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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

• Onorato Urges Gaming Board To Move Quickly

  19 hrs ago | via Kdka.com 

  More reaction this afternoon to casino developer Neil Bluhm's comments to a senate panel yesterday.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Allegheny County, PA, Pittsburgh, PA

• Bluhm sounds alarm on Pittsburgh casino deal

  Thursday | via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

  The latest deal to save a casino in Pittsburgh faces major uncertainty by as early as July 30 if it is not approved by then by the state Gaming Control Board.

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  Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Foreclosures, Pittsburgh, PA

• Home prices rise in June, but sales fall

  Wednesday | via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

  Metropolitan Pittsburgh's residential real estate prices grew by an average of 2 percent in June compared with a year ago, but the total dollars spent on homes fell by 15 percent during the same time frame.

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  Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, Housing, Beaver County, PA, Washington County, PA, Allegheny County, PA

• In housing market made of glass, region can throw stones

  Monday Jul 21 | via Valley Tribune 

  TRACKING THE MARKET RealSTATs, a Pittsburgh-based company that tracks local real estate data, offered the following historic January-through-June statistics, which show how the local market has performed over ...

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  Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, Housing, Real Estate, Foreclosures

• 'Unfathomable' end for victim of womb-slash slay

  Monday Jul 21 | via Earthlink 

  OAKLAND: None NY YANKEES: J.Giambi , none on in 6th TIME - 2:26 ; ATTENDANCE - 54366.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, McKeesport, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Allegheny County, PA

Regional Headlines

• Senators find Pittsburgh casino is in dire shape

  18 hrs ago | via Luminary 

  State senators asking questions Thursday about the rescue of a financially troubled Pittsburgh casino project by other investors found the situation more complicated and dire than they originally thought.

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  Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Mortgage, Home

• Regional economy shows improvement

  Wednesday | via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

  Despite weaknesses in parts of the housing and retail sectors, the economy in the Federal Reserve's Fourth District, which includes Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and parts of Kentucky and West Virginia, improved ...

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  Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Mortgage, Home

• Economic Watchdog, July 21

  Monday Jul 21 | via Optionetics 

  The economy might take a backseat to earnings news this week, but there still are several reports that could impact trading.

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

• Dundee Homeowners Choose To Auction House

  Sunday Jul 20 | via KETV 

  Some Omaha homeowners are waiting months to sell their homes, but a family in Dundee intends to sell their in an instant.

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

• State Capitol Roundup for July 18

  Friday Jul 18 | via Tony Phyrillas 

  I thought the Legislature was on its 2-month summer vacation, but it appears some lawmakers are still in Harrisburg.

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  Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Government, Home, Mortgage

National Headlines

• U.S. Senate to Vote on Housing Bill

  14 min ago | via RedOrbit 

  The U.S. Senate, meeting in a rare weekend session, was poised Saturday to pass a landmark housing bill meant to ease the effects of mortgage crisis.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• U.s. Congress Passes...

  14 min ago | via 102.9 CKDS-FM 

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

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, George Bush, US Politics, US News, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Bill heads to Bush for signature

  14 min ago | via WLOS 

  The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill aimed at helping thousands of struggling homeowners fight off foreclosure.

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

• Federal Regulators Close Two More Banks

  15 min ago | via Z 106.7 Jackson 

  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

• Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature

  15 min ago | via Examiner.com 

  Jul 26, 2008 10:03 AM By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, AP Newly built homes are offered for sale at the Brookville & Heirloom development by Lennar, in Valencia, Calif.

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  Related Topix: George Bush, Foreclosures, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Home Listing, Home