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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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Regional Headlines

• Home Prices Tumbled 4.8% in May as U.S. Banks Curbed Lending, Ofheo Says

  Tuesday Jul 22 | via Bloomberg 

  U.S. home prices fell 4.8 percent in May from a year earlier as banks restricted lending after recording more than $400 billion in mortgage-related losses and writedowns.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Arkansas, Housing

• Economy Forces Arkansans to Borrow From 401K Plans

  Sunday Jul 13 | via KATV Little Rock 

  For many Arkansans, these tough economic times are forcing them to take drastic economic measures.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, 401K, Arkansas, Arkansas Government

• Twin Lakes Area real estate market hangs on to value

  Friday Jul 11 | via Baxter Bulletin 

  Homes sales in Baxter and Marion counties declined in May while average prices increased.

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• Help for Foreclosures in Region 8

  Monday Jul 7 | via KAIT-TV Jonesboro 

  In the past two years the number of foreclosures has doubled nationwide and we're starting to see the impact here in Region 8. While there are a lot of people in Region 8 that haven't been touched by the ...

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

• Public tipsters help foil fugitive murder suspect

  Friday Jul 4 | via Log Cabin Democrat 

  The image of fugitive murder suspect Nicholas Sheley's mug shot on her television screen was fresh in Samantha Butler's mind when the mother ventured out to get dinner for the family, warning them to lock the ...

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Reality TV, Crime TV, Entertainment, Television, Arkansas

National Headlines

• Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature

  6 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

  7 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

  7 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

  8 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

  8 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