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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

• Smith County Taxable Property Values Up 6.7 Percent

  Tuesday Jul 22 | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  By ROY MAYNARD, MEGAN MIDDLETON and CINDY MALLETTE Staff Writers Newly released certified appraisal rolls show that Smith County's taxable values rose 6.7 percent for 2008, with varying gains for area cities, ...

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  Related Topix: Housing, Education Etc., Smith County, TX, Tyler, TX

• Habitat Offers Variety of Volunteer Opportunities

  Friday Jun 27 | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  Volunteer Corner where volunteering through Directors of Volunteers in Agencies makes the difference in the community.

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  Related Topix: Smith County, TX, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Tyler Metro, Tyler, TX

• Smith County Still Defies Trend; Home Values Keep Rising

  May 2, 2008 | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  By ROY MAYNARD Staff Writer Appraisal notices being mailed today show that Smith County continues to defy nationwide trends of declining home values, Chief Appraiser Mike Barnett says.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Tyler Metro, Tyler, TX, Smith County, TX, Arp, TX

• Only One Candidate Shows Up to Mayoral Debate

  Apr 16, 2008 | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  MEET & GREET: Mayoral candidate Laura Corbett talks to Estha Nowlin at the Atria Copeland before the beginning of a Tyler mayoral candidate's debate on Tuesday.

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• Local Home Sales Defy National Trends

  Apr 13, 2008 | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  By GREG JUNEK Business Editor Home sales, although down a bit in number in Smith County for the first quarter, are on par with the 2007 average price, despite dismal news from some other parts of the nation, ...

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  Related Topix: Lindale, TX, Smith County, TX, Housing, Tyler Metro, Tyler, TX, Real Estate

Regional Headlines

• Edwards Visits ACORN

  9 hrs ago | via Houtopia 

  Yesterday we had the opportunity to attend a very interesting roundtable discussion at ACORN's new digs in Midtown, an event headlined by former U.S. Senator, presidential, and vice presidential candidate John ...

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  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, John Edwards, 2008 Presidential Election, Foreclosures, Texas, Home, Mortgage

• Incommons Bank Addresses Banking Concerns

  20 hrs ago | via Mexia Daily News 

  Deposits are safe and continue to be FDIC insured Mexia, TX - In a recent press conference at the Capital, the Independent Banker's Association of Texas Chairman Cliff McCauley and President and CEO Chris ...

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  Related Topix: Mexia, TX, Home, Mortgage, Texas

• East Texas Housing Market Strong

  Yesterday | via KLTV Tyler 

  A bill to help thousands of homeowners facing foreclosure is closer to becoming law.

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  Related Topix: George Bush, Home, Home Selling, Foreclosures, Texas, Mortgage

• Wide-reaching Housing Rescue Legislation Moves Forward

  Yesterday | via WMFE 

  The House approved Wednesday a hotly-debated housing rescue package aimed at helping strapped homeowners avoid foreclosures after President Bush dropped his opposition to the bill.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, US News, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Texas

• BUSINESS: Wall Street looks to extend gains as oil retreats

  Wednesday | via NJ Biz 

  BUSINESS: Bush drops opposition to housing bill 7/23/2008 Under the bill, the government would help struggling homeowners get new, cheaper loans and would be allowed to offer troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Dolly, Texas, Retail, Tuesday Morning

National Headlines

• San Diego attorney goes to court to stop foreclosures

  2 min ago | via KTAR / Local / Stories 

  San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre wants to make his city a sanctuary city -- for homeowners in trouble.

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• The housing bailout isn't just for troubled homeowners.

  2 min ago | via AARP The Magazine 

  RON LIEBER If you are ignoring the housing bailout bill because you think it benefits only troubled homeowners, you may miss out on a windfall.

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

• Market Watch

  3 min ago | via Honolulu Star-Bulletin 

  NEW YORK Wall Street abruptly ended an earnings-driven rally and closed sharply lower yesterday after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales and worries about the financial sector chilled the ...

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Home, Housing, Home Selling, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Financial Markets

• Foreclosure Filings More Than Double

  5 min ago | via WPTZ.com - Money 

  The number of households facing the foreclosure process more than doubled in the second quarter compared to a year ago.

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• Stocks fall hard

  1 hr ago | via Seacoast Online 

  Wall Street abruptly ended an earnings-driven rally and closed sharply lower Thursday after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales and worries about the financial sector chilled the market's ...

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  Related Topix: Financial Markets, Home Selling, Home, Housing