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2008 

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 400,000 borrowers with $68 billion in loans may benefit from a rescue bill.  This bill is to help homeowners avoid foreclosure by offering at-risk borrowers the chance to refinance their old mortgages into new low-cost fixed-rate loans. To qualify bo...
07/25/2008
  The next big plan for helping out the mortgage industry is to full inform investors of the types of mortgages they are buying into.  The idea is to promote confidence in the investment they are making so that mortgage-backed securities will be bought once again.  A group representing the buyers...
07/22/2008
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June Residential Highlights   June sales activity was mixed when compared to that of May 2008. On the other hand, activity continues to follow a downward trend compared with 2007. From May to June, there was a 0.8% increase in closed sales (1,877 v. 1,863) - the second straight month of increasin...
07/15/2008
That is the theme for the 58th annual Crawfish Festival in Tualatin on Friday and Saturday August 8th & 9th.  This year there is a Crawfish of the Caribbean Treasure Hunt.  Clues will lead participants to various locations with a grand prize of a 42-inch flat-screen TV donated by West Coast Bank....
07/11/2008
The crazy-low home prices have finally begun to lure real estate investors into the market. Sharon Restrepo, a broker in South Florida, where home prices have dropped nearly 27% over the past 12 months, recently bought a three-family home from a very motivated seller for a mere $65,000. It liste...
07/02/2008
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