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• Top 7 Foreclosure Stories of Past Year

  Thursday Jun 19 | via Realty Trac 

  The euphoria that surrounded six years of escalating home prices, record levels of home sales and rock-bottom interest rates crashed and burned in 2007, forcing many foreclosure investors to ratchet down their ...

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  Related Topix: Financial Services, Housing, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage

Local Headlines

• Washington's population is growing, but slower than before

  Friday Jul 4 | via Seattle Times 

  The state's population continues to grow, but that growth appears to be slowing because of faltering economies across the nation, according to the state's Office of Financial Management.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Home, Mortgage, Washington

• Housing advocates can help homeowners avoid foreclosure

  Wednesday Jul 2 | via KOMOradio 

  This month local housing advocates will hold two special events to help people avoid foreclosure.

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  Related Topix: Snohomish County, WA, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Seattle, King County populations on the rise despite sluggish housing market

  Wednesday Jul 2 | via Seattle Post-Intelligencer 

  Pam Johnson took a new job in Seattle and was out shopping for a house Sunday, despite the fact that she hasn't sold her San Francisco Bay Area home yet.

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  Related Topix: Snohomish County, WA, Seattle Metro, Seattle Metro, King County, WA, Home, Mortgage

• Sales of existing homes rose in May

  Friday Jun 27 | via Seattle Times 

  Sales of existing homes edged up slightly nationwide in May compared with April, a trend repeated in the Puget Sound area.

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Snohomish County, WA, Housing

• Demand steady for space in county

  Thursday Jun 26 | via The Herald 

  The amount of empty office space in Snohomish County hasn't changed much in recent months, which is both good and bad news.

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  Related Topix: Snohomish County, WA, Real Estate, Everett, WA

Regional Headlines

• Population grows, pace slowing

  Thursday Jul 3 | via Seattle Times 

  The state's population continues to grow, but appears to be slowing down because of a faltering economy, according to the state's Office of Financial Management.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Washington

• Governor Gregoire: Seeking To Pull License of Nation's Biggest Mortgage Lender

  Wednesday Jun 25 | via KCPQ 

  Governor Christine Gregoire says Countrywide Home Loans will not operate in Washington.

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  Related Topix: Washington, Financial Services, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Operation Malicious Mortgage Indictments in Washington

  Thursday Jun 19 | via Federal Bureau of Investigation 

  SIX INDICTED FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD IN OPERATION "MALICIOUS MORTGAGE" Lawyer, Mortgage Broker and Others Conspire in $8.5 million Fraud, "Flipping" Dozens of Houses Six people were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury ...

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  Related Topix: Washington, Sammamish, WA, Seattle Metro, Seattle Metro, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• What do Governor Gregoire's actions mean for local Countrywide...

  Wednesday Jun 25 | via Seattle's Rain City Real Estate Guide 

  What do Governor Gregoire's actions mean for local Countrywide employees and short selling homeowners? June 25, 2008 Is Governor Gregoire just a little too late in regards to Countrywide's lending tactics? ...

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Washington, Washington Government, Home, Mortgage

• Garrett's chief-of-staff becomes a campaign issue

  Wednesday Jun 25 | via PoliticsNJ 

  A staunch opponent of mortgage company regulation and bailing out distressed borrowers, U.S. Rep.

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  Related Topix: Washington, US Politics, Scott Garrett, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Financial Services, Countrywide Financial, Home, Mortgage

National Headlines

• 15.JUN.08 Moratorium Now Coalition to stop

  3 min ago | via The Michigan Citizen 

  Official town hall meeting to demand passage of SB 1206, which will stop all foreclosures in Mmichigan for two years Saturday, June 14, 2-4 pm, UAW Local 7 2600 Conner Avenue, Detroit At the Town Hall Meeting ...

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Detroit Metro, Detroit Metro, Detroit, MI

• 18.MAY.08 'Improve your neighborhood'

  5 min ago | via The Michigan Citizen 

  Black Family Development Neighborhood Resource Fair Detroit residents will have the opportunity to learn how to form block clubs, prevent home foreclosure, obtain information on criminal record expungement and ...

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Detroit Metro, Detroit Metro, Detroit, MI, Wayne County, MI

• Trend toward specializations, relationships with clients

  6 min ago | via The Business Ledger 

  Trend toward specializations, relationships with clients As a result of the nation's economic climate, the legal profession is in a state of flux and experts agree that strengthening relationships with clients ...

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures

• Washington Report: Nationwide Registration?

  7 min ago | via Realty Times 

  With the Senate poised to pass major housing legislation this week -- even as early as tomorrow -- critics are taking a harder look at some of the bill's lesser-known provisions.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

• Realty Viewpoint: Discount Broker Leaves Sellers Stranded

  7 min ago | via Realty Times 

  Rumors were flying last week that Iggy's House, a discount broker, is out of business.

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  Related Topix: Burleson, TX, Real Estate