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Houston, Harris Co. making plans to buy foreclosures - Houston ChronicleHouston and Harris County soon could begin buying and renovating foreclosed homes and selling them to low- and middle-income families, using $28 million in federal grants aimed at tackling the subprime mortgage crisis. They are among five counties ... Read more...Naperville may ease Historic District guidelines - Arlington Heights Daily HeraldResidents of Naperville's Historic District eventually may have less stringent guidelines for renovating their homes. Councilmen this week rejected a proposal to eliminate the district, saying they would rather revamp the rules for rehabilitating ... Read more...How web tools could help the economy - Guardian UnlimitedBarack Obama has shown with resounding success how internet innovations - from Facebook to Twitter - can help win elections. But can similar tools help solve the economic problems facing Gordon Brown and other political leaders trying to jump-start a ... Read more...Taking a high-end hit - Cape Cod TimesFor months after the economy started its current downward trajectory, diamonds — and designer handbags and waterfront mansions — were still an affluent consumer's best friend. Now, perhaps, it would be more accurate to describe them as warm ... Read more...House of Hope - WHP CBS21An area program is aiming to build the skills and minds of some local students. New Beginnings' Houses of Hope is hoping to recruit more than 60 students over the next three years to learn construction skills while earning their high school diplomas ... Read more...Builder goes green in downtown Milton - Milton Daily StandardMILTON — It’s not as easy being green, but it’s sure worth it. Local residents may have noticed a new structure going up at the corner of Arch and Center streets in Milton. It’s not entirely new, however. Reflecting a growing trend in the ... Read more...Home builders try to survive in slow market - Cleveland Plain Dealer BlogLis DeJong/The Plain Dealer About a half dozen homes in Rysar Properties' Cinema Park development in Warrensville Heights remain unfinished after the company defaulted on a $3 million loan last summer. Since then, the homes have sat vacant and ... Read more...Charming B&B is near homes of four presidents - Pittsburgh Post-GazetteORANGE, Va. -- If you'd like to dip into presidential history and taste a variety of wines, the Monticello Wine Trail is a great destination with 22 wineries. Virginia is home to 140 wineries, and this particular trail, which is near Charlottesville ... Read more...Tampa launches program that targets foreclosures - St. Petersburg TimesTAMPA — Florida has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation, but help is on the way. Mayor Pam Iorio and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, on Thursday held a news conference to launch a $13.6-million program targeting foreclosed homes ... Read more...Rentals Up, Buyers and Sellers are Cautious - Connecticut PostReal estate agent Ruth Jones has been spending a lot of time lately trying to calm anxious clients who have homes on today's market. "It's like being a doctor and having to give a bad diagnosis," Jones said. "They're nervous. Their houses aren't ... Read more...Houston, Harris Co. making plans to buy foreclosures - Houston ChronicleHouston and Harris County soon could begin buying and renovating foreclosed homes and selling them to low- and middle-income families, using $28 million in federal grants aimed at tackling the subprime mortgage crisis. They are among five counties ... Read more...Naperville may ease Historic District guidelines - Arlington Heights Daily HeraldResidents of Naperville's Historic District eventually may have less stringent guidelines for renovating their homes. Councilmen this week rejected a proposal to eliminate the district, saying they would rather revamp the rules for rehabilitating ... Read more...How web tools could help the economy - Guardian UnlimitedBarack Obama has shown with resounding success how internet innovations - from Facebook to Twitter - can help win elections. But can similar tools help solve the economic problems facing Gordon Brown and other political leaders trying to jump-start a ... Read more...Taking a high-end hit - Cape Cod TimesFor months after the economy started its current downward trajectory, diamonds — and designer handbags and waterfront mansions — were still an affluent consumer's best friend. Now, perhaps, it would be more accurate to describe them as warm ... Read more...House of Hope - WHP CBS21An area program is aiming to build the skills and minds of some local students. New Beginnings' Houses of Hope is hoping to recruit more than 60 students over the next three years to learn construction skills while earning their high school diplomas ... Read more...Builder goes green in downtown Milton - Milton Daily StandardMILTON — It’s not as easy being green, but it’s sure worth it. Local residents may have noticed a new structure going up at the corner of Arch and Center streets in Milton. It’s not entirely new, however. Reflecting a growing trend in the ... Read more...Home builders try to survive in slow market - Cleveland Plain Dealer BlogLis DeJong/The Plain Dealer About a half dozen homes in Rysar Properties' Cinema Park development in Warrensville Heights remain unfinished after the company defaulted on a $3 million loan last summer. Since then, the homes have sat vacant and ... Read more...Charming B&B is near homes of four presidents - Pittsburgh Post-GazetteORANGE, Va. -- If you'd like to dip into presidential history and taste a variety of wines, the Monticello Wine Trail is a great destination with 22 wineries. Virginia is home to 140 wineries, and this particular trail, which is near Charlottesville ... Read more...Tampa launches program that targets foreclosures - St. Petersburg TimesTAMPA — Florida has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation, but help is on the way. Mayor Pam Iorio and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, on Thursday held a news conference to launch a $13.6-million program targeting foreclosed homes ... Read more...Rentals Up, Buyers and Sellers are Cautious - Connecticut PostReal estate agent Ruth Jones has been spending a lot of time lately trying to calm anxious clients who have homes on today's market. "It's like being a doctor and having to give a bad diagnosis," Jones said. "They're nervous. Their houses aren't ... 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