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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

• Toll costs going up on Philly bridges

  Monday Jul 21 | via Daily Journal 

  The agency that operates the major bridges linking New Jersey and Philadelphia is preparing to justify its proposed toll and fare hike to the public this week by demonstrating strong fiscal management.

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  Related Topix: Cumberland County, PA, Home, Mortgage

• DRPA touts efficiency to sell toll hike plan

  Sunday Jul 20 | via CourierPostOnline 

  The DRPA is preparing to justify its proposed toll and fare hike to the public this week by demonstrating strong fiscal management, by promising to stick to its mission as a regional transportation authority ...

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  Related Topix: Cumberland County, PA, Home, Mortgage, Chester, PA

• Court blocks Galloway-Bridgeton affordable housing tradeoff

  Tuesday Jul 8 | via Press of Atlantic City 

  In a move that could help end the decades-long practice of allowing towns to sell their affordable-housing obligations, a state appeals court Monday invalidated such a deal between Bridgeton and Galloway ...

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  Related Topix: Cumberland County, NJ, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Cherry Hill, NJ

• 4 Corners to receive key $14M

  Friday Jul 4 | via Daily Journal 

  VINELAND -- The main financing end of an $18 million apartment and commercial complex at East and Landis avenues fell into place Thursday.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Vineland Metro, Vineland, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Freehold, NJ

• update: Millville joining program to help those who work in city become homeowners

  Jun 18, 2008 | via Press of Atlantic City 

  By partnering with the state, Millville hopes to help its residents who work in the city become homeowners.

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  Related Topix: Vineland Metro, Millville, NJ, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Cumberland County, NJ

Regional Headlines

• Award of Punitive Damages In an Estate Action Alleging Undue Influence Is Limited

  Yesterday | via Http 

  Digested by Jennifer R. Thompson IN RE ESTATE OF STOCKDALE , New Jersey Supreme Court, A-121, July 22, 2008.

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  Related Topix: New Jersey, Mortgage, Home, Opinion

• Congressional Help for Housing Market has NJ Pols Breathing Sigh of Relief

  Yesterday | via WNYC-AM New York 

  NEW YORK, NY July 24, 2008 - As congress moves towards passing a far-reaching package to help the faltering housing market, local New Jersey officials are breathing a sigh of relief.

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  Related Topix: New Jersey, Foreclosures

• A roof overhead

  Yesterday | via The Times 

  "Hello. My name is New Jersey and I'm in a re cession." It's said that admitting a problem is the first step toward solving it, so there must be some comfort in the Rutgers University economic forecast is sued ...

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  Related Topix: New Jersey, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Ferguson, Mount Laurel, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Foreclosures, Opinion

• Developers win, taxpayers lose in affordable housing bill

  Thursday Jul 17 | via Hillsborough Beacon 

  It will be a classic photo op. Seated at a table in Mount Laurel today , ready to sign the most far-reaching legislation in the history of New Jersey housing policy, Gov.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Home, Mount Laurel, NJ, New Jersey Government, New Jersey, Opinion

• DCA Awards $52M in Housing Funds

  Thursday Jul 17 | via GlobeSt.com 

  The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs has awarded a total of $52.3 million in affordable housing funds to support development of that product across the state.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Camden County, NJ, New Jersey, Jersey City, NJ, Somerdale, NJ

National Headlines

• Downtown Sacramento Real Estate Market Report

  4 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?

  4 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

• Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature

  4 min ago | via KCBY-TV Coos Bay 

  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

• Gregg, Sununu vote for housing bill

  5 min ago | via The Boston Globe 

  Sens. John Sununu and Judd Gregg were on the winning side Saturday as the Senate approved a plan to help homeowners facing foreclosure and to save mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac .

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  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• How they voted: Senate roll call on housing bill

  6 min ago | via Times Leader 

  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