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• Do New Mortgage Rules Make Borrowers Safer?

  Wednesday Jul 16 | via Realty Trac 

  You could hardly miss the headlines this week: More than 1,000 news outlets covered new rules from the Federal Reserve designed to "protect" America's mortgage borrowers.

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

Local Headlines

• End of line for shady housing lenders

  Tuesday Jul 8 | via Connecticut Post 

  A Connecticut economic adviser cheered word Tuesday that the Federal Reserve will issue new rules next week aimed at protecting future home buyers from dubious lending practices. 13 comments

  Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Fairfield County, CT, Home, Mortgage

• Fairfield County, among the most expensive rental markets in US

  Tuesday Jul 8 | via WTNH 

  By News Channel 8's Alan Cohn Posted July 07, 2008 5:15 PM _ It's no secret Fairfield County is a pricey place to put down roots. 5 comments

  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Fairfield County, CT, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures, Stratford, CT

• Housing slump leaves apartment vacancy rates unchanged at 5.9%

  Sunday Jul 6 | via Shanghai Daily 

  THE vacancy rate for US rental apartment buildings was unchanged at 5.9 percent in the second quarter as the housing slump and a weakening economy deterred people from buying homes, Reis Inc reported.

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  Related Topix: Medicine, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Housing, New York Metro

• Apartment Vacancies Remain at 5.9 Percent; Rents Rise as Home Sales Fall

  Friday Jul 4 | via Bloomberg.com 

  The vacancy rate for U.S. rental apartment buildings was unchanged at 5.9 percent in the second quarter as the housing slump and a weakening economy deterred people from buying homes, Reis Inc.

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  Related Topix: Medicine, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Housing, New York Metro

• Foreclosure Forum

  Wednesday Jul 2 | via WSTC-AM Norwalk 

  The sub-prime mortgage meltdown and the resulting amount of foreclosures among state and Fairfield County homeowners has reached staggering proportions according to a crack panel of experts who gathered Tuesday ...

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  Related Topix: Norwalk, CT, Stamford Metro, Fairfield County, CT, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures

Regional Headlines

• Bad economy means good business for repo men

  Friday Jul 18 | via Thehour.com 

  BRIDGEPORTAssociated PressThis is what it looks like when a gilded age turns to brass: the boats, motor homes and expensive cars bought during the good times are turned over to the repo men in favor of paying ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, New York Government, New York, Connecticut, Connecticut Government, Foreclosures

• KISS 95.7 = Connecticut's Hit Music = 860-247-9570

  Friday Jul 11 | via KISS 95.7 Hartford 

  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are too big to fail and must be kept alive to avoid a crisis of "unspeakable magnitude," a former top Federal Reserve policy-maker said on Friday.

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  Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Connecticut

• Obama Seeks Info On Dodd In Vice President Search

  Friday Jul 11 | via Hartford Courant 

  Barack Obama's presidential campaign has requested information from Democratic Sen. 86 comments

  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Christopher Dodd, Connecticut, 2008 Presidential Election, Home, Mortgage

• Aspects Of Haven Healthcare Sale Trouble Creditors

  Tuesday Jul 8 | via Connecticut's WB 20 

  The Haven Healthcare nursing home chain began a new era Monday, as most of its 25 homes in New England were sold to three real estate investment firms, while four Connecticut homes were placed in the hands of a ... 49 comments

  Related Topix: Glastonbury, CT, Home, Mortgage, Connecticut

• Dodd's popularity slips in Connecticut

  Tuesday Jul 8 | via Newsday.com 

  If veteran Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd 's trademark jaunty smile seems a bit forced these days, it's no surprise.

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  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Christopher Dodd, Foreclosures, Barack Obama, Connecticut, Connecticut Government, 2008 Presidential Election

National Headlines

• Sales of Existing Homes Nonexistent

  4 min ago | via Huliq.com 

  Sales of US existing homes fell 2.6% to an annualized rate of 4.86 million from a 4.99 million pace the prior month.

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

• Banks step up Fed borrowing, Wall Street passes

  5 min ago | via The Flint Journal 

  Banks stepped up their borrowing over the past week from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program, while Wall Street firms didn't draw such loans.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Jobless claims jump as housing market gets weaker

  5 min ago | via Marin Independent Journal 

  Two cornerstones of the economy - jobs and housing - sank to new depths Thursday, with unemployment claims bolting higher and home prices recording one of their steepest drops on record.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Foreclosures

• Gloomy day for U.S. markets

  5 min ago | via The Globe and Mail 

  The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits jumped 34,000 last week, the Labor Department said, in part reflecting seasonal volatility typical at this time of year, but also indicating ...

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  Related Topix: Financial Markets, Home, Mortgage, Home Selling, Stamford, CT, New Haven Metro

• Md. Woman Charged In Tax Scandal

  5 min ago | via NewsChannel 8 

  A real estate agent from Prince George's County has been charged in a scheme that prosecutors believe defrauded the D.C. tax office out of nearly $50 million.

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Clinton, MD, University of the District of Columbia