Banks facing high inventories of REOs are turning to financial incentives in the hopes of accelerating sales of these often vacant, deteriorating properties (via REALTORMag): http://bit.ly/nNdaaO

Homeowner facing foreclosure refuses bank's offer (via sacbee.com): http://bit.ly/r8nexA

A Las Vegas political consultant pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to taking part in a scheme to control condominium homeowners associations and steer business to favored companies in southern Nevada (via chron.com): http://bit.ly/rqAQit

A Spring family fighting with their homeowner’s association to keep their pet pig has now filed a lawsuit against the association (via yourhoustonnews.com): http://bit.ly/q1FoV0