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Foreclosures Fade in World Series Spotlight
Detroit’s Wayne County reported 4,190 properties entering foreclosure in September, the second most only behind Chicago’s Cook County (whose fans didn’t have any team to cheer in the playoffs this year). But for at least five games, the city has pushed concerns about the housing market and the economy to the backburner and chosen to focus on baseball: “The local news media have started calling Detroit "Tiger Town." The Detroit Tigers are the feel-good story of this year’s World Series, having made it to baseball’s big dance only three years after posting 119 losses — one of the worst records in history.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Foreclosure Fouls Up Sports Stars
Two recent cases in point: record-setting baseball player Jose Canseco , and former NBA star Latrell Sprewell . Canseco, who first came to prominence as a right fielder with the Oakland Athletics back in the 1980s, has decided to walk away from his home in the Los Angeles suburb of Encino, Calif. Neighbors reportedly call it “The Hotel” because it was the biggest house in the neighborhood. It’s not just average Americans who are losing their homes to foreclosure these days. Even rich and famous athletes who earned millions of dollars during their careers
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Foreclosures Fade in World Series Spotlight
    Detroit’s Wayne County reported 4,190 properties entering foreclosure in September, the second most only behind Chicago’s Cook County (whose fans didn’t have any team to cheer in the playoffs this year). But for at least five games, the city has pushed concerns about the housing market and the economy to the backburner and chosen to focus on baseball: “The local news media have started calling Detroit "Tiger Town." The Detroit Tigers are the feel-good story of this year’s World Series, having made it to baseball’s big dance only three years after posting 119 losses — one of the worst records in history.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Foreclosure Fouls Up Sports Stars
    Two recent cases in point: record-setting baseball player Jose Canseco , and former NBA star Latrell Sprewell . Canseco, who first came to prominence as a right fielder with the Oakland Athletics back in the 1980s, has decided to walk away from his home in the Los Angeles suburb of Encino, Calif. Neighbors reportedly call it “The Hotel” because it was the biggest house in the neighborhood. It’s not just average Americans who are losing their homes to foreclosure these days. Even rich and famous athletes who earned millions of dollars during their careers
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    READ MORE