From the monthly archives:

February 2009

These Foreclosure Victims Deserve No Sympathy – Beaconcast

These Foreclosure Victims Deserve No Sympathy
Beaconcast, GA
It shouldn't be long before ACORN recruits Octomom Nadya Suleman to serve as the radical left-wing group's foreclosure poster child. The jobless, unmarried mother of 14 faces eviction from her home in two weeks. Suleman's mother, who owns the
Group organizes foreclosure protest Schenectady Gazette
ACORN, the Government and the Media: Unholy Trinity Right Side News
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Foreclosure Scams Up as 'Piranhas' Circle – ABC News


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Foreclosure Scams Up as 'Piranhas' Circle
ABC News
By MATT GUTMAN It was $3500 Nickie Struthers couldn't afford — but desperate to stave off foreclosure, the 45-year-old and her fiance, Dr. Dan Howard, a surgeon, scribbled their signatures on the check they thought would yield salvation.
Loan modification programs often prey on desperate homeowners Examiner.com
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Young professonal helps revive Detroit through foreclosed property – DetNews.com

Young professonal helps revive Detroit through foreclosed property
DetNews.com, MI
"I chose to purchase and bring back to glory a foreclosed house in the city rather than do the typical suburban move," says Ali, who has an industrial design degree from Wayne State University and works for BDS Marketing. "In the end it proved to be a

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Home foreclosures in D-FW may increase with more layoffs – Dallas Morning News

Home foreclosures in D-FW may increase with more layoffs
Dallas Morning News, TX
By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News So far in 2009, the rate of home foreclosure growth has slowed dramatically in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. But economists and real estate analysts worry that a surge in local layoffs could lead to more homes
Dallas-area commercial property sales fall to lowest level on record Dallas Morning News
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Shepard wants more lawyers trained on foreclosures – Chicago Tribune


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Shepard wants more lawyers trained on foreclosures
Chicago Tribune, United States
By KEN KUSMER | AP Writer INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana's dubious distinction as one of the leading mortgage foreclosure states has faded some, but not enough for the judicial and legal communities to ignore. Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall
Shepard wants more lawyers trained on foreclosures Fox 28
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Iowa lawmakers back foreclosure protections – Chicago Tribune


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Iowa lawmakers back foreclosure protections
Chicago Tribune, United States
By MIKE GLOVER | AP Writer DES MOINES, Iowa – A group of Democratic legislators have unveiled a package of measures designed to protect borrowers from mortgage foreclosures at a time when the troubled economy is hurting homeowners.
More mortgage help weighed DesMoinesRegister.com
Legislators introduce trio of bills involving mortgage crisis Radio Iowa
Mortgage Help Hotline Assists Iowans in Need KMEG 14
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More than 700 homeowners flock to a KC workshop on preventing … – Kansas City Star

More than 700 homeowners flock to a KC workshop on preventing
Kansas City Star, MO
Similar sentiments drew more than 700 distressed homeowners to a foreclosure-prevention workshop at the Kansas City Convention Center. They wanted to stop foreclosures, replace costly loans, get lenders to work out missed payments, and find other ways
KC Workshop Helps Prevent Foreclosure KMBC.com
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NeighborWorks(R) Center for Foreclosure Solutions Receives … – MSNBC

NeighborWorks(R) Center for Foreclosure Solutions Receives
MSNBC
NEW YORK, NY – NeighborWorks Center for Foreclosure Solutions announced today it has recently received a donation in the amount of $50000 from Smith Barney. This contribution was awarded to help support foreclosure intervention and prevention

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Reno-area home prices continue to fall – San Jose Mercury News

Reno-area home prices continue to fall
San Jose Mercury News,  USA
"There is almost no market for new homes so long as foreclosures continue to flood the market," said Brian Kaiser, a housing and real estate analyst with the center. "I expect that there might be a bit of a decrease in foreclosure activity for the next

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Mayor paints optimistic future, moves on foreclosure issues – Bizjournals.com


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Mayor paints optimistic future, moves on foreclosure issues
Bizjournals.com, NC
However, home foreclosures and Milwaukee Public Schools performance were items of concern. He also admitted the city s budget picture is very cloudy. Calling the museum an incredible cultural asset, Barrett s speech touched on other recent
Barrett moves forward on foreclosure mediation program Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Mayor Barrett: Delivers 2009 State of the City address WisPolitics.com
Barrett's State of the City Address Milwaukee Small Business Times
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