Local Headlines
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Biz briefs, Sunday, July 27, 2008
Saturday Jul 26 | via EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA
The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce recently joined the German family in celebrating the first anniversary of their flower shop, Taylor Made Florals.
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Jun 1, 2008 | via Boston.com Real Estate
Home prices across the northern suburbs posted sharp declines from January to April, with double-digit percentage drops recorded in several communities compared with the same period last year, according to ...
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Amesbury beats house sales trend
May 3, 2008 | via NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA
During a struggling housing market, Amesbury's real estate figures climbed last year - a scenario that was different from most other cities and towns in Massachusetts.
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Patrick shows faith in Haverhill Governor: Program w...
Apr 9, 2008 | via EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA
Haverhill will be one of 16 cities across Massachusetts to get state help luring businesses to downtown areas as part of a sweeping proposal Gov.
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Is the sky still falling? Real estate, mortgage expe...
Mar 31, 2008 | via NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA
Single-family home prices in 10 major metropolitan areas nationwide in February were down 11.4 percent from a year earlier.
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Regional Headlines
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Monday Aug 18 | via Boston Globe
Massachusetts officials have launched a website aimed at providing senior citizens with guidance on reverse mortgages, which let homeowners over age 62 borrow against the equity of their homes.
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Mass. Banks: PMI Costs Are Soaring
Sunday Aug 17 | via Banker & Tradesman
By Amy Wyeth Most Massachusetts community banks and credit unions haven't made private mortgage insurance claims in years, but one of the state's largest mortgage insurers is raising its rates and limiting the ...
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Hearing Thursday on housing funds
Sunday Aug 17 | via Boston.com
The Department of Planning and Development has scheduled a public hearing for Thursday at 6 p.m. to discuss funding for initiatives approved by the Department of Housing and Community Development.
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Thursday Aug 14 | via WBUR-AM Boston
August 13, 2008 - A new law gives Bay Staters a temporary reprieve from foreclosure.
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Morgan Stanley Settles With Mass. AG On Sale Of High...
Thursday Aug 7 | via KBTX-TV Bryan
The Massachusetts state attorney general's office has reached a 1.5-million-dollar settlement with Morgan Stanley.
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National Headlines
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City continues abandoned homes fight
7 min ago | via WTHR-TV Indianapolis
Wherever there are vacant, foreclosed or vacant homes, city officials say crime is likely to follow.
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Once the Genie Is Out of the Bottle, She&#x...
1 hr ago | via Free Republic
The statement above means: once people learn how to make money in residential real estate, there is no going back.
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Economists outline how to avoid another meltdown
10 min ago | via Anchorage Daily News
Timed for this month's one-year anniversary of the housing-spawned crisis in financial markets, two new books from respected economists are offering provocative solutions to prevent similar meltdowns.
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Trump Not the Only One After McMahon's House
10 min ago | via E! Online
Hey-ooo! Ed McMahon isn't ready to be indebted to Donald Trump just yet. It turns out that the uniquely coiffed real estate developer isn't the only potential buyer when it comes to the ...
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Treasurys up as Fannie, Freddie stoke uncertainty
10 min ago | via Anchorage Daily News
Treasury prices rose Wednesday amid market speculation that the government will have to bail out mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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