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		<title>&#8216;LENDER SEIZED WRONG HOME&#8217; STATES SUIT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Sara Lepro
Reports of lenders repossessing the wrong home are further tarnishing the banking industry&#8217;s image, already bruised by bailouts and bonuses.
The mix-ups have been perpetuated by the sheer number of foreclosures being processed today as well as the various layers of communication involved. Addresses and other information passed from one department to another, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOME PRICES UP 5% OVER LAST YEAR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Home Prices Up 5% Year-Over-Year: Clear Capital 
New data released by Clear Capital Thursday shows that home prices nationally are up 5.0 percent compared to February 2009.
The quarter-over-quarter price change for the numbers through last month was flat at 0.0 percent, indicating a softening during the winter months. But Clear Capital noted that the year-over-year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Orleans Woman Charged W/ Fraud on Fed Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Orleans Woman Charged With Fraud on Recovery Program
By Jennifer Harmon, National Mortgage News
February 17, 2010
Elizabeth Holiday, 38, a resident of New Orleans, was charged with theft of government funds in a two-count bill of information relating to fraudulent applications she made to the Louisiana Road Home Program and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mortgagea1.com/new-orleans-woman-charged-w-fraud-on-fed-program/ </link>
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		<title>Sharp Decline in Foreclosure Activity in CALIF</title>
		<description><![CDATA[California Sees Dramatic Decline in Foreclosure Activity 
California foreclosure activity plummeted in December, especially when looked at on a daily average basis, according to the monthly California Foreclosure Report recently released by ForeclosureRadar, a Website devoted to tracking every California foreclosure.
Notices of default dropped 17.5 percent in aggregate, but they actually dropped 32.5 percent on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WORDS TO THE WISE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[* Learn like you are going to live forever; live like your going to die tomorrow.
* Punctuality is the courtesy of kings.
* If you are a fisherman don&#8217;t give your children fish, teach them how to fish.
* The young man knows the rules but the old man knows the exceptions.
* Be careful what you set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Prices Appreciate 25% This Decade Even with Slump</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Home Prices Appreciate 25% This Decade Even with Slump
After the biggest housing boom and bust in U.S. history, prices of existing homes managed to increase by only 25% over the past 10 years, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Realtors reported that median home values rose from $137,600 in November 1999 to $172,600 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mortgagea1.com/home-prices-increase-by-25-this-decade-even-with-slump/ </link>
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		<title>SELLING PROPERTY HE DOESNT OWN GETS FRAUD SENTENCE FOR DETROIT MAN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT MAN TO BE SENTENCE ON FRAUDULENT PAPERWORK TRAIL
IN SALE OF CHURCH

Tracy Carmichael, 46, Detroit, Michigan was convicted after a 4 day jury trial in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain an over $149,000 mortgage on a church property located on 11731 Mount Elliot, Detroit.  Carmichael was found guilty as charged of eleven [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mortgagea1.com/selling-property-he-doesnt-own-gets-fraud-sentence-for-detroit-man/ </link>
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		<title>Home Prices Rise, According to FHFA Index</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Home Prices Rise, According to FHFA Index
December 23, 2009
Home prices rose 0.6% in October and rebounded from a 0.4% decline in September, according to a house price index compiled by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The index, however, only reflects homes funded by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans. Regionally, the FHFA HPI registered a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mortgagea1.com/home-prices-rise-according-to-fhfa-index/ </link>
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		<title>&#8220;Cash for Caulkers&#8221; could mean $12K per home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Cash for Caulkers&#8221; could mean $12K per home
•	By Steve Hargreaves, CNNMoney.com staff writer
•	On 6:24 pm EST, Tuesday December 8, 2009
Cash for Caulkers could mean $12K per home
President Obama proposed a new program Tuesday that would reimburse homeowners for energy-efficient appliances and insulation, part of a broader plan to stimulate the economy.
The administration didn&#8217;t provide immediate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mortgagea1.com/cash-for-caulkers-could-mean-12k-per-home/ </link>
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		<title>RATES RISE CAUSING REFINANCE SURGE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Refinancing Application Surge May Reflect Rate Rise Nudging Borrowers
An increase in the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate for the first time in over a month during the week ending Dec. 4 could be responsible for an increase in refinance applications during the period, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association&#8217;s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey. A rate [...]]]></description>
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