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		<title>Bulk Sales of GSE Foreclosures Begin</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-02-04/bulk-sales-of-gse-foreclosures-begin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently invited investors interested in purchasing pools of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA foreclosures in the nation&#8217;s hardest-hit metropolitan areas with the requirement they rent them for a period of years to pre-qualify. The new bulk sales program, under discussion since August, will begin with a pilot program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Interest Deduction a Must for Middle Class</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-10-16/mortgage-interest-deduction-a-must-for-middle-class/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eliminating or curtailing the mortgage interest deduction would have a disproportionate impact on younger, middle-class families, who would see their ability to become home owners significantly diminished, with sober implications for their longer term financial prospects, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) told Congress recently. &#8220;How housing is treated in any future tax reform [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Op Ed: Executive Action to Ease Foreclosure Crisis?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(MCT)—The following editorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on Wednesday, Oct. 12: The easiest and most effective economic stimulus the Obama administration could accomplish doesn’t require an act of Congress. Executive action could change the rules to allow responsible homeowners with underwater loans to refinance at today’s rock-bottom interest rates, stemming the tide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rand on Real Estate: Why Didn’t the Great Recession Happen 10 Years Ago Today?</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-09-12/rand-on-real-estate-why-didnt-the-great-recession-happen-10-years-ago-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greg Rand (@gsrand), CEO of OwnAmerica, the host of Rand on Real Estate on 770 WABC, asks the question &#8220;Why didn&#8217;t the Great Recession happen 10years ago today?&#8221; The circumstances were ripe for a major recession. We were already in a minor recession; endured the evaporation of trillions in household wealth due to the dot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreclosures Now Take 20 Months</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-09-01/foreclosures-now-take-20-months/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The average home entering the foreclosure process today won’t house new owners until the next president has been inaugurated and in office for three months. New data from LPS shows that payments have not been made on the average loan in foreclosure in a record 599 days, or 20 months. Of the nearly 1.9 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RE/MAX, LLC names EquityLock Solutions an Approved Supplier of Home Price Protection™</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-07-24/remax-llc-names-equitylock-solution-an-approved-supplier-of-home-price-protection%e2%84%a2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, July 25, 2011— RE/MAX recently named Denver-based EquityLock Solutions as an Approved Supplier of Home Price Protection, which helps minimize the risk of real estate price fluctuations within local markets. Through this program, RE/MAX agents in the U.S. would be able to offer their clients this exclusive protection program. As part of the RE/MAX [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Buy or Rent – Now’s the Time to Follow the American Dream</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-04-25/to-buy-or-rent-%e2%80%93-now%e2%80%99s-the-time-to-follow-the-american-dream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, April 25, 2011—With home prices dropping, minimal interest rates and the cost of rental properties on the rise, now may be the time for renters to seriously consider buying a house, according to HouseSavvy, a premier real estate and relocation organization headquartered in Massachusetts. When the housing bubble burst in 2006, the cost of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fed Proposes Mortgage Standard Rules</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-04-20/fed-proposes-mortgage-standard-rules/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, April 21, 2011—(MCT)—The Federal Reserve recently proposed requiring banks to ensure borrowers can repay their mortgages before they give them a loan. The rule is required by the Dodd-Frank Act, and it seeks to establish minimum mortgage underwriting standards, where borrowers could sue lenders if an appropriate effort isn&#8217;t taken to ensure they can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commentary: Nonprofits Warn of Increased Foreclosures with the Elimination of the Housing Counseling Assistance Program</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-04-19/commentary-nonprofits-warn-of-increased-foreclosures-with-the-elimination-of-the-housing-counseling-assistance-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, April 20, 2011—Enduring the devastating housing crisis is a challenge that is only exacerbated by Congress’s decision to eliminate all funding for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Housing Counseling Assistance Program. Representatives from NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the NAACP, the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staging Enables Sellers to Portray a Lifestyle That Prospective Buyers Can Relate and Aspire To</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-04-18/staging-enables-sellers-to-portray-a-lifestyle-that-prospective-buyers-can-relate-and-aspire-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, April 19, 2011—(MCT)—Craig and Amy Smith always felt quite confident, even cocky in their abilities to tastefully design the spacious interior of their steel-and-concrete loft in downtown Denver. That was until they decided to sell it and a consultant hired to help them &#8220;stage&#8221; their home told them to neutralize a dramatic accent wall, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Your Clients: How to Complete Home Renovations on a Budget</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-04-17/for-your-clients-how-to-complete-home-renovations-on-a-budget/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, April 18, 2011—As the interest in home renovations continues to grow, homeowners are constantly looking for ways to get the job done without depleting their bank account. With numerous steps and details involved in the process, it is easy for homeowners to become overwhelmed and spend more money than is truly necessary. The following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regulators, Banks Reach Deal to Correct Foreclosure Flaws</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-04-16/regulators-banks-reach-deal-to-correct-foreclosure-flaws/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 05:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, April 16, 2011—(MCT)—Federal banking regulators have reached agreements with the nation&#8217;s biggest mortgage lenders to address longstanding complaints that the foreclosure process is unfair to delinquent borrowers trying to stay in their homes. The settlements with the nation&#8217;s largest banks are aimed at correcting what consumers and consumer groups say are fundamental flaws in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REALTORS Applaud Bill to Speed Lender Response to Short Sales</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-04-14/realtors-applaud-bill-to-speed-lender-response-to-short-sales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, April 15, 2011—A new bill to improve the process for approving short sales may soon bring relief to distressed homeowners who are unable to keep their homes and hope to avoid foreclosure. The bill, recently introduced in the U.S. House and strongly supported by the National Association of REALTORS®, would impose a deadline of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regional Spotlight: RE/MAX Seasonal Trend Report for Twin Cities</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-04-13/regional-spotlight-remax-seasonal-trend-report-for-twin-cities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, April 14, 2011—Numbers don’t lie, and if you look at the most recent monthly housing statistics for the Twin Cities metro, as released in the Monthly Indicators report for February 2011 distributed by the Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS®, you’ll see they look pretty dismal. In this RE/MAX North Central Seasonal Trend Report, four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreclosures Offer New Twist on Old Game: Flipping Houses</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-04-03/foreclosures-offer-new-twist-on-old-game-flipping-houses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 18:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, April 4, 2011—(MCT)— What started as a hobby for Keith Gamble is now a risky, exciting, full-time job: buying properties at the monthly foreclosure sale and flipping them. Gamble, and others like him, are a new generation of property flippers who buy at low prices at a foreclosure auction, clean up a property and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talks to Settle Foreclosure Probes Could Take Months</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-04-03/talks-to-settle-foreclosure-probes-could-take-months/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 18:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, April 4, 2011—(MCT)—Talks to settle state and federal investigations into botched foreclosure paperwork will be going on for a long time, government officials note after holding their first face-to-face meeting with top bank executives. &#8220;They cautioned we are looking at months, not weeks or days,&#8221; says Jessica Smith, a Justice Department spokeswoman Representatives of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HUD Awards First Choice Neighborhood Grants</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-03-20/hud-awards-first-choice-neighborhood-grants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, March 21, 2011—U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced that 17 communities will be the first recipients of Planning Grant funding through the Department’s new Choice Neighborhoods Initiative. These communities will share a total of $4 million in Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants while six other communities are selected as finalists to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banks Spruce Up Foreclosures to Boost Sales</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-03-19/banks-spruce-up-foreclosures-to-boost-sales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, March 19, 2011—(MCT)—Bill Schramm and Bethany Siwicki scoured property listings for three months before agreeing to see a home in Round Lake Beach, even though its online pictures didn&#8217;t look promising. &#8220;It looked like a piñata blew up in there,&#8221; Schramm said. Every room was a different color, and the only way to tell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeowners Reuse Materials for Environmental and Aesthetic Reasons</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-03-17/homeowners-reuse-materials-for-environmental-and-aesthetic-reasons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, March 18, 2011—(MCT)—Renovating? You could just rip up the old room and sweep everything into the trash bin. But a growing number of homeowners, architects and builders are trying to reuse or recycle construction materials whenever possible—for reasons both environmental and aesthetic. Architect Anthony Garrett went this route with the gut renovation of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going Green &#8211; Low-Cost Ways for Apartment Dwellers to Be Eco-Friendly</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2011-03-16/going-green-low-cost-ways-for-apartment-dwellers-to-be-eco-friendly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, March 17, 2011—(MCT)—So you&#8217;re a renter and you want to green your space, but your landlord won&#8217;t splurge on solar panels. Don&#8217;t fret. There are plenty of low-cost ways for apartment dwellers to be eco-friendly. You can be a green tenant by unplugging appliances or using chemical-free products. It&#8217;s as easy as fixing leaky [...]]]></description>
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