East Stroudsburg Real Estate

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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

• Housing woes bring on a bust backlash

  Yesterday | via MSNBC 

  When Brian Buckmaster first started hearing the reports of foreclosures and other housing woes, he was incredulous that so many people would get themselves into that sort of financial trouble.

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  Related Topix: Fountain Hills, AZ, Foreclosures

• Better Homes & Gardens Comes to Pike County

  Wednesday | via Tri State Observer 

  Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC officially launches with the opening of its first franchised brokerage in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the unveiling of www.bhgrealestate.com - an innovative online ...

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  Related Topix: Pike County, PA, Milford, PA, Housing

• Eight agents join Wilkins & Associates

  Saturday Jul 19 | via Pocono Record 

  Five agents have joined the Mount Pocono office of Wilkins & Associates Real Estate, and two new agents go to the Stroudsburg office.

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  Related Topix: Bushkill, PA, Mount Pocono, PA, East Stroudsburg, PA, Stroudsburg, PA, Real Estate

• Payless Mortgage Corp. opens in East Stroudsburg

  Jun 21, 2008 | via Pocono Record 

  Payless Mortgage Corp. of Northeast Pennsylvania, a full-service mortgage banker/broker, has opened in Strawberry Fields Plaza on Route 209, East Stroudsburg.

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  Related Topix: East Stroudsburg, PA, Stroudsburg, PA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Banks miss an easy housing fix

  May 28, 2008 | via CNN Money 

  Banks say they want to help troubled homeowners, but they are delaying deals that could save everyone - including the lenders themselves - a lot of time and money.

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  Related Topix: Housing

Regional Headlines

• Senators find Pittsburgh casino is in dire shape

  19 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

• Senate Passes Housing Rescue Bill, Bush to Sign

  2 min ago | via WCOH-AM Newnan 

  The Congress approved a massive housing market rescue bill on Saturday, offering emergency financing to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, creating a new regulator for the mortgage titans and setting up a $300 billion ...

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

• Bill heads to Bush for signature

  4 min ago | via Kndu.com 

  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, Yakima, WA

• Alexander Backs Housing Bill, Which Passes 72-13

  5 min ago | via Chattanoogan.com 

  He said the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 includes the following provisions: Provides a refundable tax credit of up to $7,500 for first-time homebuyers, and a standard property tax deduction for taxpayers ...

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

• Mike's Blog Roundup

  5 min ago | via Crooks and Liars 

  Years of proxy wars with the USSR created demons that US arrogance thought could never turn and rend it.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro

• How they voted: Senate roll call on housing bill

  6 min ago | via Alabama Live 

  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, Alabama