Buyers Rush to Beat Tax Credit Deadline

Real estate professionals report that first-time home buyers are flooding the sale market, pressed to finalize a deal before the federal government’s $8,000 tax credit offer expires on Nov. 30.

Because mortgage approvals, residential inspections, and other steps in the buying process typically take about two months, buyers hoping to take advantage of the incentive will need to have a contract by the end of September. The new flurry of activity now as house-hunters try to meet the deadline is triggering bidding wars and energizing the property market, which historically is slow at the end of summer. As a result, more homes are getting their full asking price. Source: Chicago Tribune, Kathleen Lynn (08/14/09)

Northshore Harbor Center board votes to maintain last year’s millage rate

TIMES-PICAYUNE ARCHIVE The governing board for Northshore Harbor Center, the first of several St. Tammany Parish agencies to vote on whether to roll-up millage rates, voted unanimously this morning to keep its millage rate the same as last year….

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Cell-phone voyeur arrested at Slidell Wal-Mart

Slidell Police arrested a Picayune, Miss., man who allegedly used a cell phone to take pictures up women’s dresses as they shopped at Wal-Mart Monday, authorities said.Shannon House…

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Tropical Depression Two continues westward path, no change in intensity

Tropical Depression Two At 10 a.m. CST, the center of Tropical Depression Two was located near latitude 14.6 north, longitude 29.6 west or about 350 miles west of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands.

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Mercury-pollution fighters lose GM participation in program

Mark Lennihan/The Associated PressMany of these flattened cars awaiting shredding in Medford, N.Y., are part of the ‘cash for clunkers’ program, which is expected to lead to the trade-in and recycling of 750,000 vehicles, some of which contain mercury switches….

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Drive-by shooting near NORD community center leaves three injured

David Grunfeld/The Times-PicayuneCones mark several dozen bullet casings at the scene of a drive-by shooting near the corner of Hamburg Street and Lafreniere Street in which three people were wounded Monday.

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Jarvis DeBerry: Has New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin let you down? Join the club

Chris Granger / The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin gives his State of the City Address on Wednesday May 20, 2009, at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre. Imagine New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin waking up on a Monday morning and heading…

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Chris Granger / The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin gives his State of the City Address on Wednesday May 20, 2009, at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre. Imagine New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin waking up on a Monday morning and heading…

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Teachers union asks Jindal to mediate in disputes with Superintendent Paul Pastorek

Paul Pastorek has said he will continue trying to reach out to the education groups that have called for his ouster.

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Paul Pastorek has said he will continue trying to reach out to the education groups that have called for his ouster. BATON ROUGE — A statewide teachers union Monday called on Gov

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