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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

• 'A golden opportunity' for government-subsidized housing

  Wednesday | via The Orlando Sentinel 

  With hundreds of vacant homes and condos in the Orlando area -- many of them in foreclosure, with banks looking to unload them for less than $100,000 -- some experts say the answer to the region's seemingly ... 23 comments

  Related Topix: Winter Park, FL, Foreclosures, Orlando, FL, Orlando Metro

• Industrial real-estate market looks to be stabilizing in orlando-area

  Jun 20, 2008 | via The Orlando Sentinel 

  More encouraging news for the local real-estate market: Preliminary numbers for Orlando's industrial segment show that the amount of available space dipped by 600,000 square feet during the second quarter.

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Orlando Metro, Orlando, FL, Orange County, FL, Seminole County, FL

• Six court employees face layoffs

  Jun 16, 2008 | via FloridaToday.com 

  State budget cuts forced the layoff of six Brevard County court workers this week at a time when child custody, divorce, foreclosure and landlord-tenant caseloads are on the upswing.

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• Florida Woman Stealing From Real Estate Agents While Posing as Buyers

  Nov 29, 2006 | via The Real Estate Bloggers 

  If you are selling homes in Seminole County, Florida, keep an eye out for these two women.

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• Homebuilder's Ch. 11 filing staves off foreclosure

  May 26, 2008 | via Bizjournals 

  Loan holder asks court to dismiss bankruptcy case. Orlando Business Journal - by Anjali Fluker Staff Writer Carriage Homes LLC's quest for bankruptcy protection may be derailed.

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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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• 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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National Headlines

• Early Briefing: Bob Johnson's Foray Into Liberia

  4 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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• Housing rescue on track to pass Senate by Saturday

  4 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

  4 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

  5 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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• Human Services provides various assistances services

  5 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