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The News Journal reports on Delaware. "They came from all over Delaware, four other states and the District of Columbia -- all hoping to land a piece of an $11 million construction job at Delaware Technical & Community College. The crowd reflected the still dire state of the local construction...

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The Press of Atlantic City reports from New Jersey. "With home prices and mortgage rates low, and lots of distressed properties, real estate is a buyer’s market. Yet buyers are less satisfied. Marsha Mangiello, one of four co-owners of Re/Max Atlantic in Northfield and Absecon, said buyers without...

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The Grand Junction Sentinel reports from Colorado. "Foreclosure filings and sales are declining in Mesa County, according to data released by the Colorado Division of Housing. Some lenders are taking more time to foreclose on a home after last fall’s robo-signing controversy. That slower pace means...

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A reader suggested a topic on government rental subsides and housing prices. "My weekend topic suggestion is how Section 8 and other government programs that assist the poor with their housing costs act to set an artificial floor under the real estate prices. The housing vouchers are in my opinion...

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Readers suggested a topic on the debt fallout. "I’m now seeing more and more economists say that we should try to inflate our way out of some our federal/state/local/corporate/financial/personal debt overhang. Usually, 4.0% to 6.0% inflation for several years is mentioned, as if it could be fined...

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It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Foreclosure activity in Manatee County skyrocketed by more than 103 percent from June to July. The increased foreclosure activity also may be a sign, according to another local attorney, that banks are returning to a less sympathetic -- and less...

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The Detroit News reports from Michigan. "Boyne City, on the banks of Lake Charlevoix in the northwest Lower Peninsula is seeing a burst of vacation home construction even as it grapples with a glut of properties for sale. There are plans to build condominiums on the lake's edge and another marina...

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KPSP Local 2 reports from California. "There are new concerns about the housing market because of the economic turmoil. Officials at Standard & Poor's are downgrading the credit ratings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. One street in the Indio housing development Talavera provides a good snapshot of...