Forbes: Miami is the most miserable U.S. city
Forbes magazine has named Miami the most miserable city in the United States by analyzing factors including crime and unemployment.
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Volusia, Flagler coasts fare better in foreclosures
The data in this story provided by national real estate research firm RealtyTrac show the number of properties with filings and not the number of actual filings because any one property could have multiple filings against it and skew the data, a company spokeswoman said.
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GOP candidates shy away from Nevada housing crisis
Las Vegas — As Joseph and Christina Hetherton listened to Newt Gingrich speak this week at the Las Vegas factory where Joseph was laid off last summer, they thought about how their home could go into foreclosure at the end of the month – and how nothing they’ve heard from presidential candidates in town for [...]
News Nearby: Man Charged in Wakefield Armed Robbery, Foreclosure Falls in Melrose and More
Here are some of the stories that made headlines nearby last week. Original reporting by Wakefield Patch , Melrose Patch , Medford Patch and Stoneham Patch .
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Nevada’s Triple Economic Whammy
The Silver State, which will hold the Republican caucus on Saturday, has the dubious distinction of leading the nation in unemployment, foreclosure filings and share of homes worth less than the mortgages on them.
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Foreclosures converted to rental units
The government is starting to shed foreclosed, single-family homes it owns — by selling them in bulk to investors, who would turn them into rental properties.
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Quinn, Preckwinkle team up on foreclosure program
The state of Illinois is teaming with Cook County on a trial program in which a loan fund will be created to buy vacant foreclosed homes, renovate them and resell them to home buyers at low interest rates.
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Gov. Quinn announces $50 million housing program
Gov. Pat Quinn has announced a $50 million program to buy and rehabilitate vacant housing in parts of Cook County hit hard by foreclosures.
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Tracy Morgan Responds to Report of Mom Facing Foreclosure
Tracy Morgan refuses to engage in a public war of words with his family, following claims made by his sister that he hasn’t done enough to support their mother, who could soon face foreclosure.
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Romney focuses on Obama, Gingrich on Romney in NV
A confident Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of failing to do enough to create jobs as he campaigned Friday ahead of GOP presidential caucuses this weekend in a state with sky-high unemployment and foreclosure rates.
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Buyers beware: Condo associations may have pitfalls
Buying a condominium isn’t as easy as it used to be, as slow markets and economic woes have hit this market segment particularly hard.
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NY’s Schneiderman sues banks in foreclosure effort
New York’s attorney general on Friday accused some of the nation’s largest banks of deceit and fraud in using an electronic mortgage registry that he said puts homeowners at a disadvantage in foreclosures.
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Broker: Spring Sales Strong, Despite Foreclosures and Depreciation
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Finally, A Foreclosure Settlement
States have until late Monday to agree to the latest draft deal aimed at relieving homeowners struggling with mortgages bigger than their home’s value.
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In New York City as Elsewhere Foreclosures have Tumbled Prices and Caused Blight to Neighbourhoods
In New York City as elsewhere foreclosures have tumbled prices and caused blight to neighbourhoods. The worst affected are the localities housing single-families. Apartment buildings also have not been spared as per latest report by Citizens Housing & Planning Council andEnterprise. It deals with affordable housing.
Foreclosures are causing a string of code-violations spreading from one [...]
Carson City Prostitutes Stand Up for Paul Donating Their Tips
A poker player helped rent a billboard, a Mormon spreads the word at root beer socials and prostitutes at a famous brothel turn tricks and donate their customers’ tips — all for Ron Paul.
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Court complicates Bondi’s foreclosure probe
An appellate court has denied a request from Florida’s attorney general to allow further appeal of a decision that could have helped the state continue investigating fraudulent foreclosures.
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Homebuilders see stable housing market ahead
The CEOs of some of the nation’s biggest homebuilding companies said Thursday that they feel the housing market has stabilized.
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A homeowner who fought foreclosure and won
Foreclosure commonly represents the end of a struggle. A borrower can’t pay a mortgage, loses a home and moves on.
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Their View: State foreclosure modification bill unnecessary
As a community banker in New Mexico for over three decades, I am compelled to respond to recent news articles and opinion pieces which overstate the level of the current problems related to mortgage foreclosures in New Mexico.
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Gaithersburg office complex sells for $9 million
A Gaithersburg office complex owned by a subsidiary of Boston Properties Inc. sold for $9 million at a foreclosure auction Tuesday after the company allegedly defaulted on a $25 million loan it took out in 2007 to finance the property.
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Is Renting the Answer to Rehabilitating Abandoned Foreclosed Units?
Is renting the answer to rehabilitating abandoned foreclosed units? There are many ongoing studies on the effects of the foreclosure mayhem but nothing is more telling than the trail of abandoned crumbling houses it has left behind the numbers exceeding 500,000. Even more are rushing into the market and now the lenders are up against [...]
Infographic: The Energy-Hungry House
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Infographic: The Energy-Hungry House
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Hollywood will proceed with Holocaust center foreclosure
The city will proceed with foreclosure proceedings against the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center, which has failed to repay the city more than $260,000 in over-due loan payments.
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