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Stimulus funds sought to fight foreclosures
Boston Globe
... for $50 million in federal stimulus funds in an effort to dramatically expand its assistance to Massachusetts residents facing home foreclosure. ...

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Property, income not only tax concerns
Amarillo.com
For example, Florida has high water assessment rates, and Nevada has the nation's highest foreclosure rate. A flood of foreclosures can pressure a community ...

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Voice of America

Fireworks Show Will Go on in Massachusetts Town, Thanks to Local ...
Voice of America
But the mills began to close in the early 1900s, and this latest recession - with its foreclosures and layoffs - has severely cut down Lowell's tax base. ...

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Hamptons.com

Realtors Hopes Rise As Home Sales Inch Upward
Hamptons.com
And we all know the founders out east here came down from Massachusetts, after taking off from Kent, England to that New England point. ...

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Reuters

Spring US housing market hints at awaited recovery
Reuters
However, analysts said bumps in the road remain for any sustained recovery as a frenzy of foreclosures loom large in the residential real estate market. ...

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US Mortgage Applications Fall 19%, Defying Obama
Bloomberg
Still, rising foreclosures that sell at discounted prices are flooding the market and depressing home values, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist of ...

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ABC News

Home prices still slip, but at slower clip
San Francisco Chronicle
Findlay said the continued plummeting of home prices will drive still more foreclosures. "We're continuing to see delinquencies escalate," he said. ...
San Diego home prices sliding at slower paceSan Diego Union Tribune

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Housing in Peril as Obama Fails to Get Breakthrough
Bloomberg
This year, the number of foreclosures may rise to 2.5 million, the highest on record, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the Realtors' group. ...

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ABC News

Home sales fall, but price drops are not as steep
Boston Globe
Massachusetts housing prices continued to fall at a double-digit rate last month as foreclosure sales put downward pressure on the market, according to new ...
May's home sales near 20-year lowBizjournals.com
Lower home prices leading to higher salesTehran Times
US Economy: Lower Home Prices Fuel Gain in ResalesBloomberg

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Cape home foreclosures down despite tough market
Cape Cod Times
Home foreclosures on the Cape continue to decline, but a turnaround in the housing markets may still be a long way off. In Massachusetts ...
Jobless rate trails nation'sThe Republican - MassLive.com
Foreclosures in Mass. plummet 58.6% in MayBoston Globe
Mass. foreclosures slipped 59% in MayBizjournals.com
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