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  1. Fragrant PlantsRead the original story

    15 min ago | BellaOnline

    ... years. Interest in fragrant plants and their use is also a part of this trend. Fragrance has become an integral part of home decor and personal lifestyle. In homes, I often see scented candles and potpourri, liquid and dry. Aromatherapy candles have ...

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  2. National City loses $1.7 billion in quarterRead the original story

    15 min ago | The Derrick

    ... loan holdings it is liquidating, including construction loans to individuals, and broker-sourced nonprime mortgage and home equity loans. Analysts widely agreed the provision was higher than expected, and one of the primary causes for the quarterly ...

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  3. Tearful farewellRead the original story

    16 min ago | Denver Daily News

    Denver Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith fights back tears as he talks about his retirement from the team after 14 seasons during a news conference at Dove Valley yesterday.

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  4. 30-year mortgage rates rise in USRead the original story

    16 min ago | Bangladesh News

    Mortgage rates have risen in the US over the past week with 30-year mortgages climbing to the highest level in nearly a year.

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  5. Home sales decline 5% from 2007Read the original story

    16 min ago | FloridaToday.com

    Existing home sales in Brevard County fell 5 percent in June over the previous year, while the median price dropped 16 percent, according to figures released Thursday by the Florida Association of Realtors.

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  6. Fire damages West Earl townhouseRead the original story

    17 min ago | LancasterOnline

    ... helped contain a fire Thursday in a West Earl townhouse. A pair of neighbors who noticed smoke coming from a home at 60 Eagle Drive used garden hoses to help contain the fire to the dining room, said Nate Stoltzfus, deputy chief of West Earl Fire ...

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  7. The house creativity builtRead the original story

    19 min ago | Sunherald.com

    Creativity has a home among the Lambs. It's first evident in the bright yellow and leaf green of the house near the beach in Pass Christian.

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  8. Headline goes hereRead the original story

    20 min ago | Sunherald.com

    Scratch that; if it's Wednesday night, it must be time. I've often heard glass rattling blocks away sometime around daybreak on pickup day.

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  9. Grand jury probe targets several mortgage lendersRead the original story

    20 min ago | Sunherald.com

    ... could neither confirm nor deny an investigation. Countrywide had been the nation's largest originator and servicer of home loans. Its business included subprime loans, many of which went to people with poor credit histories. California, Illinois and ...

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  10. Garden of the monthRead the original story

    20 min ago | The Sturgis Online Community

    Sue Ann Phillips' "nom de bloom" could be "Queen of Daylilies," for the waves upon floral waves of colorful daylilies blooming in her country garden.

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  11. Slumping home sales slam stocksRead the original story

    20 min ago | Indianapolis Star

    Wall Street closed sharply lower Thursday after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales and worries about the financial sector chilled the market's recent optimism.

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  12. State trying to weather rough daysRead the original story

    21 min ago | Connecticut Post

    ... in the number of days it takes to sell a house. For example, in Bridgeport, the median sales price for a single family home fell from $250,000 in the first half of 2007 to $201,000 in the first half of 2008. But it only took 118 days to sell a home ...

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    Related Topix: Home Selling, Bridgeport, CT, New Haven Metro, Bridgeport Metro, Fairfield, CT, Fairfield County, CT

  13. Could foreclosures help the Valley's housing market?Read the original story

    23 min ago | KNXV

    ... because of the number of foreclosures and more and more people will be dealing banks rather than a seller when buying a home. "Organic sales will decrease significantly, private party to private party are going to be the minority of transactions ...

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  14. Eleanore V. Nemec Eastern Star memberRead the original story

    24 min ago | Courier News

    ... elebration from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 26, and to her memorial service at 2 p.m. at the Swartz/Givnish Funeral Home of Newtown, 323 E. Washington Ave. Newtown, Pa. Interment will be private. ( www.Lifecelebration.com ; 1-800-GIVNISH)

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  15. Wall Street dropped sharply after worst home sales weighed on shares of homebuilders.Read the original story

    24 min ago | Xinhuanet

    Wall Street dropped sharply Thursday, after worse-than-expected home sales weighed on shares of homebuilders and financials.

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  16. Some Home Equity lines frozen by banksRead the original story

    24 min ago | KNXV

    If you've applied for a home equity loan lately, you know how tough it is to get one.

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  17. One Week, Dos Brisas, Three MealsRead the original story

    25 min ago | Dallasfood.org

    ... next night. (At the end of the evening, she reminded me of the address and pointed out that it was printed on the take-home copy of the menu.) I pulled through the front gate, drove through fields and over a small creek, around a pond, and then ...

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    Related Topix: Baked Goods, Life, Food, Bread, Organic Food, Dining, Vegetables, Home Gardening, Dining

  18. Anniversary marks terrible period in North Iowa historyRead the original story

    26 min ago | Globegazette.com

    ... in back of the house. At 4 p.m. the 10-year-old girl told her friend her family was on its way to a picnic and went home. Those two contacts, 15 years ago today, were the last exchanges Lori Duncan and her daughter had with family and friends. What ...

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  19. Wall Street tumble after sales of existing homes fallRead the original story

    27 min ago | China Daily

    Wall Street abruptly ended an earnings-driven rally and closed sharply lower Thursday after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales and worries about the financial sector chilled the market's ...

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  20. It's Always Darkest Before the DawnRead the original story

    28 min ago | WWTC-AM Eagan

    ... The American economy has been pounded by a lot of factors, including the housing collapse (a needed correction to bring home prices down to earth), the mortgage scandal and the meteoric rise in oil and gas prices. But this $14 trillion economy, ...

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