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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

• Weldon associate pleads guilty

  7 hrs ago | via Philly.com 

  A Delaware County real estate agent and close friend of former U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon who became a Capitol Hill lobbyist pleaded guilty yesterday to destroying evidence related to the FBI's investigation of ...

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, US News, Home Listing, Home

• Housing market not so bad in right places

  Tuesday Jul 8 | via Philly.com 

  This article on new-home sales incorrectly said there was only one such development in the Garnet Valley School District.

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  Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Huntingdon Valley, PA, Glen Mills, PA, Delaware County, PA, Real Estate, Montgomery County, PA

• Flames devoured several businesses and fire activity is causing traffic problems.

  Tuesday Jul 8 | via WPVI-TV Philadelphia 

  The flames hit the strip mall along the 5000 block of West Chester Pike in Newtown Square in Delaware County at about 5:30 a.m. Officials say a real estate agency suffered the most damage but an orthodontist ...

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  Related Topix: Newtown Square, PA, Delaware County, PA, Real Estate

• Housing market not so bad, in right places

  Tuesday Jul 8 | via Philly.com 

  When all else seems to fail, the tried and true often succeeds. So perhaps it's not surprising that even in this tough real estate market, what's selling new houses is what always sells them: Location.

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  Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Huntingdon Valley, PA, Glen Mills, PA, Delaware County, PA, Real Estate, Montgomery County, PA

• Former Pa. mortgage broker sentenced to prison

  Wednesday Jul 2 | via York Dispatch 

  A former mortgage broker has pleaded guilty to stealing mortgage payments in Delaware, Montgomery and Bucks counties and faces 18 to 36 months in state prison.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Warminster, PA, Delaware County, PA

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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• 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

• Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature

  4 min ago | via PhillyBurbs.com 

  Congress passed the most significant housing legislation in decades Saturday, offering help to struggling homeowners and seeking to stabilize a troubled housing market that has dragged down the economy.

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  Related Topix: George Bush, Foreclosures, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Home, Mortgage

• Congress approves housing bill

  5 min ago | via MSN Money 

  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: Housing, George Bush, Financial Services, Fannie Mae, US News, US Politics, Foreclosures

• Bill heads to Bush for signature

  5 min ago | via KRON 4 

  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

• Federal Regulators Close Two More Banks

  6 min ago | via 97.5 FM 

  Federal regulators have closed two banks in the West, saying they were undercapitalized due to the poor performance of home mortgage loans.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Reno Metro, Reno, NV

• Senate Passes Housing Rescue Bill, Bush to Sign

  6 min ago | via 97.5 FM 

  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