Local Headlines
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RE/MAX Agents Earn Distressed Property Certification...
Jun 3, 2009 | via SunValleyOnline.com
RealtorsA at the RE/MAX of Sun Valley office, all of whom have recently earned the designation of certified distressed property expert, will speak at a series of seminars beginning June 11, said Joanne Wetherell, owner/broker. The certification requires extensive training in foreclosure avoidance and offers a oeinvaluable expertisea in todaya s ... Comment?
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Team Conklin, Rizzo, Reed Named A
May 20, 2009 | via SunValleyOnline.com
KETCHUM, IDAHO, MAY 19, 2009 - The team of TEAM Conklin, Rizzo, Reed of Sun Valley/Ketchum with Coldwell Banker Previews International - Conklin & Company, has been recognized as an International President's Elite Team. Comment?
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Blaine County delays vote on 4-day week proposal
May 16, 2009 | via KIFI Idaho Falls
Commissioners who govern Blaine County in central Idaho are holding off on a plan to keep most government offices open four days a week instead of 5 after local real estate agents objected. Comment?
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Around the Mountains: Bad real-estate loans cited in...
May 14, 2009 | via Summit Daily News
Federal banking officials in late April closed down a bank that had seven offices in resort areas of both Idaho and Wyoming, saying the bank was in unsound condition. Comment?
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Commissioners await info on 4-day week
May 13, 2009 | via SunValleyOnline.com
Representatives of nearly every county agency were in attendance Tuesday for the discussion of moving to a four-day work week. Comment?
Regional Headlines
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Couple sentenced for roles in drug ring
Tuesday Jun 23 | via Spokesman Review
A Priest River, Idaho, couple were sentenced to federal prison for money-laundering as part of an international drug ring, the U.S. attorney for the District of Idaho said in a news release Monday. Comment?
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Chamber speaker predicts a gloomy picture of forest ...
Thursday Jun 11 | via Clearwater Tribune
Orofino Chamber of Commerce guest speaker, Serena Carlson, Communications Program Manager representing The Idaho Intermountain Forest Association presented a realistic fact-filled and at the same time gloomy picture of forest industry economics in Idaho, the Pacific Northwest and the nation. Comment?
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Loan specialists face new standards June 10, 2009
Wednesday Jun 10 | via The Spokesman-Review
Currently, Idaho's application asks people to disclose criminal convictions and civil or state regulatory actions against them, but if they don't disclose, the omissions might not be caught. Comment?
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Idaho ranks among worst in early child hunger
Jun 3, 2009 | via 2NEWS.TV
The study, "Feeding America: Child Food Insecurity in the United States," by the nonprofit group Feeding America, found that 20.2 percent of Idaho children under 5 lived with hunger from 2005 to 2007. Comment?
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Report: Idaho improves but still lagging on hunger
Jun 3, 2009 | via Oregonlive.com
A new study ranks Idaho among the 10 worst states for the percentage of hungry kids younger than 5. But the study also says Idaho is among 10 states showing the most improvement in combating child hunger. Comment?
National Headlines
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Geithner cracks down on derivatives
4 min ago | via CNN Money
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Friday proposed clamping down on dealers in freewheeling markets for little-understood derivatives, the complex securities that helped create a crisis in U.S. and world financial markets. Comment?
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NAR: Strong Commercial Market Vital to Economy
4 min ago | via Realtor Magazine
Having a sound and well-functioning commercial and multifamily real estate sector is critical to our country's economic growth and development, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS . Comment?
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4 min ago | via Realtor Magazine
Interest on 30-year fixed mortgages, 15-year fixed loans, five-year adjustable-rate mortgages, and one-year ARMs all fell this week, according to Freddie Mac. Comment?
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Downpayment, Closing Costs Biggest Obstacles
5 min ago | via Realtor Magazine
Most Americans still consider having enough money for downpayment and closing costs to be the biggest obstacles to buying a home, according to the , an annual survey released Thursday by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS . Comment?
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Rep. Frank: Congress to clamp down on derivatives
1 hr ago | via Kansas City Star
The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says that Congress will "substantially" increase the power of federal regulators to monitor derivatives, a type of financial instrument that contributed to the economic turmoil.Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., said at a hearing Friday that he cares less about which agency will be given the task than ... Comment?

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