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Fewer Dallas-Fort Worth Homeowners Upside Down on Loans

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The Number Of Underwater Mortgages Could Reach 20 Million By 2012

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Have We Not Learned Anything…?

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Homeowners in Financial Trouble

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New Government Initiative To Provide Aid To Jobless Homeowners

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Properties In Distress Are Selling For An Average 27 Percent Discount

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July Auction Scheduled for 35 Downtown Dallas Condos at The Metropolitan

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Fannie Mae Getting Tough on Home ‘Walkaways’

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Struggling Homeowners Find Help Outside Obama Program

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Top 10 Things You Should Know about Financial Reform

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