foreclosures

• Foreclosures

• Foreclosure rate rises in Twin Cities area
• Home values could take new hit from foreclosures
• Whistleblower: With help on high, foreclosure avoided  + video
• State slams alleged Bloomington mortgage scammer
• Wieffering: A lifeline, not a bailout, for homeowners
• Apartment construction leads jump in housing starts, showing industry may be at turning point
• Utah man accused of running foreclosure aid scam, funneling money to plastic surgery
• JPMorgan is the sole company cited as needing 'substantial improvement' in foreclosure program
• TransUnion predicts sharp drop in late payments on mortgages in 2012 as foreclosures clear
• Occupy Wall Street protests shift focus from encampments to reclaiming foreclosed homes

• Housing

• $25 billion settlement reached with 5 largest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses  + video
• For homeowners, street work a financial pothole
• All-American makeover
• Drop in home prices slows
• Permits for multi-family housing booming in suburbs
• Rambler becomes a homemade villa
• Homeplan: Build a storybook cottage
• US new-home sales fell in December to make 2011 worst sales year on record
• Mortgage deal could aid homeowners on the brink
• What $179,900 buys in Twin Cities

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• Swans trumpet in Minnesota once again
• All-American makeover
• Native plant conference digs into climate change
• Fashion and fairies at the Arb
• How to fix that pesky leaky faucet
• Clever disguises hide decorating problems
• Greening the cabin
• Home plan: Updated Arts and Crafts
• Get organized with 20-minute projects