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• High-End Foreclosures Rising Among Top Tier Homes

  Monday Jun 30 | via Realty Trac 

  Until now, the foreclosure crisis was confined to a narrow niche of middle-class urban communities and outer-rim new housing developments where first-time homeowners and real estate speculators benefited ...

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  Related Topix: Housing, Home, Mortgage

Local Headlines

• Thinking About Democratic Party Upper Class

  4 hrs ago | via ParaPundit 

  But the Democrats' ascendance in prosperous areas leaves them with weak spots in key swing states such as Ohio.

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  Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Home, Mortgage, Wedding, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

• BHS, ETH, HPY, USU, ZZ, ADL Have Been Added To Naked Short List Today

  Thursday Jul 17 | via M2.com 

  BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short threshold list: Brookfield Homes Corp.

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  Related Topix: List, Electronic, Manufacturing, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Home, Mortgage, California

• June 2008 Most Expensive Sales in Northern Virginia

  Sunday Jul 13 | via Virginia Real Estate News 

  All information was obtained through MRIS. JUNE'S MOST EXPENSIVE SALES Single Family Detached Homes: 1028 Towlston Road, McLean, VA 22102 -- Sold on June 26th for $5,800,000 . This 7 bedroom 7 full bath home ...

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  Related Topix: Housing, Fairfax County, VA, Fairfax, VA, Falls Church, VA, Great Falls, VA, Virginia

• Cleaning Up the Mortgage Mess

  Friday Jul 11 | via NewsBlaze 

  New York is creating a 90-day stalling period before foreclosure to give homeowners in trouble time to research their options.

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  Related Topix: Fairfax, VA, US Politics, John McCain, US News, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Real Estate

• UPI NewsTrack TopNews July 10, 2008

  Thursday Jul 10 | via Political Gateway 

  Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama lashed out Thursday after one of Republican John McCain's advisers said the nation's recession was "mental." Former Sen.

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  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, John McCain

Regional Headlines

• Editorial: GOP 'Pride in Doing Nothing'

  Wednesday Jul 16 | via Falls Church News-Press 

  As the City of Falls Church's representative to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority , City Council David Snyder delivered a scathing indictment against the House Republicans in Richmond who killed ...

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  Related Topix: Falls Church, VA, Virginia, Home, Mortgage, Prince William County, VA, Opinion

• Country Hit By Glut of Gloomy Economic News, Led By Inflation

  Wednesday Jul 16 | via Air America Radio 

  Virginian - Pilot By MARTIN CRUTSINGER The Associated Press WASHINGTON The U.S. economic downturn gained steam Tuesday, with a report of the highest inflation since the early 1980s, more bad news for banks and ...

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  Related Topix: Virginia, Ben Bernanke, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Financial Services, Fannie Mae

• Fed Moves to Protect Homebuyers in Future

  Monday Jul 14 | via Air America Radio 

  Virginian - Pilot By JEANNINE AVERSA By Jeannine Aversa The Associated Press WASHINGTON Confronted by record foreclosures, the Federal Reserve is ready to give homebuyers more protection from the types of shady ...

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  Related Topix: Virginia, Washington University in Saint Louis, Washington College, Washington State University, Foreclosures, Ben Bernanke

• State Office Helps Small Businesses Survive and Grow

  Saturday Jul 12 | via Huntington News 

  July 12, 2008 State Office Helps Small Businesses Survive and Grow From The Governor's Desk A weekly column by Gov.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Virginia, Virginia Government, West Virginia, West Virginia Government, Small Business, Personal Finance

• Virginia ranks 11th in foreclosures

  Friday Jul 11 | via WSLS-TV Roanoke 

  The good news is Virginia was not among the 10 states in June with the highest foreclosure rates in the country.

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  Related Topix: Virginia, Foreclosures, Prince William County, VA, Richmond, VA

National Headlines

• Flip that house

  5 min ago | via Ottawa Sun 

  Lay down a small investment on a fixer-upper. Spend a month or two painting, laying down laminate floors, retiling the bathroom, finishing the basement.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Home Listing

• Realtors to give Washoe schools $11,500

  6 min ago | via Reno Gazette-Journal 

  The Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors and the Incline Village Board of Realtors will present Washoe County School District superintendent Paul Dugan with a check for $11,500 for repairs, improvements and ...

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  Related Topix: Sparks, NV, Reno, NV, Reno Metro, Incline-Village, NV, Education Etc., Real Estate

• Bush: Congress could take steps to ease gas prices

  6 min ago | via The Mississippi Press 

  Responding to Americans' anger over gas prices and the housing bust, President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to open up offshore oil exploration and work to restore confidence in the housing finance ...

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  Related Topix: George Bush, Foreclosures, US News, Housing, US Politics, US Senate, Patty Murray, Democrat, Home, Mortgage

• Real estate slump brings rise in short sales

  20 min ago | via Las Vegas Review Journal 

  Jo-Anne Guderian of Coldwell Banker Premier Realty says fewer than 30 percent of short sales in her office close escrow.

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  Related Topix: Home Buying, Home, Home Selling, Housing, Mortgage, Las Vegas, NV, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Report paints gloomy picture

  22 min ago | via Shropshire Star 

  Ask yourself this question: What is Ludlow best known for? Your answer will probably include a few of the following: Fantastic restaurants, a beautiful castle, glorious countryside, vibrant festivals and a rich ...

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