Local Headlines
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Wasatch Front apartments cheaper but emptier
Tuesday Jul 7 | via Deseret Morning News
Renting an apartment along the Wasatch Front is getting a little less expensive, according to a report released this week. Comment?
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MileBug 1.4 released for iPhone and iPod Touch
Thursday Jul 2 | via MacMegasite - Mac Community News
MileBug and MileBug Lite, version 1.4, have now been released with support for the latest iPhone OS 3.0. MileBug is one of the veteran App Store applications first available in August 2008, and can often be found in the Top 20 of the Finance category. Comment?
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Capitalist, Mormon, Dad -- and under indictment
May 30, 2009 | via Salt Lake Tribune
Rick Koerber picked three words to describe himself on his blog: Capitalist, Mormon, Dad -- in that order. Comment?
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Q-and-A: Kelly Ercanbrack, Coldwell Banker Residential
May 23, 2009 | via Daily Herald
The housing downturn has gripped Utah's economy for nearly two years. Across the nation and in Utah, there is still a tug of war between bullish and bearish forces. Comment?
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Herbert seeks to earn his 'stripes' as governor
May 16, 2009 | via Standard.net
When Gov. Jon Huntsman notified his lieutenant governor that he was accepting a nomination as U.S. ambassador to China, it wasn't what Gary Herbert was expecting. Comment?
Regional Headlines
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Toughest times for Utah housing may be nearing end
31 min ago | via Salt Lake Tribune
Workers lay sheathing plywood on the roof of a home in Richmond, Va., in 2008. The national housing industry has sustained a bigger hit than in Utah, but homebuilders, their employees and the local governments that depend on new construction are feeling significant impacts from the downturn, according to a new report from the University of Utah's ... Comment?
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Washington County is most economically stressed in Utah
Monday Jul 6 | via Salt Lake Tribune
Washington County is being slammed hardest by the recession. Cache, Daggett, Millard and Morgan counties are coping best. Comment?
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4 indicted in tax evasion scheme
Tuesday Jun 30 | via KSL TV
Four Utahns now face an 11-count federal indictment in what prosecutors say was a sophisticated scheme to hide millions of dollars in income from the Internal Revenue Service. Comment?
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Utah prices stay mostly stable
Wednesday Jun 17 | via Deseret News
Prices were relatively stable along the Wasatch Front during May, compared to a slight national increase, according to the Wells Fargo Consumer Price Index and data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday. Comment?
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Foreclosure pressure builds in the state, nation
May 28, 2009 | via Salt Lake Tribune
In Utah, 8.4 percent of homeowners with a mortgage are either behind on their payments or in foreclosure, and on a national level now even those with good credit and fixed rates are starting to suffer. Comment?
National Headlines
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Tenant can help homeowners pay the mortgage
6 min ago | via KansasCity.com
Sharing her two-story home in Kansas City has helped Norma Boyer cut utility costs almost in half. Comment?
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Belle Island Village complex to go on the auction bl...
7 min ago | via Knoxville News Sentinel
An auction date has been set for Belle Island Village. The massive entertainment complex in Pigeon Forge will hit the block on July 30 after lenders filed foreclosure notices this week. Comment?
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Whispering Ridge: Developer invites buyers to compar...
9 min ago | via Kansas City Star
Homebuyers are urged to compare the home prices, location and nearby schools in The Meadows of Whispering Ridge to similarly priced homes anywhere in the metropolitan area. Comment?
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From Treasury to Banks, an Ultimatum on Mortgage Relief
21 min ago | via New York Times
Remember that infamous meeting last October at the Treasury Department , the one where then-Secretary Henry Paulson locked the chief executives of the nation's nine largest financial institutions in a room, and wouldn't let them out until they agreed to accept billions of dollars in government bailout money - whether they wanted it or not? ... Comment?
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World & UK News: 45-64s hardest hit by recession
3 hrs ago | via IcHounslow
People in the run-up to retirement have been hardest hit by the recession due to the double impact of rising unemployment and falling asset values, research shows. Comment?

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