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• Top 7 Foreclosure Stories of Past Year

  Jun 19, 2008 | via Realty Trac 

  The euphoria that surrounded six years of escalating home prices, record levels of home sales and rock-bottom interest rates crashed and burned in 2007, forcing many foreclosure investors to ratchet down their ...

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  Related Topix: Financial Services, Housing, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage

Local Headlines

• Akron-area foreclosures up 59%

  8 hrs ago | via Ohio.com 

  The number of U.S. households facing the foreclosure process more than doubled in the second quarter compared to a year ago, according to data released Friday. 17 comments

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• Continue reading "Suburban poverty: Economy brings increased need for help"

  Jun 2, 2008 | via The Plain Dealer 

  Suburban poverty: Economy brings increased need for help Posted by April McClellan-Copeland June 02, 2008 05:27AM They were a hardworking Geauga County family trying to make ends meet when their lives were ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Ohio, Middlefield, OH, Foreclosures, Portage County, OH

• Margaret M. Hrobak 1923-2008

  Apr 11, 2008 | via Tribune-Chronicle 

  Margaret M. Hrobak, 84, a 13-year resident of Las Vegas, formerly of Garrettsville, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2008, following complications of a stroke.

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• Banks tightening home loans

  Mar 21, 2008 | via Cleveland.com 

  Just when consumers and the U.S. economy need banks to lend more freely, the mortgage industry is making it harder to borrow -- even for those with good credit.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures, Summit County, OH, Portage County, OH

• Young perspective versus experience in commission debate

  Feb 22, 2008 | via Recordpub.com 

  The economy, county services and the foreclosure crisis were front and center at Thursday night's debate between Democratic candidates for Portage County commissioner.

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  Related Topix: Streetsboro, OH, Portage County, OH, Foreclosures

Regional Headlines

• Tracking firm: Ohio foreclosure rate flattening

  39 min ago | via WXIX-TV Cincinnati 

  While foreclosures continue to soar nationwide, a firm keeping close tabs on the numbers says the crisis appears to be leveling off in Ohio.

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• Ad for loans called upfront-fee scam

  11 hrs ago | via The Cincinnati Enquirer 

  The Ohio Department of Commerce is warning consumers to be on guard against newspaper advertisements that promote the availability of loans but fail to name the company and its location.

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• Prince William Co. Homeowners Get Help To Avoid Foreclosure

  Jun 1, 2007 | via WRC Washington DC Channel 4 

  Homeowners in Prince William County, one of the areas hardest hit by foreclosures, are seeking help to hold on to their homes, but experts say the crisis isn't over yet.

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• Housing bill clears test, foreclosure halt asked

  20 hrs ago | via The Washington Post 

  Housing market rescue legislation cleared a procedural test vote in the U.S. Senate on Friday ahead of final passage expected on Saturday, and lawmakers asked banks to suspend further foreclosures until a new ...

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  Related Topix: Ohio, Foreclosures, US Politics, US News, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Homes in foreclosure nationally doubled in 2nd quarter; Ohio ranks 6th

  Yesterday | via Columbus Dispatch 

  The number of households facing the foreclosure process more than doubled in the second quarter compared to a year ago, according to data released today.

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  Related Topix: Ohio, Housing, Foreclosures

National Headlines

• Downtown Sacramento Real Estate Market Report

  5 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?

  6 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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• Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature

  6 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

  7 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

  7 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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