6 real estate headlines: 04-Mar

A daily dose of headlines for real estate agents, mortgage lenders and consumers.

Appeal property tax and win Bankrate: Good news for Americans facing eye-popping property taxes: You can fight city hall, or whichever government body sends you this annual economic albatross.	Region's blighted neighborhoods left out of recovery Washington Examiner: While much of Washington is enjoying a housing recovery, neighborhoods in parts of Prince William and Prince George's counties, especially, are being left behind.
Existing home sales inch up CNN Money: According to the National Association of Realtors, homes sold at an annual rate of 5.36 million in January, up 2.7% from December and 5.3% higher than January 2010 sales.	Regulators push 20% down payments Wall Street Journal: The proposal is being floated as a way to rewrite rules for mortgage lending to prevent a rerun of the financial crisis that resulted from years of easy credit.
Is Donald Trump moving to Virginia? Washington Post: Embattled Virginia socialite and winemaker Patricia Kluge may have found a white knight to preserve her Charlottesville empire - real estate mogul Donald Trump.	Geithner pushes GOP for housing finance overhaul Los Angeles Times: Republicans, who now control the U.S. House of Representatives, want to scale back the government's footprint in housing finance and give the private sector a larger role.

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