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New House Sales Up 11 Percent In June

This is good news but limited in scope and effect. There are still millions of foreclosed houses unsold. This does not indicate the recession is over or even easing up but it the numbers continue to go up in the...

Vacant U.S. Homes Stats: The U.S. Has Room for all of U.K.

In Australia, according to recent release of 2006 census figures, there are 100,000 homeless, but that figure will have multiplied many fold since 2006. The Australian government has allocated millions to reduce homelessness to 50% by 2020, but that initiative hasn't been...

Over 2,000 Houses in Tarrant Foreclosed Home Auction

More than 2,000 units will be sold in the July foreclosed home auction of Tarrant County, Texas. Most of these represent re-filings by lenders still struggling to cope with surging foreclosures and loan modification requests."More than 2,000 houses will be sold in Tarrant...

Militants occupy 3 houses, 10 shops of Sikhs in Pakistan

In the second incident of its kind, the militants active in Orakzai tribal district of Pakistan have occupied three houses and 10 shops of the Sikh community in the region. However, a local tribe has given shelter to the 24-member displaced Sikh family in accordance with the...

Houses of God Turn to Chapter 11 in Book of Bankruptcy

Amidst a nationwide recession, financial credit meltdown and foreclosure crisis, churches also are praying that they can meet their next mortgage.  "The era of easy credit has begun taking its toll on even the...

HOUSING: Judge denies defense request in foreclosure case

"A judge denied a request Friday to toss out two civil charges against a group of defendants accused of running a fictitious foreclosure-prevention company, said a district attorney prosecutor.Five people who ran a Carlsbad business were arrested in May on charges of...

Lankan forces capture strategic area in LTTE stronghold

The Sri Lankan forces have intensified their campaign against rebel LTTE in last months. The government troops have made dramatic progress on the northern fronts, seizing a series of rebel bases and chunks of...

Military to brief Pakistan Parliament on threats to national security

Following a truck-bomb attack on a five-star hotel near seat of governance in Islamabad, the Pakistan government seems to have decided to synchronize its policies to eliminate on terrorism. " In camera sittings of both houses of Pakistan parliament on anti-terrorism policy...

Panama City view

A view of Panama City in Republic of Panama. Capital. Part of Central America.

BigBang Collision Live

"An Australian physicist says a science experiment which begins in Switzerland today is a major milestone in the history of scientific discovery. Scientists have built a 27-kilometre long underground circular tunnel that houses the Large Hadron Collider, which will allow...

Buy a home for only a Euro in western Sicily, update with contact info

With housing prices at record highs in North America and the U.K. you may want to consider buying a home in Italy instead. The mayor of Salemi, a small town less than half an hour outside of Palermo in Sicily, has...

Katrina Pain Index: New Orleans Three Years Later

" Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast three years ago this week. The president promised to do whatever it took to rebuild. But the nation is trying to fight wars in several countries and is dealing with economic crisis. The attention of the president wandered...

Haiti Hurricane Recovery Effort at Ti Goave

The news for the Haitian people is not encouraging as there are 3 tropical storms that could affect Haiti in coming days.  Gustav took the lives of 77 Haitians, while Hanna has cost 11 lives since...

Hurricane Gustav Hits Mission to Haiti, 90 Mph winds, "Keep us in your Prayers"

Mission to Haiti Update: Keep us in your Prayers"I wanted to write and give you a report on how hurricane Gustav is impactingHaiti. Right now, the hurricane is passing over the top of southern Haiti. Ijust spoke...

Arizona Hopeful by Phoenix’s Small Ray of Hope

Prices of houses in Phoenix have fallen more than 20 when compared with 2007 according to the Arizona State University–Repeat Sales Index. Karl Guntermann, Professor of Real Estate Fred E. Taylor, and Alex...

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