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A tale of two houses
arnoldp@herald-mail.comNew homeowner Steven Mazur and his new neighbors, Jesse McAllister and fiancé Heather Kurtz, are full of hope about their lives in the housing development on Hagerstown’s western edge. So, too, presumably, was the woman who in summer 2006 bought...Tags: Fort Detrick (military base), Human Interest, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Real Estate Buyers, Frederick County (Virginia)
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Letters to the Editor: Nov. 1
Travis Poole understands school issues To the editor: Of all the elections coming up next week, none is more important that the choices we make for the four open positions on the Washington County Board of Education. I have known and worked with Travis...Tags: Politics, Real Estate Buyers, Services and Shopping, Recreational Substance Use, Drug Use
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Business People
Hagerstown Community College Officials at Hagerstown Community College announce the appointment of Alicia Manfre as instructor of biotechnology. A graduate of North Hagerstown High School, Manfre completed her doctoral degree in genetics at Clemson...Tags: Human Interest, Medical Specialization, Chemical Industry, Human Body, Science and Technology
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When short sales leave sellers short
Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that they were foreclosed upon, rather than having negotiated a...Tags: Consumers, Mortgages, Finance, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Housing Industry
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Deal bolsters prospects for stalled marina project
A stalled residential marina development in Blue Island has been purchased by a south suburban company that built its name rehabbing foreclosed homes. Tinley Park-based Mack Cos. acquired 27 acres at Fay's Point, on a peninsula between the Cal-Sag...
Tags: Foreclosures, Finance, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Condos and Houses, Services and Shopping
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Short sales routinely show up in credit reports as foreclosures
WASHINGTON — Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that they were foreclosed upon, rather...
Tags: Consumers, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Housing Industry, Services and Shopping, Freddie Mac
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Sellers: How to get the most for your house
Receiving five offers in 48 hours for my parents' former home bowled me over, especially considering the real estate market we all just barely lived through. And these weren't just offers; they were great offers for the four-bedroom ranch house I grew...
Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Homes
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Manager pleads guilty in Allentown mortgage fraud case
The manager of an Allentown mortgage company who obtained fraudulent loans worth $1.5 million has pleaded guilty in federal court. Joel Tillett, 36, of Whitehall Township admitted to conspiracy and forging loan documents to ensure clients' mortgage...Tags: Justice System, Whitehall, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Lawyers, Prosecution
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Insurance stalls revival
There were 11,256 bottles of wine in the cellar of Antoine's Restaurant on the morning of Aug. 29 when Hurricane Katrina struck, some of them rare, most of them expensive and all of them ruined when the power failed, the air conditioning died and the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Rivers, Renovation, Premature Birth
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FHA financing attracts larger pool of buyers
Q: I own a condominium in an eight-unit building. I am preparing my unit for sale and my Realtor says that our association should get the building FHA approved so that prospective buyers who plan to use FHA-backed mortgages can be viable prospects. Can...Tags: Mortgages, Condos, Real Estate Buyers, Services and Shopping, Real Estate
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New Developments in Home Financing
Most experts agree that the housing market is strengthening and could be the bright spot for the U.S. economy in 2013. Signs of the housing recovery are clear: home values and inventory levels have stabilized; interest rates on mortgages remain near all-...Tags: Finance, Mortgages, Insurance, Prices, Economy, Business and Finance
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Loan underwriters make 'absurd' demands in effort to verify data
Did you hear about the loan underwriter who demanded a letter from the borrower's doctor stating the borrower had been healed and his illness would not come back? How about the underwriter who wanted a verification of employment from the borrower who...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Security, Mortgages, Finance, Roman Catholicism
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May 18, 2013
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May 17, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 17, 2013
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May 17, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 14, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 8, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 10, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 9, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 3, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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