Letter to the editor: Foreclosure doesn't make sense (The Doings Elmhurst)ELMHURST -- Would somebody in the banking and loan business please tell me why it makes sense to foreclose on someone who is having a hard time paying his or her over-valued mortgage and then turn around and put that same property for sale at a drastic discount? Would it not make more sense and be more constructive to rearrange the mortgage at a lower principal for the original buyer?

Sartell looking to sell properties (St. Cloud Times)Homes for sale as city aims to cut maintenance costs

Affordibility spurs home sales (Contra Costa Times)End of foreclosure moratorium, though, might flood market with new inventory

Centex buy helps Pulte grow locally (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Pulte Homes' purchase of Centex Homes will help the homebuilder strengthen its local market share and reach a new segment of homebuyers, industry officials said Wednesday.

Sexual battery trial begins today (Laurel Leader-Call)Investment property for sale North 5th Ave. Laurel $26,000 2 BR/1 BA currently rented at $400 per month. Call Trey 901- ... >MORE Mobile Home For Rent 2 BR - 1 BA, MH, recently remodeled. Ellisville. 1 mile from I-59 and JCJC.

CBD towers in fire sales (The Australian)TWO big-ticket office towers have sold, or are in the final stage of negotiations, amid the sea of properties for sale across the nation's CBDs.

(1:15 P.M. UPDATE) Barbour vetoes furniture manufacturing tax credits (Laurel Leader-Call)JACKSON (AP) ? Gov. Haley Barbour has vetoed a bill that would've given tax credits to furniture manufacturers in Mississippi. In striking down the bill, Barbour said there is disagreement among furniture industry executives about whether the tax credits would help companies create or retain jobs.

Finding a deal: Sheriff's sale provides opportunities for bidders (The Alexandria Town Talk)Allan Babb sat in the back row of chairs, quietly watching as arms darted up around the room with six-figure dollar amounts being shouted out. This was Babb's first time to attend a Rapides Parish sheriff's sale.

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