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Lenders allow more short sales; foreclosure sales down in Palm Beach County
Source: Palm Beach Post The number of homes purchased in a short sale surpassed foreclosure buys in Palm Beach County during the first half of the year, more evidence banks are avoiding lengthy court proceedings and trying to comply with the Nationwide Mortgage Settlement, experts said. Read more…
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Seniors facing foreclosure at increasing rates
Source: Palm Beach Post The foreclosure rate for people age 75 or older increased from 0.33 percent in 2007 to 3.19 percent in 2011. Read more…
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Two more habitat homes to be dedicated in Lake Worth
Source: Palm Beach Post Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County will dedicate two more Lake Worth homes Friday and Saturday. Read more…
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Post panel: Former homeowners get second chance at American Dream
Source: Palm Beach Post Homeowners forced into a short sale or foreclosure during the worst of the real estate bust are tip-toeing back into the housing market as their credit improves and lender prohibitions time out. Read more…
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Few Floridians apply for foreclosure compensation
Source: Palm Beach Post Florida residents wronged during a foreclosure could receive up to $125,000 in compensation through a federal program launched in November, but just 3 percent of homeowners contacted statewide have applied to have their cases reviewed. Read more…
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Winner of Lake Worth hero award says volunteering is his oxygen
Source: Palm Beach Post Mark Parrilla couldn’t stop crying when Lake Worth Commissioner Andy Amoroso announced that he was chosen by his peers to receive the city’s first My Lake Worth Hero award. Read more…