Watergate Hotel could be auctioned off next week - Sydney Morning Herald

The Watergate Hotel, which was made famous by a political scandal involving President Richard Nixon, is expected to be on the auction block next week. Alex Cooper Auctioneers is announcing that it will take bids on Tuesday on the Washington landmark ..., more 
and Job losses fueling more foreclosures - Columbus Dispatch  WASHINGTON -- Relentlessly rising unemployment is triggering more home foreclosures, threatening the Obama administration's efforts to end the housing crisis and diminishing hopes the economy will rebound with vigor. In past recessions, the housing ..., more 
and Northampton County program aims to stem record foreclosure flood - Allentown Morning Call  Straining to stand against a record flood of foreclosures, a new Northampton County program faced its first test July 10 and managed to keep a handful of homeowners in their homes -- at least for a few more months. Three sets of homeowners trickled ..., more