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• Top 7 Foreclosure Stories of Past Year

  Jun 19, 2008 | via Realty Trac 

  The euphoria that surrounded six years of escalating home prices, record levels of home sales and rock-bottom interest rates crashed and burned in 2007, forcing many foreclosure investors to ratchet down their ...

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  Related Topix: Financial Services, Housing, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage

Local Headlines

• Green Bankshares 2Q profit falls 79 percent

  Friday Jul 18 | via The Knoxville News-Sentinel 

  Green Bankshares Inc. reported today that its second quarter net income plunged 79 percent to $1.46 million, or $0.11 per diluted shares, from $7.08 million, or $0.62 per share in the same period a year ago.

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  Related Topix: Banking, Greene County Bancshares, Financial Services, Real Estate, Housing

• Some Say Downtown Bristol Is Entering A New Phase

  Thursday Jul 17 | via Http 

  With a dozen prominent buildings on the real estate market, more changes could be on the horizon for the Twin City's downtown.

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  Related Topix: Real Estate

• Say No to Housing Bailout

  Tuesday Jul 8 | via TriCities.com 

  I find it offensive that U.S. taxpayers are being asked to bail out investment banks, commercial banks, the real estate industry and irresponsible borrowers to the tune of $300 billon via HR 3221 [Foreclosure ...

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Opinion

• Reporter's Notebook Records Quotes

  Jun 6, 2008 | via TriCities 

  Editor / Bristol Herald Courier Published: June 6, 2008 Soundbites on the issues * On Hillary Clinton: "I know I'm a better candidate because of running against her." * On the subprime mortgage crisis: "No one ...

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  Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, John McCain, Life, Veteran Affairs, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Bristol, VA

• Find a place to party on New Year's Eve isn't a problem - finding a...

  Dec 29, 2007 | via News Channel 11 

  Jamie Vance had plenty of options when deciding where to spend New Year's Eve. Still, he said his decision wasn't very difficult.

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  Related Topix: Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, Home Listing, Home, Bristol, VA

Regional Headlines

• Editor Takes the Plunge, Goes Through Licensing Process

  7 hrs ago | via Sun - Gazette 

  Listen up, you top producers out there: you some day could have competition in the world of real estate.

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  Related Topix: Merrifield, VA, Real Estate, Virginia

• Experts gather to figure out how to decrease Virginia's foreclosure rate

  16 hrs ago | via WDBJ7 

  July 23, 2008 Experts gather to figure out how to decrease Virginia's foreclosure rate Virginia's foreclosure rate is rising faster than the national average.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Virginia, Virginia Government

• Gloomy Virginia: Foreclosure crisis likely to worsen, says analyst

  Yesterday | via The Daily Times 

  RICHMOND - Government and community leaders from throughout Virginia gathered Wednesday to consider how they can reverse a disturbing spike in foreclosures.

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  Related Topix: Virginia, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• NVR Ekes Out a Profit in Deep Housing Slump

  Yesterday | via The Washington Post 

  NVR's profit of $51.3 million reflected a skid of 43 percent. COMMENT By Zachary A. Goldfarb Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, July 23, 2008; Page D01 NVR, the region's biggest home builder, said ...

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  Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing, Home Building, Home, Mortgage, Virginia

• Will Presidential Election Help Resurrect Local Housing Strength?

  Monday Jul 21 | via Sun - Gazette 

  No matter who wins this November's presidential election, the turnover of political staff members will - if only slightly - boost activity in the local real estate market, some top local real estate ...

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  Related Topix: Virginia, Real Estate

National Headlines

• Discounted mortgage notes can stop foreclosures

  2 min ago | via Business Standard 

  Where politicians and bankers see vexing liabilities in defaulted mortgages and foreclosures, Robert Lee sees opportunities as he picks up the pieces of the housing bust.

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  Related Topix: Huntington Beach, CA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures

• Closing Market ... Dow "283.10 ... S&P "29.65 ... Nasdaq "45.77

  3 min ago | via Cleveland.com 

  Wall Street abruptly ended an earnings-driven rally and closed sharply lower today after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales and worries about the financial sector chilled the market's recent ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Housing, Home Selling, Real Estate

• Stocks Tumble After Sales of Existing Homes Fall; Dow Down 283 Points

  4 min ago | via ArkansasBusiness.com 

  The major indexes fell about 2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which lost more than 275 points.

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  Related Topix: Financial Markets, The National, Entertainment, Television, Real Estate, Home, Housing, Home Selling

• Housing Market Legislation Update

  4 min ago | via Business Law Prof Blog 

  On Wednesday, President Bush dropped his opposition to the current housing market legislation despite his objections to a $3.9 billion provision.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

• US House to help homeowners

  6 min ago | via The Taipei Times 

  AIDING MORTGAGE GIANTS: The House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that will provide liquidity to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, with some denying it is a bailout AP, WASHINGTON Friday, Jul 25, 2008, Page 7 ...

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, George Bush, US Politics, US News, Financial Services, Fannie Mae, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance