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Real Estate Adviser: Day-late closing, few dollars short  Real Estate Adviser by Steve McLinden * Bankrate.com Dear Real Estate Adviser, If closing is late on the sale of my property and I am not at fault and no


Personal finance: Even low inflation takes toll over time  Everyone knows inflation is tame, recently running about 2.5 percent a year. But the Federal Reserve chairman told Congress last week that he intends to keep raising interest rates anyway.read


Four clerks are cited in liquor store sting (Reg Req'd)  Four Santa Paula liquor store clerks were cited Wednesday evening after selling alcohol to a youth working with officers investigating the sales of alcohol to minors.read more...


Credit Fees on the Rise    Home buyers and refinancers face higher fees for credit reports beginning Jan. 1, a price boost that has mortgage, credit industry and consumer group leaders fuming. read more...


Homeowners spend record amount on renovations (Reg Req'd)  For the past two months, Pam Freeman, 50, and her husband have slept in their son's bedroom as they waited for workers to finish tearing down walls, putting up new


Mortgage rate freeze not good idea: OFHEO chief (Reuters via Yahoo! News)   There are signs of improvement in U.S. housing markets but the idea of freezing mortgage rates for a period of time would be a mistake, the director of the

May 16th, 2008

Hard-pressed dairymen are drawn to gas leasing

“Times $1,500 an acre by 145 acres! That’s money I could really use right now. Maybe next week, I could get $2,000 an acre.”

Like a lot of dairy farmers who aren’t able to make a decent living milking their cows, Joe Davitt, who owns a 145-acre farm near Waymart in Wayne County, is looking to sign a lease with the gas companies that … via Http



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May 14th, 2008

FEMA Tells Biloxi Man To Pay Back $16,000

“I live on disability. I have two steel hips. I have a steel jaw. I have a plastic shoulder and I’m going in for a new steel shoulder here. I’m in bad shape. And I only live on a fixed income”

Don Payne was renting a home on Oak Street in Biloxi when Hurricane Katrina destroyed the place he lived. via WLOX-TV Biloxi



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May 12th, 2008

Top Five Questions People Ask When Moving to Thailand

Font I often receive e-mails from men and women who read my blogs or my Associated Content articles and are moving to Thailand. via Associated Content



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May 10th, 2008

Mazzella: Wherever I go, here I am

I’ve heard some newer residents say it takes a long time to belong here. Some say it’s hard to break into the small communities in northeastern North Carolina where your last name or years living in the same … via The Daily Advance



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May 8th, 2008

Covering California’s Central Coast

Homeless woman accused of running rental scam in Grover Beach If you are planning on renting a home in the area, you may want to think twice before handing over a deposit. via KSBY-TV San Luis Obispo



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May 6th, 2008

Help for renters dealing with foreclosed properties

“Frustration, angry, mad. Everything”

A Lee County family is going through a housing headache, after renting a home in Lehigh Acres. via WINK-TV Fort Myers



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May 4th, 2008

Strong demand has forced up cost to rent a home through 1,000-a-month barrier

“The backdrop for buy-to-let remains positive across the country. “Potential residential purchasers are reluctant to buy in the current market or are unable to secure a mortgage and this is fuelling extra demand for rented accommodation.”

Comments Breaking boundaries: The average cost of renting a home has risen above 1,000 a month Strong demand has pushed the cost of renting a home through the 1,000-a-month barrier for the first time, figures … via Daily Mail



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May 2nd, 2008

Number of fraud victims continues to rise

“We hope through this team of resources we can provide services for families and referrals for housing.”

It was another day of heartbreak and devastation on Calera Avenue as more families discovered they are among numerous victims of fraud. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune



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May 1st, 2008

Police seek owner in Craiglist rental dispute

“You can’t rent a house to more than one person.”

As many as 30 families possibly lost thousands of dollars each after responding to an online ad on Craigslist to rent a home. via Pasadena Star-News



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April 29th, 2008

This Is The Problem

Jason Gerbsman and his wife, Lauren, began thinking about buying a home just as the housing market began to slump two years ago. via DarkStar Spouts Off



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