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		<title>FBI Issues Consumer Alert warning of phony online rental ads</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Dennis Norman The FBI has issued a consumer alert warning of phony online rental ads.  According to the alert, the scam goes like this: You can&#8217;t believe your good fortune-you find a rental home in a nice area through a Craigslist classified ad at an unbelievably low rate.  The landlord-who had to leave the country [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing affordability slips in June; but homes still very affordable</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Dennis Norman The National Association of REALTORS(R) has been reporting and tracking a “Housing Affordability Index” since January 1989. The index looks at whether or not an average family (an income equal to the median income) can qualify for a loan to buy a median-priced home. The Housing Affordabiity Index for June was at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home prices show signs of stabilizing according to Case-Shiller report</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the S&#38;P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report was released which showed that, although still negative, the annual rate of decline of the 10-City and 20-City Composites improved for the fourth consecutive month in 2009. The 10-City and 20-City Composites declined 16.8% and 17.1%, respectively, in May compared to the same month last year.  These values are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New home sales for June increase 11% &#8211; Inventory drops to 8.8 month supply</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Norman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new homes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning the U.S. Department of Commerce released a report showing the sale of New Homes in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 384,000, an 11% increase from May.  The year over year decline lessened, June&#8217;s numbers are down 21.3% from a year ago which is a substantial improvement over May&#8217;s decline of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage interest rates rise this week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Norman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Freddie Macs weekly mortgage market survey mortgage rates increased slightly this week from the prior week. The survey shows 30 year fixed rate mortgages averaging 5.20% with 0.7% in fees and points, up from 5.14% the week before. Last year at this time, the 30 year rate averaged 6.63%. Rates on 15 year fixed-rate mortgages increased slightly as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Existing home sales up again  Up 3.6% for June</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Norman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Sellers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Existing Home Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Existing Homes Median Prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawrence Yun]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the National Association of REALTORS(R) released its existing home sales report for June showing an increase in sales for the 3rd month in a row and home prices declining less sharply. Existing home sales, including single-family, town-homes, condominiums and co-ops increased 3.6% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.89 million units.  This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be sure to check out the new feature  &#8211; Real Estate Today Radio</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To the right of this post is a player for Real Estate Today.  The daily radio show produced by The National Association of REALTORS(R).  Every day there is a new show with interesting and informative news and information for real estate consumers. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Home Price Declines in U.S. continue to improve</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Norman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Market]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home prices in the U.S. fell 9.2% in May compared to a year ago according to newly released data from First American CoreLogic and its Loan Performance Home Price Index (HPI).  This drop represents the smallest year-over-year decline since December 2007.    Below are other highlights from the data released: The rate of national price [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreclosures for 1st half of 2009 at record levels</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Dennis Norman The government has taken steps to curtail the rate of foreclosures and help those homeowners that are facing foreclosure with the “Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009″ and the &#8220;Making Home Affordable” program however the number of homeowners facing foreclosure is setting records. As I stated in a post a couple of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A $3,000,000 water-front Fort Lauderdale home for $10?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Norman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Dennis Norman $10 is the price of a raffle ticket for a chance to win a $3,000,000, 6,000 square foot gated waterfront estate home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida according to information published by  Florida Luxury Auctions. According to information in a press release, a Florida couple chose this approach to &#8220;selling&#8221; their home due to the current [...]]]></description>
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