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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

• Republicans back DeVee for 55th District seat

  Dec 28, 2007 | via Monroe Evening News/Monroe Sunday News 

  By: Stephanie Ariganello story updated December 28. 2007 11:09AM Republican Ken DeVee said his desire to run for the Michigan House of Representatives 55th District seat was born out of frustration.

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  Related Topix: Family, Kids, Monroe County, MI, US News, Home Listing, Home

Regional Headlines

• For the economy, finally some news not half bad

  1 hr ago | via Log Cabin Democrat 

  For the economy, finally some news not half bad By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON After weeks of one negative report after another, the economy finally got some news Friday that wasn't half ...

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  Related Topix: Michigan, Housing, Foreclosures

• Detroit Community Comes Out to Support Rubie Curl-Pinkins in Foreclosure Struggle

  20 hrs ago | via Pan-African News Wire 

  Michigan foeclosures: Moratorium struggle builds, activists plan to stop eviction By Kris Hamel Detroit Published Jul 24, 2008 11:55 PM Organizers with the Moratorium NOW! Coalition to Stop Foreclosures and ...

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  Related Topix: Wayne County, MI, Michigan, Detroit Metro, Oakland County, MI, Home, Mortgage

• County's No. 1, No. 2 real estate firms to make state's biggest real estate office

  21 hrs ago | via Ann Arbor News 

  Friday, July 25, 2008 BY LISA CAROLIN The two largest real estate companies in Livingston County are merging and will become what principals are describing as the largest single real estate office in Michigan.

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  Related Topix: Livingston County, MI, Real Estate, Michigan, Hamburg, MI, Hartland, MI, Fenton, MI

• New home sales drop fall less than expected

  23 hrs ago | via San Francisco Examiner 

  Jul 25, 2008 10:16 AM By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP A public auction sign is seen in front of a farmhouse Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in Buckingham, Pa.

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  Related Topix: Michigan, Housing, Foreclosures

• Wall St. futures higher, durable goods data eyed

  Yesterday | via MSN Money 

  Futures for the Nasdaq were up 0.4 percent at 4:17 a.m. EDT on Friday while the the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P were both up 0.1 percent.

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National Headlines

• Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature

  2 min ago | via The South Mississippi Sun 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 News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Bill heads to Bush for signature

  3 min ago | via KESQ 

  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

• How they voted: Senate roll call on housing bill

  3 min ago | via MassLive.com 

  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, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

• Downtown Sacramento Real Estate Market Report

  7 min ago | via Sacramento Real Estate Blog 

  Real estate in Downtown Sacramento continued to command top dollar in May, with sold price per square foot running more than twice as high as the county-wide average, though this year's crop of homes was much ...

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  Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro, Foreclosures, Events

• 15-Year Mortgage or a 30-Year Mortgage?

  7 min ago | via About.com 

  The traditional 30-year mortgage has become the standard method of borrowing for most people, but the 15-year mortgage is still a viable solution for many people.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage