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• Wachovia Changes The Lending Game

  Wednesday Jul 2 | via Realty Trac 

  With assets of more than $800 billion, Wachovia is the nation's fourth-largest banking institution .

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• US foreclosure filings more than double in 2QBank home seizures up 121%

  9 hrs ago | via Kentucky.com 

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

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• Bunning criticizes support for mortgage giants

  Tuesday Jul 22 | via Independent 

  U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning again condemned a support package for troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying the plan backed by the Bush administration "smacks of socialism." In his weekly conference ...

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• Central Kentucky's housing market shows resiliency

  Saturday Jul 19 | via Lexington Herald-Leader 

  Fewer people in The Bluegrass are signing their names to home mortgages, but if you have the money, now might be the perfect time to buy.

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• 'No housing bust here, just a leveling off'

  Tuesday Jul 15 | via Marshall County Tribune-Courier 

  'No housing bust here, just a leveling off' By Misti Strader Tribune-Courier News Editor mstrader@tribunecourier.com BENTON - Plummeting home prices nationwide have caused concern among local buyers and ...

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• Home foreclosures down in Kentucky

  Thursday Jul 10 | via Lexington Herald-Leader 

  Home foreclosure filings declined nearly 2 percent in Kentucky and 3 percent nationwide in June, RealtyTrac said Thursday.

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

  5 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

  5 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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• Gregg, Sununu vote for housing bill

  6 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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• 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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