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• Foreclosure Activity Increases 4 Percent in April

  Tuesday May 13 | via Realty Trac 

  Foreclosure filings - default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions - were reported on 243,353 properties, a 4 percent increase from the previous month and a nearly 65 percent increase from April ...

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• Washington Profits From Foreclosures

  Monday Apr 28 | via Realty Trac 

  There's a new initiative on the table in Washington, one that could do a lot to reduce foreclosures nationwide while actually generating a profit for Uncle Sam.

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  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Art auction, gala set for April 12

  Mar 22, 2008 | via Cookeville Herald 

  Herald-Citizen Photo/Ty Kernea Showing off one of the prints from Oops Art Outlet that will be auctioned during the Upper Cumberland Women's Council of Realtors Second Annual Art Auction & Bluejean Gala are, ...

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  Related Topix: Putnam County, TN, Cookeville, TN, Real Estate

• UCAR members receive awards

  Feb 17, 2008 | via Cookeville Herald 

  In the last year, UCAR experienced a large growth in membership which encouraged the association to look for a new location and more staff members.

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  Related Topix: Cookeville, TN, Real Estate

• Nashville area may weather downturn Kirsty Wigglesworth / Associated Press

  Jan 23, 2008 | via The Tennessean 

  Housing stability, varied industries help By CHAS SISK and G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III * Staff Writers * January 23, 2008 Fears that the U.S. economy will tumble into a recession may be growing, but economists say ...

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  Related Topix: Franklin, TN, Cookeville, TN, Murfreesboro, TN, Housing

• Tax tip to ministers: your home is the perfect tax shelter

  Jan 11, 2008 | via Cookeville Herald 

  By R. DAN FESLER Professor & Interim Chair TTU Accounting Department COOKEVILLE --The minister's home is the perfect tax shelter.

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  Related Topix: Cookeville, TN, Home, Mortgage

• Workshops Abound For Would-Be Real Estate Investors

  Jan 7, 2008 | via The Daily News 

  TAKE YOUR PICK: These days, it's anything but slim pickings for potential investors who want to scoop up foreclosed properties and turn a profit, as this auction site shows.

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  Related Topix: Bartlett, TN, Midsouth, Country, Shelby County, TN, Foreclosures, Opinion

• Try out for a spot on Blues Fest lineup

  Tuesday May 13 | via The Jackson Sun 

  Local bands can compete for a spot in this year's 17th annual Shannon Street Blues & Heritage Festival, to be held June 6-7. The fest takes place at the West Tennessee Farmers' Market.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Tennessee, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Memphis, TN

• Report: Sale or shutdown of First Horizon mortgage unit likely

  Monday May 12 | via Memphis Business Journal 

  First Horizon National Corp. is reportedly considering the sale or elimination of its mortgage business that could happen in the next three to four months, according to a report from Morgan Keegan & Co.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage, Tennessee

• Business briefs

  Monday May 12 | via DNJ.com 

  Boro Business Xchange May 16 The next Boro Business Xchange will be from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. May 16 at Bonefish Grill, 505 N. Thompson Lane in Murfreesboro.

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  Related Topix: Murfreesboro, TN, Tennessee, Rutherford County, TN, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• People in Business

  Sunday May 11 | via The Tennessean 

  Tennessee Mortgage Bankers Association has announced officers and directors for 2008-09: Scott Ractliffe, president; CMB - Pinnacle Financial Partners Sharon Bosworth, president-elect; NVR Mortgage, ...

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  Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Tennessee, Home, Mortgage

• New reform bill tightens state's oversight of mortgage industry

  Monday May 5 | via Memphis Business Journal 

  Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed into law a mortgage reform bill that creates safeguards for Tennessee consumers, according to a state release.

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  Related Topix: Tennessee Government, Tennessee, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Banking, Financial Institutions, Financial Services

• Summer may bring a turning point for stock market

  3 min ago | via Newsday.com 

  After nine months of turmoil that started with the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, Wall Street appears to be at a turning point of sorts.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Housing, Financial Markets

• Fannie Mae eases rules to boost housing

  5 min ago | via The Oregonian 

  MULTIMEDIA Fannie Mae eases rules to boost housing Down payment - The mortgage finance giant changes the minimum to 3 percent on June 1 ALAN ZIBEL The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- By relaxing down-payment ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Housing, Financial Services, Fannie Mae, Foreclosures, McLean, VA

• Congressman Has Plan To Prevent Foreclosures

  15 hrs ago | via WCVB-TV Needham Heights 

  Rep. Barney Frank laid out a plan Friday that would help homeowners avoid foreclosure.

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

• Realtor Q&A: You can't sell your house the way you live in it

  20 min ago | via UnionLeader.com 

  You need to detach your emotions from the home, for this is going to become a business transaction.

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  Related Topix: Home Selling, Home, Home Listing

• Housing market posts surprising rebound in April

  21 min ago | via Daily Herald 

  Construction of new homes increased by the biggest percentage in more than two years in April, a rare spot of good news amid the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Housing, Home, Mortgage