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10/24/2007 New ID Theft Study Points to Strangers
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Don't let a new identity theft study confuse your approach to warding off the crooks. No matter the source of the pilfering, the fundamentals of ID theft prevention apply.
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10/24/2007 The Hot Market vs. the Not Market
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Currently my local real estate market is officially a buyers market with more than a 9 months supply of homes. What this means is that out of the 7,814 single family homes, townhouses and condominiums on the market right now, it will take 9 months to sell them all at the rate they have sold in the last 30 days (which was 840 units sold in the last 30 days).
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10/24/2007 Behind the Curtains of Celebrity Houses
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Americans have always had a love affair with the macabre. Maybe it's a fascination with the grotesque. Or perhaps its simply that heinous events cast a spell over our natural curiosity. Or just maybe people are intrigued with all things celebrity, and just can't get enough of it.
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10/24/2007 Ask the HOA Expert
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Question: Our board received a certified letter from a homeowner demanding a copy of all board meeting minutes for the past five years to be sent to him within 10 days. This request represents a significant investment in time and effort. Are we obligated to comply with this request?
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10/23/2007 Countrywide plans $6.2 billion in loan modifications
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Countrywide Financial Corp. said it is prepared to modify the terms of $6.2 billion in mortgages, in order to help 10,000 delinquent borrowers get current on their loans and prevent 20,000 borrowers who are up to date on their loans from defaulting when their payments adjust.
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10/23/2007 NAR crosses swords with DOJ over real estate site
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National Association of Realtors officials lashed out in an online commentary this week against a "Competition and Real Estate" Web site launched earlier this month by the U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division.
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10/23/2007 Overnight real estate rates lower still
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Long-term mortgage interest rates declined again Monday, and the
benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield rose to 4.41 percent.
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10/23/2007 Trends in mobile technology
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Editor's note: In this three-part special report, Inman News dives into the world of mobile real estate to offer a look at how agents are using various services to connect with clients and streamline their businesses. (Read Part 1, "Agents, consumers connect with mobile technology.")
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10/23/2007 DOJ, FTC reps address MLS execs
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Representatives for the U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission, during a meeting of multiple listing service industry professionals this month, discussed the agencies' role in enforcing antitrust law for the real estate industry and outlined actions the agencies are taking to protect consumers and industry participants from anticompetitive behavior.
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10/23/2007 Can Texas Hold Down Foreclosure Numbers?
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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott wants to do something about the looming mortgage crisis which is hitting his state and just about all others.
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