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CNNMoney.com Headlines
Foreclosure filings climbed in 75% of the nation's metro areas during the first half of 2010, according to a report issued Thursday.
The "Easy Rider" left us earlier this year. Now his stunning Venice, Calif., compound is on the market - for $6.25 million.
Modern America has long paired the "America Dream" with home ownership. The idea of staying put, paying property taxes and periodically mowing the lawn belonged to citizens who were somehow more American than the poor saps who could only afford to rent the place they called home.
The City of Cleveland's long-standing battle to pin its housing woes on Wall Street may have finally gone bust.
Don't say we didn't warn you.
      
MSNBC.com Headlines

Mortgage loan originators will have to be fingerprinted and sign up to a central registry to do business in future, according to new rules.Mortgage loan originators will have to be fingerprinted and sign up to a central registry to do business in future, according to new rules issued by the Federal Reserve and other regulators.





Mortgage - Business - Mortgage broker - Federal Reserve System - Financial Services

Demonstrators, whose homes are under foreclosure or lost their homes to foreclosure, holds signs during a foreclosure rally in front of JP Morgan Chase Bank in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday.Households across a majority of large U.S. cities received more foreclosure warnings in the first six months of this year than in the first half of 2009, new data shows.





United States - Metropolitan area - Real estate - Foreclosure - Business
Home loan demand cooled last week as rising mortgage rates curbed refinancing requests that had soared to a 14-month high, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday.


Mortgage - Refinancing - United States - Financial Services - Business

The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul were able to take the top spot when working moms' earnings were given an increased weight in the ranking.For the second year running, ForbesWoman has gathered the data and crunched the numbers to determine the U.S. cities that offer the most to working moms.





United States - ForbesWoman - Arts and Entertainment - Home - Family
      
WSJ.com Real Estate Headlines
A Miami-based developer is seeking to capitalize on predictions of a rougher hurricane season, which may be a marketing opportunity for him and his new tower at 1450 Brickell Ave.
The region near New York City is one of the nation's toughest markets to development properties. AvalonBay is undeterred.
Japanese no-frills hotel operator Toyoko Inn is planning to expand into the U.S. market with a 640-room tower in the New York City borough of Queens, where it plans to offer tiny rooms for rates that are among the lowest in the city.
With Europe's financial sector showing signs of stabilizing, developers have begun to dust off plans. A development boom, however, isn't likely anytime soon.
Vornado Realty Trust is opting to forfeit a 2 million-square-foot furniture mart in High Point, N.C., to holders of its $191 million securitized mortgage.
      
Inman News Headlines
Realtor, title, consumer groups unite in opposition

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Filings up in 75% of markets

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Washington Post Real Estate Headlines
"It's the first time in our lives we've been hip. And it came to us -- we didn't go to it," said Melissa Talley, 51, winner of The Post's Mad Men Look contest.


Washington Post - United States - Maryland - Silver Spring - Washington
The housing bust isn't over, but the worst is past, according to economists participating in a U.S. Chamber of Commerce panel this week.


Housing - Real estate - Business and Economy - Affordable and Low Income Housing - Property
When Kathy Weigel moved into her brick rambler in the community of North Town Creek in St. Mary's County in 1993, she got an unusual housewarming gift: a military-base ID card for the wife of Apollo 12 astronaut Pete Conrad. The Conrads lived in the house in the 1950s, and the card was discovered...


Maryland - St. Mary's County Maryland - United States - Counties - Saint Mary's
Take a seat on a front porch in Colmar Manor, and it's easy to watch the world go by. You'll see residents tending to gardens, working on home projects or walking their dogs. And because many of the cottage-style homes are stacked like rowhouses, residents say, you can't help but get to know your...



Maryland - Prince George - Prince George's County Maryland - United States - Counties
People who applied for a mortgage as of June 1 might see their finances -- specifically their debt -- under renewed scrutiny days before they are scheduled to complete a home purchase.


Business - FannieMae - Financial Services - Loan - Personal Finance
      
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