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It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "From the front porch of her shotgun home in the Portland neighborhood, 73-year-old Patricia Harrell can see three properties that were sold at foreclosure auctions last year. Harrell's street is part of a swath of western Louisville running through...

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I asked a reader if I could use her email as a topic. An edited version. "RE: MY Housing Crisis - Can I walk away? Dear Ben, I'm just a disabled WF who got scammed by a person who showed up at my door after I pissed off his telemarketer by saying no and hanging up. She called back and baffled me...

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The Desert Dispatch reports from California. "In the past year, home prices have fallen dramatically in Barstow as in California as a whole. Data recently released by the California Association of Realtors shows that home sales are climbing as the median price of a single family home fell off by...

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The Grand Junction Sentinel reports from Colorado. "Things will get better, that’s the mantra in the Grand Valley real estate industry these days. 'It’s just going to take a little time,' said Bob Reece of Advanced Title Technology in Grand Junction. 'The crystal ball question is: How much time?'"...

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The Baltimore Sun reports from Maryland. "It's not an easy time for sellers with homes aimed at the move-up crowd. Lois Hanson, who's asking $539,000 for her Monkton rancher, said the house has been on the market since September with no offers. Two couples were very interested - each returned three...

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The Naples News reports from Florida. "Marbella Lakes in Naples began its grand opening weekend on Saturday and will continue the event through Sunday. Patty Campbell, the company’s division president, had said Friday that she wouldn’t be surprised to see prospective buyers camping out overnight,...

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The Appeal Democrat reports from California. "It was standing room-only at a Behind on House Payments workshop in Marysville that reviewed 'cash for keys,' the hope hotline and 'all those things going on behind the curtain' when homeowners face foreclosure. Lincoln resident Lexie Karsch, and her...

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It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Some Des Moines-area homeowners feel stuck in their homes — they can't sell and they can't rent out either. Doug and Marissa Kennedy of Ankeny want to buy a home larger than their 1,100-square-foot townhouse. They tried to sell but couldn't find a...

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A report from the Oregonian. "Time ran out for the Bali family Thursday morning when a Clark County sheriff's deputy arrived in an unmarked car. Krishneel Bali's parents hadn't told him they were losing the house to foreclosure, he said later. Now, as a truck backed into the driveway, he had 30...

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The Ouray News reports from Colorado. "County Treasurer Jeanne Casolari told county commissioners that the number of homes in foreclosure, as of January, has already matched the number of foreclosures for the entire year of 2008. Commissioner Keith Meinert asked whether the homes were in the 'high...