Monday, July 20, 2009

Metro area braces for bugs - Detroit News

Foreclosed, half-finished or abandoned houses dotting Metro Detroit neighborhoods are providing a handy haven for summer's most dreaded pests -- mosquitoes -- at time when communities can least afford to control them. "The economic downturn in ..., more 
and Land banks used to fight blight in Flint, elsewhere - Detroit Free Press  FLINT — In downtown Flint, the historic Durant Hotel sat empty for more than 30 years until a financial tool led to its current $30-million renovation. That tool is the land bank, an idea gaining national attention for its positive impact on urban ..., more 
and U.S. asks banks to expand foreclosure prevention - Reuters  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is asking the largest mortgage finance companies to quicken the pace of modifying home loans and so help more troubled borrowers avoid foreclosure. The largest 25 mortgage servicers should appoint a ..., more 

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