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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

• Mercantile Bancorp Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results

  Wednesday | via Market Wire 

  Mercantile Bancorp, Inc. today reported unaudited net income of $1.3 million or $0.15 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 compared with net income of $2.4 million or $0.27 per share in second quarter ...

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  Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Carmel, IN, Home, Mortgage, First Charter

• Indianapolis Real Estate at the Bottom of the List

  Tuesday Jul 22 | via Indy Real Estate Talk 

  Home buyers seem to be concerned about the future value of the home they buy today.

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  Related Topix: Home Buying, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Carmel, IN

• Family Friendly Communities

  Sunday Jul 13 | via American Dream News 

  Forbes Magazine is out with its list of most family friendly counties . As you might imagine, much of the criteria was driven by factors like education.

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  Related Topix: Hamilton County, IN, Housing

• Reporter's Notebook: Marin a good place to raise kids - if you can...

  Friday Jul 11 | via Marin Independent Journal 

  Marin County would be the best place in the nation to raise a family, according to Forbes.com, if only more families could live here. 13 comments

  Related Topix: Marin County, CA, Standardized Testing, Education, Housing, Family, Kids

• Fishers has had it with tardy developer

  Wednesday Jul 9 | via Fishers Star 

  A $100 million plan to transform downtown Fishers into a walkable enclave for condo dwellers and upscale shoppers may soon be scrapped by frustrated town officials.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Carmel, IN, Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Metro, Fishers, IN

Regional Headlines

• Senate expected to pass bill with property tax break

  18 hrs ago | via IndyStar.com 

  The Senate is expected to finish a housing bill as early as Friday that includes a scaled-back version of a property tax break sought in part by Sen.

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  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Evan Bayh, Democrat, Richard Lugar, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Pence, Indiana, Foreclosures

• Hundreds of foreclosed homes up for auction

  Sunday Jul 20 | via WISH-TV8 Indianapolis 

  Nearly 100 homes in the metro market went up on the auction block Sunday. All of them were in foreclosure. 22 comments

  Related Topix: Indiana, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage

• Recovery takes long-term approach

  Friday Jul 18 | via The Tribune 

  It's been six weeks since floodwaters inundated Jackson County and much of central and southern Indiana, leaving behind a path of costly destruction and scores of homeless residents.

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  Related Topix: Bartholomew County, IN, Seymour, IN, Indiana, Home, Mortgage

• Group may go to court to halt foreclosure sales

  Monday Jul 14 | via WNDU-TV South Bend 

  A national housing activist group is threatening legal action to force Lake County's sheriff to halt the sale of foreclosed properties. 4 comments

  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Indiana

• Dow wobbles but regains feet

  Friday Jul 11 | via IndyStar.com 

  Fears that the nation could slip into recession and drag down Indiana stirred on Friday after oil prices soared on war worries and a key stock market index reeled over concerns about mortgage giants Fannie Mae ...

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  Related Topix: Financial Markets, Ben Bernanke, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Indiana

National Headlines

• Early Briefing: Bob Johnson's Foray Into Liberia

  5 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

  5 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

  5 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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  Related Topix: Housing

• 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