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		<title>Improve Your Communications Strategy and Build Your Sphere of Influence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, February 26, 2011—According to the 2010 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, 89% of home buyers used the Internet as one of the information sources in their home search process. It is no surprise then that today’s agents are eager to find new ways to reach out to consumers online. A recent REBAC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America Halts Foreclosure Sales during Investigation of Its Practices</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, December 28, 2010—(MCT)—A Bank of America freeze on foreclosure sales spread Friday to the Inland Empire in California after the biggest bank in the U.S. announced it was broadening an investigation into its foreclosure practices to all 50 states. The halt, which took effect yesterday, adds to growing concerns that lenders have been repossessing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands of Rural Home Buyers Aided by Passage of Housing Funding Measure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, July 30, 2010—The restoration of the single-family rural housing program that would guarantee home loans for rural buyers was passed by the Senate and is on its way to President Obama. The National Association of Realtors has vigorously lobbied to restore funding for the rural program since last March, and hailed this development as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Economy Turns Renters into Roommates</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paige</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, October 10, 2009—Faced with uncertain economic times, renters around the nation are saving money on their monthly housing costs by opting to split a 3-bedroom apartment rather than living alone in more expensive 1-bedroom apartments. MyNewPlace, one of the largest online apartment listing sites, recently conducted a survey of internal search data, which showed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Acquires Todd Cole Realty in Kent, Conn.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, Sept. 17, 2007-Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty, Inc., a residential real estate brokerage firm representing fine properties in some of the world&#8217;s most sought-after markets, announced it has acquired the assets of Todd Cole Realty, LLC in Kent, Conn.The Todd Cole Realty office, representing country properties in picturesque Litchfield County, will now operate as Sotheby&#8217;s International [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supply of Homes Swells to 15-year High</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, June 28, 2007?(MCT)?The funk goes on in the nation&#8217;s housing market, where Monday&#8217;s news of flat home sales in May might have been greeted as relatively reassuring if the supply of homes for sale had not reached the highest level since 1992, feeding fears that prices will take a hit. Existing-home sales last month [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bargain Blockbusters: How to Get More Movie for Your Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Marshall Loeb, MarketWatch RISMEDIA, June 19, 2007-(MarketWatch)-It used to be that going to the movies was an affordable option for people seeking refuge from the blistering summer sun. Not anymore. If you live in a major metropolitan area, an adult ticket can run you as much as $10.50. Bring a date and buy some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Buyers Real Estate Market Ahead, Says New Report</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2007-06-18/best-buyers-real-estate-market-ahead-says-new-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, June 19, 2007-The next 12 months will be the best time to invest in the U.S. housing market, according to a new report by Housing Predictor. The sub-prime loan melt down has produced a near record level of foreclosures, providing the highest number of lower priced homes in many years in a majority of [...]]]></description>
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