxford, AL, Mortgage, Home, Jacksonville, AL, Calhoun County, AL

• Feedback and commentary from Anniston Star readers.

  Feb 18, 2008 | via Anniston Star 

  I've been a little down lately with all the depressing news - stock-market volatility, the record federal budget deficits, the subprime mortgage mess with nationwide foreclosures, the immigration crisis, the ...

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Abortion, Anniston Metro, Anniston, AL, Opinion

• Mike Rogers: Mortgage rate freeze and East Alabama

  Dec 19, 2007 | via Jacksonville News 

  As most homeowners in Calhoun County know, our nation is currently suffering through a major downturn in the housing sector.

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  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Mike Rogers, Republican, US House of Representatives, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures, Opinion

• Past's presence: Movement grows to convert Anniston's treasures to modern businesses

  Dec 15, 2007 | via Anniston Star 

  In another time, flames would be flickering in the front parlor's hearth. The garland now wrapping its way along the stair balustrades would be evergreens harvested from the side yard.

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  Related Topix: Calhoun County, AL, Anniston Metro, Anniston, AL, Home Listing, Home, Opinion

Regional Headlines

• US foreclosure filings more than double in 2Q

  23 hrs ago | via Washington Post 

  By J.W. ELPHINSTONE The Associated Press Friday, July 25, 2008; 2:41 PM NEW YORK -- The number of households facing the foreclosure process more than doubled in the second quarter compared to a year ago, ...

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  Related Topix: Housing, Alabama, Foreclosures

• U.S. foreclosure filings more than double in 2nd quarter

  21 hrs ago | via SF Gate 

  Nationwide, 739,714 homes received at least one foreclosure-related notice during the quarter, or one in every 171 U.S. households, Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac Inc.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Alabama, Foreclosures

• Slump of state home sales continues

  Yesterday | via Prattville Progress 

  Slump of state home sales continues Staff and wire reports * July 25, 2008 Home sales across Alabama plummeted during June.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Alabama

• Housing Rescue Bill Awaits Senate, but Questions Remain

  Yesterday | via WMFE 

  A hotly-debated housing bill aimed at helping struggling homeowners and shoring up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is next headed for the Senate.

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  Related Topix: Alabama Government, Alabama, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Alabama home sales fell in June, except Dothan

  Yesterday | via Dothan Eagle 

  Metro area home sales dropped 35 percent last month against June 2007, while average and median prices also slid from June 2007, the Birmingham Association of Realtors said Wednesday.

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  Related Topix: Dothan Metro, Dothan, AL, Real Estate, Housing, Alabama

National Headlines

• Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature

  5 min ago | via WLS 

  Congress passed a housing rescue bill Saturday aimed at sparing 400,000 struggling homeowners from foreclosure.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Aid for returning veterans in housing rescue bill

  5 min ago | via Star Tribune 

  The housing rescue bill Congress passed Saturday includes a provision by Sen. Norm Coleman that would give returning veterans more time to work out mortgage problems upon their return.

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  Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Norm Coleman, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Federal Regulators Close Two More Banks

  5 min ago | via Mix 104.5 KKMY-FM 

  Federal regulators have closed two banks in the West, saying they were undercapitalized due to the poor performance of home mortgage loans.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Reno Metro, Reno, NV

• How they voted: Senate roll call on housing bill

  7 min ago | via Newsday.com 

  The 72-13 roll call Saturday by which the Senate passed a bill that aims to help homeowners facing foreclosure and to prevent mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from failing.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

• House Plants Joys and Benefits for the Indoor Gardener

  8 min ago | via American Chronicle 

  When you walk into a house that is filled with plants, you immediately feel at home.

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Home Listing, Home, Opinion