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

Local Headlines

• Your Home's Worth

  Wednesday Jul 23 | via NBC 10 

  We've been talking about the downsides of the economy for months. Especially the housing market! Which we all know has taken a big hit nationwide.

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  Related Topix: Richlandtown, PA, Bucks County, PA, Collegeville, PA, Housing, Montgomery County, PA

• Planner: county homes are maintaining their value

  Thursday Jul 17 | via News Herald 

  Montgomery County homes continue to hold their value in a housing market that has tanked nationally, according to county planner Scott France.

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  Related Topix: Montgomery County, PA, Housing, Gwynedd, PA, Narberth, PA, Worcester, PA

• Housing market not so bad in right places

  Tuesday Jul 8 | via Philly.com 

  This article on new-home sales incorrectly said there was only one such development in the Garnet Valley School District.

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  Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Huntingdon Valley, PA, Glen Mills, PA, Delaware County, PA, Real Estate, Montgomery County, PA

• Remodel To Meet Present Needs

  Tuesday Jul 8 | via Hartford Courant 

  We plan a major remodeling of our home and have two different plans. One would produce a much larger kitchen and extend the family room into a sizable addition.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Home Listing, Home

• Chester County

  Tuesday Jul 8 | via Baker County Standard 

  Virtual Chester County Local resource for Chester County with coupons, virtual tours and more.

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  Related Topix: Chester County, PA, Foreclosures, Real Estate, Exton, PA, Montgomery 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

• Bill heads to Bush for signature

  2 min ago | via WSJV-TV South Bend 

  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

• Two more U.S. banks fail

  3 min ago | via John Dvorak 

  Federal regulators have closed two small Western banks, bringing to seven the number of U.S. banks that have failed this year.

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

• Housing Stimulus Package to Stabilize Neighborhoods, Attract New Capital to Communities: LISC

  3 min ago | via The South Mississippi Sun Herald 

  The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 will help stabilize disinvested neighborhoods, offer relief to families stung by the foreclosure crisis and attract new capital to affordable housing developments ...

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures

• Apartment Industry Commends Congress For Learning From Past Mistakes...

  3 min ago | via The South Mississippi Sun Herald 

  The National Multi Housing Council /National Apartment Association joint legislative program issued the following statement by NMHC/NAA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Jim Arbury concerning the ...

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

• How they voted: Senate roll call on housing bill

  4 min ago | via The Oregonian 

  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, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News