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2009
WASHINGTON COUNTY MD LENDER OWNED FORECLOSURES There are 51 lender owned foreclosures (REO) available for purchase in Washington County MD Click the following URL to see the report. Click on the listing number for full details on each property. Sort by headings. http://mrislistings.mris.com/Ma...
09/28/2009
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY MD LENDER OWNED FORECLOSURES There are 341 lender owned foreclosures (REO), priced at $150,000 and ABOVE, available for purchase in Prince George's County MD. Click the following URL to see the report. Click on the listing number for full details on each property. S...
09/28/2009
Phone Calls Add to Din Over Loans Congressional Investigators Ask for More on Countrywide VIP Mortgage Program By JOHN R. EMSHWILLER The Wall Street Journal "The discovery that Countrywide Financial Corp. recorded phone conversations with borrowers in a controversial mortgage program that inclu...
09/27/2009
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$35 Billion Slated for Local Housing By DEBORAH SOLOMON The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is close to committing as much as $35 billion to help beleaguered state and local housing agencies continue to provide mortgages to low- and moderate-income families, according ...
09/27/2009
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Avoiding Foreclosure Scams Be alert for foreclosure "rescue" offers! A typical story involves a homeowner who behind on their mortgage and is contacted by an individual or company that offers to "refinance" the house or buy it to rent back to the family, promising (verbally) that it can be repur...
09/27/2009
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Short-Sale Debt Could Follow You By Benny L. KassSaturday, September 26, 2009 Today's issue of The Washington Post "Debt relief is not as simple as it seems. Consider, for example, what happens when mortgage lenders give struggling borrowers the go-ahead on a short sale. Short sales can happen wh...
09/26/2009
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Class Struggle 10 Ways to Pick The Right School District Today's issue of The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/25/AR2009092501220.html By Jay MathewsSaturday, September 26, 2009 "We say we are buying a house. But for most of us parents, the house is not...
09/26/2009
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The Nation's Housing New Life for the First-Time Credit? By Kenneth R. Harney Saturday, September 26, 2009 The Washington Post "Will Congress extend the wildly popular $8,000 home-buyer tax credit beyond its Nov. 30 expiration date? That's a question generating huge pressure on Capitol Hill from...
09/26/2009
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SUPPORT WOUNDED TROOPS Our associate Vicki Capone posted this appeal. Please help if you can. Team River Runner is asking for your assistance. "Many of you already know that I volunteer with a non-profit called Team River Runner. TRR was founded by local Washington, DC area kayakers to provide re...
09/25/2009
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Tree Removal Permit Required The City of Gaithersburg requires a permit for tree removal on private property. Tree removal means removal, relocating or topping of the tree. This would include trees with a caliper of more than two inches, as measured at four inches above ground level. The applica...
09/25/2009
