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	<title><![CDATA[Lease Renewal: What&#8217;s a Fair Price?]]></title>
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	<title><![CDATA[Would You Bet $250,000 That A Realtor Lied?]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November 18, 2009 -- Potential homebuyers are often told that "there's another offer on the table." Is that true? How, as a buyer, should you handle it? An experienced...]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Nicolas Cage: Foreclosure for &#8220;National Treasure&#8221; star]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November 16, 2009 -- Wonder just how widespread foreclosures are? The lender on two of Nicolas Cage's New Orleans homes buys them back in a foreclosure auction.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[FHA Reserves Scraping Bottom]]></title>
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	<title><![CDATA[New (November) Report Card for &#8220;Good&#8221; and &#8220;Bad&#8221; Mortgage Lenders]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November 10, 2009 -- A report card on which banks are really modifying mortgages, based on the latest Treasury Department statistics from the Making Home Affordable...]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Miss the Tax Credit? Some Consolations]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November  9, 2009 -- President Obama just signed the extension of the first-time homebuyer tax credit. Great if you can qualify for it -- but here are some consolations...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:31:07 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Are Points Tax-Deductible?]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November  6, 2009 -- Are points, or prepaid interest, on a new condo tax-deductible? Usually. This piece helps homebuyers save money on your taxes. It looks at when...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Alison Rogers</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:38:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Most Effective Home Improvements for Home Sellers]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November  5, 2009 -- From a HomeGain.com survey of Realtors, the top do-it-yourself improvements for homesellers. Cleaning, de-cluttering, home staging and plumbing...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Alison Rogers</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:05:16 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Four Things to Know About Real Estate Contracts Now]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November  2, 2009 -- A round-up of factors affecting homebuyers and home sellers who may be currently in contract, especially as seen through the lens of mortgage...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Alison Rogers</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:11:46 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[How Do Your Property Taxes Stack Up?]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[October 29, 2009 -- A new report from the Tax Foundation analyzes property taxes by county, comparing median property taxes to median income to see how strong the...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:22:35 PDT</pubDate>
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