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		<title>The Future of Mortgages</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-21/the-future-of-mortgages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current trend in real estate has been quite positive. For an extended period of time, we have seen pretty consistent growth in sales and home prices. After years of dealing with poor market conditions, we are all breathing a sigh of relief. Nevertheless, the industry must be vigilant in ensuring that nothing is done [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Rent Media Solutions™ Introduces YouTube Apartment Search App</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-21/for-rent-media-solutions-introduces-youtube-apartment-search-app/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Rent Media Solutions™ has introduced a new way to search for apartments. Consumers are now able to explore rental listings from within the ForRent.com© branded YouTube channel. This new tool gives apartment shoppers the opportunity to tour apartments virtually and provides an easy-to-use resource for finding their next apartment. According to the company, For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration Reform Could Generate $500 Billion in New Real Estate Transactions</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-20/immigration-reform-could-generate-500-billion-in-new-real-estate-transactions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If current legislation that creates a path to legalization for 11 million undocumented immigrants is passed, the nation’s Hispanic real estate leaders estimate that it would create a new pool of 3 million homeowners and pump more than $500 billion in sales, income and spending into the U.S. housing economy. According to an info graphic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rate Increases Ahead for Some National Flood Insurance Program Policyholders</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-20/rate-increases-ahead-for-some-national-flood-insurance-program-policyholders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Changes are coming to the critically important National Flood Insurance Program that could impact real estate transactions and property owners across the country. That&#8217;s according to experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which manages the government&#8217;s flood insurance program, who spoke to REALTORS® at the Flood Insurance 101 session during the REALTORS® Midyear Legislative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appraisal Institute: How Landscaping Can Impact Home Values</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-19/appraisal-institute-how-landscaping-can-impact-home-values/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 17:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Appraisal Institute recently advised homeowners to properly maintain their landscaping, which can significantly affect property values. “If a landscaping change is positive, it can often enhance price and reduce a home’s time on the market,” says Appraisal Institute President Richard L. Borges II, MAI, SRA. “But if the change is negative, it can lower [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Sale Approval and Valuation Issues Continue to Impact Housing Market</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-18/short-sale-approval-and-valuation-issues-continue-to-impact-housing-market/</link>
		<comments>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-18/short-sale-approval-and-valuation-issues-continue-to-impact-housing-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 04:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have implemented policies to expedite the short sales process, including new resources to help determine property values, according to panelists at a property valuation forum during the REALTORS® Midyear Legislative Meetings &#38; Trade Expo. Short sales continue to represent a significant portion of the real estate market. According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HUD and Census Bureau Announce New Construction Activity in April</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-18/hud-and-census-bureau-announce-new-construction-activity-in-april/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 04:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau today announced the following new residential construction statistics for April 2013: Building Permits Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,017,000. This is 14.3 percent (±1.0%) above the revised March [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April realtor.com® Report Shows Housing Recovery Accelerating</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-15/april-realtor-com-report-shows-housing-recovery-accelerating/</link>
		<comments>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-15/april-realtor-com-report-shows-housing-recovery-accelerating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Realtor.com®, a leader in online real estate operated by Move, Inc., released its April data showing that the U.S. housing market is on its way to a broad-based recovery, an accelerated trend since March. The home-buying season shifted into high gear last month as inventory and home list prices on realtor.com® increased by 4.12 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FNC Index: U.S. Home Prices Up 0.4 Percent in March</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-15/fnc-index-u-s-home-prices-up-0-4-percent-in-march/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest FNC Residential Price Index™ (RPI) shows the U.S. housing market continued to recover, recording in March the 13th consecutive price increase. In recent months, the ongoing housing recovery has maintained its pace with steady and persistent gains in home prices despite signs of continued job market weakness and soft economic growth. Low interest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Builder Confidence Improves in May</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-15/builder-confidence-improves-in-may/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes improved three points to a 44 reading on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for May, released recently. This gain, from a downwardly revised 41 in April, reflected improvement in all three index components – current sales conditions, sales expectations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REALTORS® Bring Public Policy Priorities to Capitol Hill</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-14/realtors-bring-public-policy-priorities-to-capitol-hill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[REALTORS® from across the nation will be meeting with regulators, lawmakers and industry leaders in Washington this week to address critical real estate issues affecting individuals, communities, and the nation as the REALTORS® Midyear Legislative Meetings &#38; Trade Expo begins. More than 9,000 REALTORS® and guests are expected to attend the meetings, which will run [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freddie Mac Announces Immediate Availability of Streamlined Modification for Delinquent Borrowers</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-14/freddie-mac-announces-immediate-availability-of-streamlined-modification-for-delinquent-borrowers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freddie Mac recently announced it is making its new Streamlined Modification program immediately available to all eligible borrowers nationwide in order to expedite financial relief for potentially thousands of distressed families. Freddie Mac&#8217;s Streamlined Modification program had originally been scheduled to start on July 1, 2013. The recent announcement extends to the entire country Freddie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drastic Drop in Mass. Foreclosure Activity in March</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-13/drastic-drop-in-mass-foreclosure-activity-in-march/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regional Spotlight—A significant decline in Massachusetts foreclosures during the month of March indicates the foreclosure crisis is over, according to an article in Monday&#8217;s issue of Banker &#38; Tradesman. Lenders filed 284 petitions to foreclose in March, an 82 percent decrease from 1,621 in March 2012, according to data from The Warren Group, publisher of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About RISMedia’s Real Estate Information Network® (RREIN)</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-13/about-rismedias-real-estate-information-network-rrein-2/</link>
		<comments>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-13/about-rismedias-real-estate-information-network-rrein-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 18:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMedia launched RISMedia’s Real Estate Information Network® (RREIN) in 2010 in an effort to combat the consumer perception of “brokerage sameness” and identify those real estate firms most committed to serving the needs of today’s consumers. Today RREIN has grown into an elite network of the nation’s leading real estate brokerages that provide leading real [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Morning Mobile: Is It Finally Here?</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-12/monday-morning-mobile-is-it-finally-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 17:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it finally here? Can we trust that the official break has happened and we are not going to have to… Break out the winter clothes again? Some of you probably thought my initial reference was for the market. No worries, the market is good. It is the weather that has been extremely difficult and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Mortgage Rules for Balloon, Rural Lenders Would Limit Access to Credit in Rural Areas</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-11/new-mortgage-rules-for-balloon-rural-lenders-would-limit-access-to-credit-in-rural-areas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 04:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many residents in rural America would have reduced access to mortgage credit despite accommodations included in new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) mortgage rules, according to survey results released recently by the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA). ICBA’s Community Bank Qualified Mortgage Survey found that provisions for balloon-payment mortgage loans and rural community banks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clear Capital: April&#8217;s Stable Home Prices Reflect the New Normal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 04:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clear Capital®, a provider of data and solutions for real estate asset valuation and collateral risk assessment, has released its Home Data Index™ (HDI) Market Report with data through April 2013. Using a broad array of public and proprietary data sources, the HDI Market Report publishes the most granular home data and analysis earlier than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>D.C. Area Real Estate Firm Launches Home Search with &#8216;Search By School&#8217; Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 20:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CENTURY 21 Redwood Realty has announced that it has released its third generation Redwood Home Search on c21redwood.com, expanding the reach of its “Search By School” technology throughout the D.C. area. With home inventory at record lows in the Washington D.C. area and multiple contracts on listings once again becoming the “new normal,” one could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Power Brokers Strategies for &#8216;New Age&#8217; of Real Estate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 17:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMedia Midyear Forum Set for May 16 in D.C. From inventory shortages to a changing investor landscape, the real estate playing field has changed, and success moving forward means staying in step and remaining relevant to today’s consumers. Leading brokers from across the nation will address this topic during RISMedia’s Power Broker Forum at NAR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 4 Homebuyer Questions Need Answered before They Buy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 17:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buying a house is the biggest investment most people will make in their lifetime, and the complex process can be intimidating to many homebuyers. Knowing the right questions to ask and receiving professional advice will help your clients make a sound investment for their future. Whether they are buying their first home or moving across [...]]]></description>
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