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Florida housing: Lenders back foreclosure freeze
Florida's mortgage lenders have agreed to voluntarily halt new foreclosures against homeowners for the next 45 days, Gov. Charlie Crist said Monday. The move comes a week after Crist said he was considering an executive order to mandate that banks...Tags: Executive Branch, Charlie Crist, Bank of America Corp., Banking, Mortgages
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Cities allocate new grant money
Forum Publishing GroupLike other cities and local governments nationwide, Tamarac and Lauderhill are seeking ways to get relief for the foreclosure crisis they all face. Many communities receive an annual allocation of federal funds in the form of community development...Tags: Local Authority, Lauderhill, Real Estate Buyers, Homes
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Crist says banks being asked to temporarily stop foreclosures
Tallahassee BureauGov. Charlie Crist said today that bankers and mortgage lenders in Florida have agreed to ask their members to voluntarily stop filing new foreclosure petitions and scheduling foreclosure sales for resident homeowners over the next 45 days. The move...Tags: Executive Branch, Charlie Crist, Bank of America Corp., Banking, Regional Authority
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Md. foreclosures decline 16%
In a sign that Maryland could be making strides toward helping struggling homeowners keep their houses, foreclosures fell almost 16 percent in the three-month period that ended in September, compared with the second quarter, according to statistics...Tags: Prince George's County, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Labor Legislation, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Banks, lenders agree to temporarily stop foreclosing on homes
Sentinel Staff WriterGov. Charlie Crist announced Monday that bankers and mortgage lenders in Florida had agreed to ask their members to "voluntarily" stop filing new foreclosure petitions and scheduling foreclosure sales for resident homeowners over the next 45 days. The...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Executive Branch, Charlie Crist, Sales
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Buying, selling and assisting
Buying, selling and assisting Some local governments have specific plans for using federal aid to buy bank-owned properties, then rehab and sell or rent them: Plantation anticipates buying 12 properties, selling nine of them and possibly renting the...Tags: Condos and Houses, Property, Sales, Coral Springs, Rentals
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South Florida cities and counties get federal grants to take over foreclosed homes
South Florida Sun-SentinelLocal governments across South Florida are gearing up to flip properties, become landlords or dole out grants — all to combat the foreclosure crisis. Cities such as Plantation, Margate and West Palm Beach each anticipate buying a dozen or more...Tags: Condos and Houses, Property, Coral Springs, Local Authority, Rentals
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John Larson: A Leading Role
After sweeping to re-election in Connecticut's 1st District earlier this month, U.S. Rep. John B. Larson capped that success by being voted chairman of the Democratic caucus — making him the fourth-ranking member of the House. Tuesday, Mr. Larson...Tags: Vehicles, September 11, 2001 Attacks, John B. Larson, Upper House, Henry Paulson
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Unfair Allocation
U.S. Rep. Joseph D. Courtney is on firm ground in objecting to the way state officials plan to allocate $25 million in federal funds sent to Connecticut to shore up neighborhoods hit hard by home foreclosures and abandonments. Under a plan drafted by the...Tags: Jodi Rell
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Make sure you understand all of fiancee's obligations
My fiancee has her name on three separate mortgages for two different commercial buildings with her ex-husband. According to the divorce decree, her ex-husband has until August 2009 to refinance the mortgages. He wants to do an assumption, which will not...Tags: Condos and Houses, Real Estate Sellers, Rentals, Homes, Mortgages
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MARKET Pulse
Home resales in the U.S. dropped in October, and prices fell by the most on record, signaling a deepening housing recession going into 2009. Purchases of existing homes declined 3.1 percent last month to an annual rate of 4.98 million units, the National...Tags: Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Real Estate Sellers, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Games, Real Estate
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Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against Bond-Rating Agencies
In what is apparently the first legal action of its kind, an association of community-based organizations has filed a federal civil rights complaint against two of the three largest Wall Street ratings agencies, charging that their inflated ratings on...Tags: Consumers, National Government, Credit Ratings, Justice and Rights, Moody's Corporation
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