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  • Housing and mortgage crisis forces sellers to get creative - ABC 4

    SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A growing number of services are pairing up anxious sellers to help each other out. Janeece Pratt and Hollee Eckman bought a house in the University of Utah Historic District a year ago. The house was built in 1913, but ...
    2008-05-25 08:42:00
  • Woman's home condemned (Daily Gleaner)

    Tricia Daniels doesn't know where to turn. Her Riverside Drive house has been condemned and nobody seems to know what can be done to help her.
    2008-05-26 02:09:41
  • Jennifer Openshaw: Four lessons of mania: what tulips and tract homes have in common (Market Watch)

    Speculative bubbles, such as those in real estate and dot-com stocks, have happened through history. The tulip mania that bloomed in 1630s Holland showed the way.
    2008-05-26 12:37:53
  • Richard White: Unit owner cannot represent condo association (Naples Daily News)

    Q. We have a unit owner who is creating a major problem by falsely stating she is speaking for the association. I understand there is a portion of the Florida condominium law that states a unit owner cannot claim they are speaking for the association. Could you tell me the specific law that addresses this problem?
    2008-05-26 01:27:59
  • INVESTORSOFFSHORE.COM (Investors Offshore)

    The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined three mortgage brokers for inadequate sales procedures which meant they could not demonstrate that they had recommended affordable mortgage contracts that met their clients’ needs, it announced on Thursday.
    2008-05-26 05:33:55
  • May 2008 - New York Daily News

    The hunt for cadidates to run for Rep. Vito Fossella's seat this fall is officially in full swing; various party candidate screening committees have started meeting this weekend or have scheduled meetings to take place over the next few days. A ...
    2008-05-26 12:23:00
  • FBI Targets Costly Foreclosure Aid Scams - NPR News

    All Things Considered , May 26, 2008 · As homeowners fall behind on their mortgage payments and face the prospect of foreclosure, con artists are also taking advantage of the mortgage crisis. At the Foreclosure Prevention Project in Brooklyn, some ...
    2008-05-26 02:18:00
  • Business agenda (Miami Herald)

    TUESDAY Business Referral Group: Weekly luncheon meeting with guest speakers; Noon to 1:30 p.m.; Anacapri on Ponce, 2530 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Coral Gables; $17, free first meeting to interested business people. 305-443-1364 or businessreferralgroup.org.
    2008-05-26 12:17:04
  • On the Move: Rhinehelder to oversee development at Mercy San Juan Medical Center (The Sacramento Bee)

    Kim Rhinehelder has joined Mercy Foundation as chief development officer for Mercy San Juan Medical Center. She will plan and manage all fundraising activities for the medical center's programs and services. Rhinehelder brings nearly 17 years of experience to the position. She previously served as development and public relations officer at Sierra Adoption Services.
    2008-05-26 12:20:00
  • Mortgage fraud worse in nearby states (Las Vegas Sun)

    Mon, May 26, 2008 (2 a.m.) Nevada might be among the worst-hit states for housing foreclosures, but if it’s any consolation, other states are suffering more from mortgage fraud.
    2008-05-26 01:49:25
  • Caption competition - remember how much you laughed? (BBC News)

    Winning entries in the now-returned Caption Competition.
    2008-05-26 07:11:55
  • Convicted Swindler Commits Suicide In Jail (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)

    ATLANTA -- An official with the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office says a man awaiting sentencing after being convicted of hedge fund fraud has committed suicide.
    2008-05-26 09:49:21
  • Housing Pros Seen Working Foreclosure Scams (NPR)

    As homeowners fall behind on their mortgage payments and face the prospect of foreclosure, con artists are also taking advantage of the mortgage crisis. The FBI's New York office and an advocacy group see people losing their homes in the latest wave of scams.
    2008-05-26 02:31:47
  • The First Stage of the Insurance System - Kommersant

    The first stage of enlistment of banks in the deposit insurance system has been completed and the results are in from the first quarter of the system's operations: 97.7 percent of all deposits are in member banks. The majority of banks that have not ...
    2008-05-26 02:53:00
  • Small Theatre Companies Fight for Their Venues (Backstage.com)

    When Margot Lewitin founded the Women's Interart Center in 1969, she did not anticipate eviction notices and endless litigation 30 years later. At the time, she had low-budget theatre and women's liberation on her mind.
    2008-05-26 07:24:49