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About Lauren's Kids Lauren's Kids was founded by child abuse victim, survivor and educator Lauren Book-Lim. The organization educates adults and children about sexual abuse topics through an in school curriculum, a 24-hour Crisis Hotline and speaking engagements around the country. The ultimate g...

Call it the temporary tax credit that just won't end. Congress approved late Wednesday an extension to the June 30 closing deadline for the home buyer tax credit, hours before it was set to expire. The move will give would-be buyers who signed a purchase agreement by April 30 more time to close o...

     What do World Cup soccer players and house fraud have in common?  Flopping.  Both are illegal.  In soccer, there are those  who elevate flopping to an artform feigning injury.  It happens in other high profile sports such as basketball ala Manu Ginobli.  The ONLY difference between house "fl...

SOUTH AFRICA-  "We never quit," said Landon Donovan after.  It was scoreless into the first minute of injury time.  Then Donovan put a stunning goal off a goalie deflection into the back of the net.  "It was like time stopped," said Team USA's captain.  Until Donovan's goal, it appeared the offic...

MIAMI (AP) - A Florida couple who fled their dream home because of foul-smelling, ruinous Chinese drywall was awarded $2.4 million in damages Friday in the nation's first jury trial over the defective wallboard that could have legal ramifications for thousands of similar cases.      The six-perso...

40 Camelot Ridge Dr, Brandon, FL 33511 (MLS # T2422689)     View Virtual Tour Price  $349,000  Days on Market  14 Beds  4  Baths  3 full  Home size  3,328 sq ft, Lot Size  14,701 sq ft This stunning home sits on a large corner lot in a quiet, yet convenient neighborhood! Priced to sell and NOT A ...

     There are signs American homeowners have found house size is not everything.  A recent Census Bureau report shows the number of housing starts is not the only thing that might be shrinking in the home construction market.  The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is reporting that af...

     Sunday's Tampa Tribune reported about the the Chinese drywall legislation which is designed to give a tax break to struggling homeowners.  However, the bill has some unintended consequences.  The intent of the bill was to give a deep and standardized tax break.  According to Hillsborough cou...

     Do you know how long the shadow inventory of REO's is?  You may be asking what a shadow inventory is.  You may not want to.  According to REO Insider, "many believe the shadow inventory represents the foreclosed inventory that has yet to reach the market.  Since the US government introduced ...

     Bank of Americais starting to forgive principal when modifying underwater mortgages eligible for the National Homeownership Retention Program (NHRP).  B of A servicers will forgive principal for homeowners who owe "considerably more" on their mortgage than the current value of the home while...