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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

• Property values up 6 percent

  Jun 8, 2008 | via Daily World 

  By William Johnson * wjohnson@dailyworld.com * June 8, 2008 Starting Monday, more than 50,000 property owners in St.

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  Related Topix: Krotz Springs, LA, Lebeau, LA, Sunset, LA, Grand Coteau, LA, Opelousas, LA, Housing

• Housing sales in parish increase

  Dec 13, 2007 | via Daily World 

  St. Landry Parish's housing market is so healthy it has taken the lead in the region in sales, according to a local Realtor.

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  Related Topix: Opelousas, LA, Housing, Real Estate, Grand Coteau, LA

Regional Headlines

• Congressional Democrats resume Katrina tour

  Monday Jul 21 | via The Mississippi Press 

  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday she supports the state's call to extend the timetable for Louisiana to make its $1.8 billion share of payments for levee improvements.

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  Related Topix: Louisiana, Home, Mortgage

• Volunteer with New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity

  Wednesday Jul 16 | via Associated Content 

  Years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, there is still much work to be done in the ravaged areas of New Orleans and beyond, and several nonprofit organizations have steadfastly been rebuilding, ...

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  Related Topix: Southern University System, Home, Mortgage, Louisiana

• Louisiana

  Wednesday Jul 9 | via Town of Vivian, Louisiana 

  Officially licensed Louisiana State Tigers apparel, merchandise, and gifts. Jerseys, t-shirts, caps, and sweatshirts for men, women, and kids.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Louisiana, Natchitoches, LA

• Landrieu, Vitter target loan fees

  Tuesday Jul 8 | via Times-Picayune 

  Prompted by the intense lobby effort of a local mortgage broker, Louisiana's two senators have authored legislation that could force Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to suspend a new set of fees that could stall the ...

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  Related Topix: US News, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Louisiana, US Politics, David Vitter, Mary Landrieu, US Senate, Republican, Democrat

• Governor Jindal Signs Bills into Law

  Thursday Jul 3 | via KLFY-TV Lafayette 

  Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced that he has signed the following bills passed by the legislature into law: HB 10 - Richardson This bill establishes the Mayor's Court of the city of Central.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Louisiana

National Headlines

• Senate Passes Housing Rescue Bill, Bush to Sign

  1 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

  3 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

  3 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

  4 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

  5 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