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• Crapshoot on the Courthouse Steps

  May 26, 2008 | via Realty Trac 

  Monday through Friday, usually around two in the afternoon, a small group of people - ' mostly men in shorts, T-shirts and sneakers - ' assemble around the steps of the Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana, ...

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Local Headlines

• Hawaii developers council discuss state of Hawaii real estate

  Tuesday Jul 15 | via KHNL-TV Honolulu 

  The current state of the economy and cooling real estate market leave people who live here in the islands wondering about the market's future direction.

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  Related Topix: Honolulu Metro, Honolulu, HI, Real Estate, Hawaii

• UPI NewsTrack Business

  Saturday Jun 28 | via Daily India 

  Hawaii requires solar water heaters HONOLULU, June 28 -- Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle says the state has moved closer to energy independence by requiring solar water heaters in all new home construction.

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• FBI eyes 80 in isles for mortgage fraud

  Jun 20, 2008 | via Honolulu Star-Bulletin 

  THE ACCUSED: A May 15 indictment charged five people -- John Mendoza, Antonio Alcantara Jr., Ira Altwegg, Albert Alimoot and Evan Koizumi -- with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and false ...

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Hawaii, Home, Mortgage

• Hawaii foreclosures rank low

  Jun 13, 2008 | via Honolulu Star-Bulletin 

  The number of Hawaii foreclosures continued to climb for the month of May, according to the latest numbers from RealtyTrac .

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• Hawaii foreclosure rate climbs by 218%

  May 14, 2008 | via Honolulu Star-Bulletin 

  State rises to 36th in foreclosure rank Hawaii's foreclosure rate tripled in April, with a 218 percent increase over the year-earlier period.

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  Related Topix: Honolulu Metro, Honolulu, HI, Home, Mortgage, Hawaii, Foreclosures

National Headlines

• U.S. Senate seen backing housing bill, Bush to sign

  4 min ago | via Reuters 

  The U.S. Senate was expected to approve a massive housing market rescue bill on Saturday and President George W. Bush was ready to sign it soon, amid questions about how much it will help.

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  Related Topix: Housing, George Bush, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Two candidates for state Legislature have been sued for debts

  5 min ago | via Kansas.com 

  Two Wichita women running for seats in the Kansas Legislature have been sued for debts worth thousands of dollars apiece, according to Sedgwick County District Court documents.

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  Related Topix: Sedgwick County, KS, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US News, Wichita Metro, Wichita, KS

• Dreier, Miller back housing legislation

  6 min ago | via San Gabriel Valley Tribune 

  Editor's note: It's Politics reports Saturdays on the ins and outs of San Gabriel Valley-area politics and city government.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Diamond Bar, CA, San Gabriel, CA, US Politics, US News, David Dreier, Republican, US House of Representatives, Gary Miller, Foreclosures

• Banks rally as CEOs hold off on issuing shares

  6 min ago | via Myrtle Beach Online 

  With many banks still reporting massive writedowns and even quarterly losses from bad mortgage investments, it certainly seems like an odd time for financial stocks to rally.

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  Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Citigroup, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Wachovia Corporation, Merrill Lynch and Co, Investment Services

• Senate close to passing housing aid

  7 min ago | via The Boston Globe 

  Homeowners struggling to make their house payments could get government mortgage relief under a rescue plan that seeks to revive the chaotic housing market and help reverse the economic downturn.

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  Related Topix: George Bush, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Foreclosures