Mechanicsville Real Estate

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• A Foreclosure Bargain for Their "Forever House"

  Wednesday May 14 | via Realty Trac 

  Karen Krynen saw an opportunity. Nestled at the top of a hill with a long private driveway, the bank-owned property sitting on a huge 40,946 square foot lot was exactly what she was looking for.

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  Related Topix: La Habra Heights, CA, Foreclosures, Home Listing, Home

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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

• You Want to Know

  Friday May 9 | via NBC12 

  Who is a - superdelegate' in Virginia? Unless the troubles in Chesterfield involve a tremendous number of votes, one political expert doubts they'll impact the overall outcome of the primary.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Mechanicsville, VA

• Two arrested in murder of Shallotte real estate agent

  Thursday May 8 | via StarNewsOnline.com 

  Published: Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 9:23 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 9:39 p.m. Brunswick County Sheriff's Office Craig Juan Bryant was arrested Thursday and charged with murder in the death of ...

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Shallotte, NC, Brunswick County, NC

• Flood insurance rates expected to increase on May 1

  Saturday Apr 26 | via StarNewsOnline.com 

  Add flood insurance to the list of rising expenses such as property taxes and homeowners insurance that's making living by the sea increasingly pricey.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, New Hanover County, NC, Oak Island, NC, Castle Hayne, NC

• Wilmington-area home sales continue to drop in March

  Apr 15, 2008 | via StarNewsOnline.com 

  Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 7:32 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 7:32 p.m. Local Home Sales The Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors has released local sales and price figures ...

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  Related Topix: New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC, Wilmington, NC, Housing

• Area home sales continue to drop in March

  Apr 15, 2008 | via StarNewsOnline.com 

  Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 7:32 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 7:32 p.m. Wilmington-area housing sales continued to slump in March, with real estate agents selling 41 percent fewer ...

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  Related Topix: New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC, Housing, Wilmington Metro, Wilmington, NC

• Mortgage Fraud and False Testimony

  Wednesday May 7 | via Alexandria Gazette-Packet 

  John Andreas Tsiaoushis, 40, pleaded guilty Thursday, May 1 to mail fraud and giving false testimony at a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, according to U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg.

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

• 30-Year-Loan Rates Dip Slightly

  Friday May 9 | via The Washington Post 

  COMMENT From News Services and Staff Reports Saturday, May 10, 2008; Page G04 Rates on 30-year mortgages edged down this week but remained above 6 percent.

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

• House Passes Anti-foreclosure Bill, With REP. Capito Amendment

  Friday May 9 | via KnowledgePlex.org News 

  Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. , issued the following news release: In a culmination of months of bipartisan debate and discussion, the House of Representatives today approved broad legislation to combat ...

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  Related Topix: Virginia, Foreclosures, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Shelley Moore Capito, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Democrats Say Bush Threat to Veto Foreclosure Legislation a Surprise

  Thursday May 8 | via Black Enterprise 

  In brief remarks after meeting with congressional Republicans, Bush issued his veto threat, complaining that legislation under consideration would "reward speculators and lenders." Democrats said the package of ...

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  Related Topix: Virginia, George Bush, Foreclosures, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• I've Been Inside 5,000 Northern Virginia Homes or Thereabouts

  Wednesday May 7 | via Virginia Real Estate News 

  REALTORS go inside people's houses. That's just what we do! Big ones. Small ones.

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Virginia

• Gloom as Yorkshire bankrupts toll soars

  6 min ago | via Yorkshire Post 

  THE number of people who declared themselves bankrupt in Yorkshire soared by 12 per cent in the first quarter of the year, with more than 1,200 cases, it was revealed yesterday.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Home

• Multihousing rebounds, but sector's still shaky

  4 hrs ago | via The Indianapolis Star 

  WASHINGTON -- Construction of new homes rose in April by the biggest percentage in more than two years, a spot of good news amid the housing downturn.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures

• Citigroup looking into selling its retail banking business in Germany

  14 hrs ago | via PR-inside.com 

  Citigroup Inc. suggested Friday that it is considering a sale of its German retail bank.

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

• US housing posts surprising rebound in April on apartment construction, but outlook still weak

  21 hrs ago | via PR-inside.com 

  Construction of new homes in the U.S. posted the biggest increase 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, Mortgage, Home

• Joblessness hits a record low

  1 min ago | via Star-telegram.com 

  By MARIA M. PEROTIN High oil prices and a depressed housing market may have the national economy in the ditch, but the Texas economy is holding up just fine.In fact, joblessness fell to a record-low 4.1 ...

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  Related Topix: Texas Government, Texas, Housing, Dallas Metro, Dallas Metro