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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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Local Headlines

• Foreclosures possible as condo short sales rise

  23 hrs ago | via Pacific Business News (Honolulu) 

  The number of Kihei condominiums being marketed as short sales is on the rise in what may be a precursor to increased foreclosure activity on Maui.

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• Landmark' case being built against TVR owner on Maui

  Sunday Jul 20 | via The Honolulu Advertiser 

  Maui County has built a hefty case against California resident Stephanie Rager, who is accused of illegally renting out her four-bedroom Kihei home for several thousand dollars a week, the Maui News reported ...

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• Maui home, condo sales decline

  Monday Jul 7 | via Pacific Business News 

  Home sales on Maui in June were down by more than 30 percent for single-family homes and by more than 50 percent for condominiums, year over year.

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• Comparable Market Analysis

  Jun 24, 2008 | via The Maui Weekly 

  The CMA helps sellers determine price. The CMA, or comparable market analysis, is a tool that helps sellers understand neighborhood market trends so they can make a decision about setting a sales price in their ...

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• Agriculture at a crossroads

  Jun 19, 2008 | via Honolulu Weekly 

  This land is zoned for agriculture, although it's located in a subdivision with the word "estates" in its name, numerous high-end vacation rentals on its streets and just one bona fide farmer in its midst.

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Regional Headlines

• Hawaii developers council discuss state of Hawaii real estate

  Tuesday Jul 15 | via KHNL-TV Honolulu 

  The current state of the economy and cooling real estate market leave people who live here in the islands wondering about the market's future direction.

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  Related Topix: Honolulu Metro, Honolulu, HI, Real Estate, Hawaii

• Mortgage woes blamed for this years' filings

  Tuesday Jul 1 | via Honolulu Star-Bulletin 

  Bankruptcies are on the rise in Hawaii, due mostly to a higher percentage of filings related to real estate problems.

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• UPI NewsTrack Business

  Saturday Jun 28 | via Daily India 

  Hawaii requires solar water heaters HONOLULU, June 28 -- Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle says the state has moved closer to energy independence by requiring solar water heaters in all new home construction.

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• Hawaii requires new homes to have solar water heaters, trying to cut fossil fuel imports

  Friday Jun 27 | via PR-inside.com 

  Hawaii, which relies heavily on imported fossil fuels, has become the first U.S. state to require solar water heaters in new homes, pleasing environmentalists but frustrating residents upset with the island ...

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• Governor Lingle releases funds to assist Habitat for Humanity

  Jun 23, 2008 | via KHNL-TV Honolulu 

  Fifteen island families will be getting some much needed help on the home front.

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National Headlines

• Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature

  3 min ago | via Morris Daily Herald 

  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

• Bill heads to Bush for signature

  3 min ago | via WWLP 

  The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill aimed at helping thousands of struggling homeowners fight off foreclosure.

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• Federal Regulators Close Two More Banks

  3 min ago | via X101.5 

  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

• U.S. Congress approves massive housing bill

  3 min ago | via The Globe and Mail 

  The bill was approved by the Senate in a 72-13 vote. It was passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

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  Related Topix: Housing, George Bush, Financial Services, Fannie Mae, US News, US Politics, Home, Mortgage

• Provisions of housing-mortgage relief bill

  4 min ago | via Buffalo News 

  The housing bill that Congress passed Saturday and sent to President Bush would: -Give the Federal Housing Administration $300 billion in new lending authority and relax standards to provide affordable, ...

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