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• Wachovia Changes The Lending Game

  Wednesday Jul 2 | via Realty Trac 

  With assets of more than $800 billion, Wachovia is the nation's fourth-largest banking institution .

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Local Headlines

• Existing home sales fall 28 percent in Maine

  Feb 26, 2008 | via Sun-Journal 

  Sales of existing homes fell 28 percent in Maine in January from a year earlier, the Maine Association of Realtors reported Monday.

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• Prudential Northeast Properties acquires Tim Flaherty Real Estate

  Feb 21, 2008 | via Village Soup 

  BANGOR : Robert Norris, president of Prudential Northeast Properties of Bangor, announced the acquisition of Tim Flaherty Real Estate in Westbrook.

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Westbrook, ME, Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME, Maine, Troy, ME

• Rumford

  Dec 30, 2007 | via Sun-Journal 

  Rumford lost one of its native sons on Thursday with the passing of Judge John Linwood Batherson, 85, of Porter Avenue.

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  Related Topix: York, ME, Westbrook, ME, Home Listing, Home, Turner, ME

Regional Headlines

• Hope for the Best

  17 hrs ago | via The Ellsworth American 

  There are no easy answers from the Governor or the Legislature to help the growing number of Mainers who will have trouble paying their heating bills this winter.

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  Related Topix: Hope, ME, Healthcare Law, Law, Home, Mortgage, Maine, Maine Government

• No Easy Answers For Looming Heating Crisis

  20 hrs ago | via Lincoln County News 

  There are no easy answers for the governor or the Legislature to help the growing number of Mainers who will have trouble paying their heating bills this winter and people most likely will have to rely on ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Healthcare Law, Law, Maine, Maine Government

• Maine woman shocked to find 8-foot snake in washer

  Thursday Jul 17 | via Earthlink 

  More Maine woman shocked to find 8-foot snake in washer Nuisance wildlife specialist Richard Burton, left, holds an 8-foot long non-venomous reticulated python as wildlife rehabilitator Jen Lewis calls a friend ...

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• Cutting torch caused fire at Maine boatyard

  Monday Jul 14 | via WBZ-AM Allston 

  The Maine fire marshal's office says a blaze that destroyed a well-known boatyard was caused by sparks from a cutting torch. 1 comment

  Related Topix: Maine, Natural Disasters, Maine Government, Wildfire, Fire, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• 'Your Piece of Maine' winners announced; local receives $5,000

  Thursday Jul 10 | via York Weekly 

  The Maine Association of REALTORS announced the winners of the "Your Piece of Maine" YouTube contest at a Portland Sea Dogs pre-game ceremony on June 28 at Hadlock Field in Portland.

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Maine, Maine Government, Kennebunk, ME, Holden, ME

National Headlines

• The slump persists: Home sales tumble across US

  1 min ago | via KVEW 

  Sales of existing homes tumbled more sharply than expected in June, pushing activity down to the lowest level in more than a decade.

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  2 min ago | via International Herald Tribune 

  A U.S. geological agency unveiled the largest-ever survey of petroleum resources north of the Arctic Circle.

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• Stocks tumble after sales of existing homes fall

  2 min ago | via KVEW 

  Stocks skidded lower Thursday after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales wiped away some of the market's optimism about upbeat earnings reports.

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• Home sales at 10-year low, jobless claims jump

  2 min ago | via Reuters 

  Jobless claims jumped and the pace of existing home sales tumbled to a 10-year low as slowing growth hit hiring and a glut of unsold houses weighed on real estate, data released on Thursday showed.

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• All types of mortgages see rate increas

  38 min ago | via NewsChannel 8 

  Mortgage rates shot up this week with 30-year mortgages climbing to the highest level in nearly a year, reflecting concerns in financial markets about the troubles at corporate giants Fannie Mae and Freddie ...

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Freddie Mac, Financial Services