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		<title>Immigration Reform Could Generate $500 Billion in New Real Estate Transactions</title>
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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>Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Announces 2012 Market Statistics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago-based Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® announced its 2012 sales statistics recently, showing that collectively, network affiliates produced $272 billion in sales in 2012 with over one million transaction sides. This is $65-70 billion more in dollar volume and approximately 20 percent more sides than its closest network competitors. Leading Real Estate Companies [...]]]></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>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>NAR Member Survey Shows REALTOR® Business and Income Continue to Improve</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-13/nar-member-survey-shows-realtor-business-and-income-continue-to-improve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The business activity and income of REALTORS® are up for the second year in a row following nine years of decline, according to the 2013 National Association of REALTORS® Member Profile. The study’s results are representative of the nation’s REALTORS®; REALTORS® are members of NAR and account for about half of the approximately 2 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April Housing Scorecard: Progress as Values Rise and Sales Remain Strong</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:51:21 +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. Department of the Treasury recently released the April edition of the Obama Administration&#8217;s Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive report on the nation’s housing market. The latest data show important progress across many key indicators—as home values continue to rise and home sales remained [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seventy-one Percent Still Say It&#8217;s a Good Time to Buy</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-12/seventy-one-percent-still-say-its-a-good-time-to-buy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 17:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home prices are rising at double digit rates. Inventories are at historic lows. Two out of five applicants for a purchase mortgage are rejected. Yet nearly three quarters of Americans say it’s a good time to buy a home. While some would argue it’s always a good time to buy, conditions have turned to favor [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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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>Positive Equity Is Driving Down Defaults</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-08/positive-equity-is-driving-down-defaults/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homeowners with positive equity in their homes have fewer problem loans and are outperforming the national average for defaults. Their default rates are close to pre-crisis norms. The latest data from Lender Processing Servicers shows that the overall equity trend has been a very positive one. “LPS’ latest data shows that the share of loans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strong Housing Demand Supports Average Home Sale Price Growth</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-06/strong-housing-demand-supports-average-home-sale-price-growth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 21:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Realogy Holdings Corp., a global leader in residential real estate franchising and provider of real estate brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement services, recently reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, including the following: • Realogy&#8217;s net revenue for first quarter 2013 was $957 million, a 9% increase compared to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>D.C. Area Real Estate Firm Launches Home Search with &#8216;Search By School&#8217; Technology</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-06/d-c-area-real-estate-firm-launches-home-search-with-search-by-school-technology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 20:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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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>Top 4 Homebuyer Questions Need Answered before They Buy</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-05/top-homebuyer-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 17:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>New Online Tool Supports Loan Quality, Gives Lenders Greater Purchase Certainty</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-04/new-online-tool-supports-loan-quality-gives-lenders-greater-purchase-certainty-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 04:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freddie Mac recently announced Loan Quality Advisor(SM), a new online loan tool that gives lenders an automated way to identify credit, data and purchase eligibility issues before they deliver loans to Freddie Mac. By helping lenders spot and fix potential problems earlier in the loan manufacturing process, Loan Quality Advisor can make Freddie Mac&#8217;s purchase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing Tax Incentives Critical to Maintain Thriving Middle Class</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-05-01/housing-tax-incentives-critical-to-maintain-thriving-middle-class/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 20:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To meet the nation’s growing need for affordable rental housing and homeownership opportunities, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently called on Congress to maintain its support for vital housing tax incentives, including the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, the mortgage interest deduction and real estate tax deductions. “Home building is an industry dominated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miami Ranked 2nd among Foreign Consumers Searching U.S. Properties</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 20:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attention from foreign consumers searching U.S. properties increased for Miami in March, according to the 26,000-member MIAMI Association of REALTORS® (MIAMI). South Florida, the top area in the nation for international real estate buyers, remains the focus of consumers from a diverse group of nations. Miami Top Market for Foreign Consumers In March, Miami ranked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors and the Home-Rental Market</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-04-30/investors-and-the-home-rental-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In traditional housing recoveries, individuals and households provide the bulk of the demand the market needs to rebound. This time, though, a different kind of buyer has been powering the housing recovery: investors looking for valuable rental property. Along with individual investors, institutional investors have poured into the single-family home market, buying enough foreclosed and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CoreLogic Acquires Case-Shiller</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-04-29/corelogic-acquires-case-shiller/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CoreLogic®, a leading residential property information, analytics and services provider, announced the acquisition of Case-Shiller® from Fiserv, Inc. in conjunction with first quarter 2013 CoreLogic earnings results on April 24, 2013. The acquisition closed on March 20, 2013. In addition to the widely recognized Case-Shiller Indexes, CoreLogic will continue to offer its CoreLogic HPI®, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luxury Portfolio International® Expands Globally with 15 New Members in Q1</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-04-28/luxury-portfolio-international-expands-globally-with-15-new-members-in-q1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Luxury Portfolio International® has expanded its global footprint with the addition of 15 new member firms in the first quarter of the year, with extended coverage throughout Europe, as well as the U.S. and Canada, the company has announced. The network has also welcomed two new communities to its Luxury Development Collection, further supporting the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REALTORS® Urge Preserving Homeownership Tax Policies</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-04-27/realtors-urge-preserving-homeownership-tax-policies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Congress pursues comprehensive tax reform it should focus on doing no harm to housing and America’s 75 million homeowners by maintaining current tax laws for homeownership and real estate investment, the National Association of REALTORS® said in a recent testimony. NAR President Gary Thomas testified before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee concerning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Prices Continue Their Ascent</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2013-04-27/house-prices-continue-their-ascent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nationally, house prices continued to rise in February, contributing to the overall recovery in U.S. house prices. According to the most recent release  by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. house prices rose by 0.7 percent on a month-over-month seasonally adjusted basis in February. This is the thirteenth consecutive monthly increase for the House Price [...]]]></description>
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