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The Palm Beach Post reports, Average Florida mortgage reduction tops $114,000.

 More metros showing improvement in housing markets runs The Hill.

 CNBC publishes ‘Underwater Mortgage’ Refis Get Fresh Push in Congress.

 Home Builders: 99 Markets Now Breaking Free of the Housing Bust writes U.S. News.

 And, Open houses begin drawing buyers who seem serious, Philadelphia Inquirer.