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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

• Polk Housing Slump Keeps On With Low June Permits

  Friday Jul 18 | via The Ledger 

  Area builders are keeping a low profile as the housing slump drags on. A total 217 single-family home permits were pulled last month in Polk County, falling from 321 the year before and 265 in May, according to ...

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  Related Topix: Polk County, FL, Housing, Lakeland, FL, Winter Haven, FL, Davenport, FL

• Unable to Make Mortgage Payments, Many Give Up

  Sunday Jul 13 | via The Ledger 

  Published: Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 7:40 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 8:17 a.m. NEED HELP? Florida Legal Services and the Florida Bar Association have established a hotline to provide free legal ...

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  Related Topix: Polk County, FL, Auburndale, FL, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Lakeland, FL, Lakeland College

• Century 21 Realty Offices Merge

  Wednesday Jul 2 | via The Ledger 

  Published: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 6:21 a.m. Andy Hernandez, president of Century 21 A.H. Realty, at his office in Lakeland, Fla.

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  Related Topix: Lakeland, FL, Lakeland Metro, Winter Haven, FL, Polk County, FL, Housing

• Polk Home Sales Dive In May

  Friday Jun 27 | via The Ledger 

  Published: Friday, June 27, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 27, 2008 at 8:31 a.m. LAKELAND May home sales were down 20 percent on the year but managed a slight uptick from April's performance.

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  Related Topix: Polk County, FL, Lakeland Metro, Lakeland, FL, Bartow, FL, Housing, Real Estate

• May's Home Sales Down But Better Than April

  Thursday Jun 26 | via The Ledger 

  Published: Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 4:41 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 4:42 p.m. LAKELAND Local home sales saw a 20 percent annual decline in May but produced a slight uptick from April.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Lakeland Metro, Lakeland, FL, Polk County, FL, Bartow, FL

Regional Headlines

• Instant Editorial: Take action to protect home buyers

  8 hrs ago | via News Press 

  It's easy to jump the gun and call for heads to roll when a scandal erupts, but when years pass by and officials continue snubbing the law, it's past time to act.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Home, Florida, Florida Government, Opinion

• Criminals were allowed to sell home loans in Florida, state official admits

  8 hrs ago | via News Press 

  MIAMI - The head of a state agency that allowed thousands of criminals to sell home loans in Florida has acknowledged that his office did not follow a screening law, but blamed legislators for failing to ...

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

• Homes sell; prices plunge in Lee County

  8 hrs ago | via News Press 

  Lee County real estate agents sold slightly more homes in the first half of this year than a year ago - but the future's uncertain for the rest of the year.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Cape Coral, FL, Lee County, FL, Collier County, FL, Naples, FL, Florida

• RealtyTrac: Florida is No. 2 in Q2 foreclosure filings

  Monday Jul 21 | via Orlando Business Journal 

  The Sunshine State saw a 25 percent increase in foreclosure filings in the second quarter when compared with the first, according to RealtyTrac 's quarterly report.

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  Related Topix: Florida, Foreclosures, Bradenton, FL, Miami Metro, Sarasota Metro, Tampa Metro

• Protesters call for loan regulator to quit

  2 hrs ago | via MiamiHerald.com 

  Waving placards and belting out full-throated chants, a community activist group marched into the Office of Financial Regulation's Miami office Thursday with a message for the state agency's chief: Resign.

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  Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Thursday, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Florida, Florida Government

National Headlines

• Early Briefing: Bob Johnson's Foray Into Liberia

  6 min ago | via The Washington Post 

  Robert Johnson, who is building a resort in Liberia, says African Americans "have a responsibility" to support the West African nation.

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  Related Topix: Marketing, Housing

• Housing rescue on track to pass Senate by Saturday

  6 min ago | via WAOW-TV Wausau 

  The Senate has cleared the last hurdle to passing a massive housing rescue bill.

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

• Housing construction continues slump in St. Louis

  6 min ago | via STLtoday 

  Sales of new houses nationwide fell in June, prolonging a deep slump and other data show the St.

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• Why Do We Need Publicly-Listed Commercial & Investment Banks? Part One

  6 min ago | via The Reasoned Sceptic 

  A collection of often sceptical, always candid observations and insights on the US economy, politics and large-cap equity markets by the Chief Investment Officer of Performance Research Associates, LLC.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Mortgage

• Human Services provides various assistances services

  6 min ago | via Mason Valley News 

  The Lyon County Human Services Department offers a wide variety of programs and services to families, including assistance with rent, utilities, food, and shelter.

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  Related Topix: Lyon County, NV, Home, Mortgage, Fernley, NV, Silver Springs, NV, Yerington, NV