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		<title>The Fiscal Cliff: What It Means for Housing and Home Builders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 18:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of 2012, a number of tax and spending policies are scheduled to change. Taken together, these changes may exert a strong fiscal drag on an already fragile macroeconomic environment depending on the actions of Congress. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke calls this the “fiscal cliff.” Tax policy analysts call it “taxaggedon.” Regardless [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[At the end of 2012, a number of tax and spending policies are scheduled to change. Taken together, these changes may exert a strong fiscal drag on an already fragile macroeconomic environment depending on the actions of Congress. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke calls this the “fiscal cliff.” Tax policy analysts call it “taxaggedon.” Regardless [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>5 Rules for Real Estate Success</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-28/5-rules-for-real-estate-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 18:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current real estate market offers an overwhelming amount of opportunity to the agent willing to hone their skills and maintain a commitment to the fundamentals. A successful agent in today&#8217;s market understands the need to practice their craft. They are also willing to embrace the preparation process required to meet and overcome any and [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[The current real estate market offers an overwhelming amount of opportunity to the agent willing to hone their skills and maintain a commitment to the fundamentals. A successful agent in today&#8217;s market understands the need to practice their craft. They are also willing to embrace the preparation process required to meet and overcome any and [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Helping Grow REALTORS®&#8217; Futures: Credit Union Merger Expands Benefits for REALTORS®</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-24/helping-grow-realtors-futures-credit-union-merger-expands-benefits-for-realtors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 21:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[REALTORS® Federal Credit Union members now have access to expanded financial and banking resources as a result of a merger with Northwest Federal Credit Union. &#8220;The National Association of Realtors® is a REALTOR’s® business advantage,&#8221; says NAR President Moe Veissi. &#8220;This credit union merger helps us continue to provide products and services that meet the [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[REALTORS® Federal Credit Union members now have access to expanded financial and banking resources as a result of a merger with Northwest Federal Credit Union. &#8220;The National Association of Realtors® is a REALTOR’s® business advantage,&#8221; says NAR President Moe Veissi. &#8220;This credit union merger helps us continue to provide products and services that meet the [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>You&#8217;re an MVP with NAR</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-24/youre-an-mvp-with-nar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 21:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In March, the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® announced a new program called Member Value Plus, or MVP. Similar to the highly successful “Right Tools, Right Now” initiative, which ran in 2009 and 2010, the MVP Program brings NAR members valuable programs and services for free or reduced cost to support them and their business. But [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[In March, the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® announced a new program called Member Value Plus, or MVP. Similar to the highly successful “Right Tools, Right Now” initiative, which ran in 2009 and 2010, the MVP Program brings NAR members valuable programs and services for free or reduced cost to support them and their business. But [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Prudential Network Realty Announces New  Leadership Model</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-24/prudential-network-realty-announces-new-leadership-model/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 21:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prudential Network Realty has unveiled a new model for the management of its two largest branch offices in Atlantic Beach and Ponte Vedra Beach, the company has announced. Prudential Network Realty Broker/Manager Don Cline will now also manage the company’s premier office in Ponte Vedra Beach. Cline will work in tandem with a technology specialist [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Prudential Network Realty has unveiled a new model for the management of its two largest branch offices in Atlantic Beach and Ponte Vedra Beach, the company has announced. Prudential Network Realty Broker/Manager Don Cline will now also manage the company’s premier office in Ponte Vedra Beach. Cline will work in tandem with a technology specialist [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Names ReadyChat as Preferred Provider</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-24/leading-real-estate-companies-of-the-world-names-readychat-as-preferred-provider/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 20:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® has announced that it has named ReadyChat a preferred service provider, presenting the company’s website chat services to its global network of over 500 top real estate firms through LeadingRE’s Solutions Group program. According to the company, ReadyChat is a leading provider of live chat marketing services for [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® has announced that it has named ReadyChat a preferred service provider, presenting the company’s website chat services to its global network of over 500 top real estate firms through LeadingRE’s Solutions Group program. According to the company, ReadyChat is a leading provider of live chat marketing services for [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Recovery News: U.S. Home Sales Up 3.4% in April</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-23/recovery-news-u-s-home-sales-up-3-4-in-april/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Existing-home sales rose in April and remain above a year ago, while home prices continued to rise, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The improvements in sales and prices were broad based across all regions. Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 3.4 percent to [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Existing-home sales rose in April and remain above a year ago, while home prices continued to rise, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The improvements in sales and prices were broad based across all regions. Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 3.4 percent to [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>6 Recruiting Tips to Build an All-Star Team</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-23/6-recruiting-tips-to-build-an-all-star-team/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Separating the average agent from the superstar is difficult. From focus to communication, below are several tips for recruiting the best professionals possible to your team. Focus is critical. Focusing on everything else before recruiting, leaving it for last or mixed in somewhere between other job responsibilities, is a grossly flawed talent-attraction practice. Growing is [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Separating the average agent from the superstar is difficult. From focus to communication, below are several tips for recruiting the best professionals possible to your team. Focus is critical. Focusing on everything else before recruiting, leaving it for last or mixed in somewhere between other job responsibilities, is a grossly flawed talent-attraction practice. Growing is [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>ZipRealty Allows Consumers to Post Unfiltered Agent Reviews Online</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-23/ziprealty-allows-consumers-to-post-unfiltered-agent-reviews-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ZipRealty, a leading national real estate brokerage and provider of proprietary technology and comprehensive online marketing tools, announced recently that homebuyers and sellers are now able to post public, unfiltered reviews of their ZipRealty agent directly on the agent’s profile page on the ZipRealty website. Prospective homebuyers and sellers can now also search for an [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ZipRealty, a leading national real estate brokerage and provider of proprietary technology and comprehensive online marketing tools, announced recently that homebuyers and sellers are now able to post public, unfiltered reviews of their ZipRealty agent directly on the agent’s profile page on the ZipRealty website. Prospective homebuyers and sellers can now also search for an [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The RREIN Roundtable: the Pros and Cons of Today&#8217;s Market</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-23/the-rrein-roundtable-the-pros-and-cons-of-todays-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we move through the second quarter of 2012, the year continues to pose a challenge for brokers. However, this year, there are several positive signs that indicate the worst is behind us and new opportunity lies just ahead. This month, we talk to RREIN members Ed Krafchow and Chad Ochsner to get their take [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[As we move through the second quarter of 2012, the year continues to pose a challenge for brokers. However, this year, there are several positive signs that indicate the worst is behind us and new opportunity lies just ahead. This month, we talk to RREIN members Ed Krafchow and Chad Ochsner to get their take [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>HomeFinder.com Launches 2012 Agent Makeover Sweepstakes</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-23/homefinder-com-launches-2012-agent-makeover-sweepstakes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HomeFinder.com, a leading real estate search site and provider of digital marketing solutions, recently kicked off its 2012 Agent Makeover Sweepstakes. The five winning real estate agents will be chosen at random to receive a comprehensive digital business and personal style makeover, including: an all-expense-paid, two-night trip to Chicago, business coaching, educational training on online [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[HomeFinder.com, a leading real estate search site and provider of digital marketing solutions, recently kicked off its 2012 Agent Makeover Sweepstakes. The five winning real estate agents will be chosen at random to receive a comprehensive digital business and personal style makeover, including: an all-expense-paid, two-night trip to Chicago, business coaching, educational training on online [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Why Would You Rob Yourself?</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-22/why-would-you-rob-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 20:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I wonder if people truly understand who they are and if they really value themselves on the level that they need to. Let’s face it; there is nobody in this world that you will spend more time with than yourself so it would benefit you to like yourself. I mean, as the saying goes, [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sometimes I wonder if people truly understand who they are and if they really value themselves on the level that they need to. Let’s face it; there is nobody in this world that you will spend more time with than yourself so it would benefit you to like yourself. I mean, as the saying goes, [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>REALTORS® Federal Credit Union Merger Expands Benefits</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-22/realtors-federal-credit-union-merger-expands-benefits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 20:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[REALTORS® Federal Credit Union members now have access to expanded financial and banking resources as a result of a merger with Northwest Federal Credit Union. Effective immediately, REALTORS® FCU members will be able to take advantage of NWFCU’s full suite of consumer and mortgage loan offerings, including student loans, vehicle loans, first mortgage loans, home [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[REALTORS® Federal Credit Union members now have access to expanded financial and banking resources as a result of a merger with Northwest Federal Credit Union. Effective immediately, REALTORS® FCU members will be able to take advantage of NWFCU’s full suite of consumer and mortgage loan offerings, including student loans, vehicle loans, first mortgage loans, home [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Future of U.S. Housing Markets Depends Largely on Echo Boomers</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-22/future-of-u-s-housing-markets-depends-largely-on-echo-boomers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 20:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next two decades in housing markets depends largely on the Echo Boomers. That&#8217;s according to panelists at the &#8220;Shifting Demographics and Housing Choice: A Whole New World?&#8221; session held recently during the REALTORS® 2012 Midyear Legislative Meetings &#38; Trade Expo. There are approximately 62 million echo boomers in the U.S. Also called &#8220;millennials,&#8221; echo [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[The next two decades in housing markets depends largely on the Echo Boomers. That&#8217;s according to panelists at the &#8220;Shifting Demographics and Housing Choice: A Whole New World?&#8221; session held recently during the REALTORS® 2012 Midyear Legislative Meetings &#38; Trade Expo. There are approximately 62 million echo boomers in the U.S. Also called &#8220;millennials,&#8221; echo [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Commercial Updates: While Modest Improvement Persists, Lack of Capital Hinders Commercial Market</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-22/commercial-updates-while-modest-improvement-persists-lack-of-capital-hinders-commercial-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 20:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Association of Realtors® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun presented a modest and hopeful outlook for the commercial real estate market during the Economic Issues and Commercial Business Trends Forum at the REALTOR® Midyear Legislative Meetings &#38; Trade Expo in Washington, D.C. last week. &#8220;The commercial market has displayed modest growth lately,&#8221; said Yun. &#8220;Commercial real [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[National Association of Realtors® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun presented a modest and hopeful outlook for the commercial real estate market during the Economic Issues and Commercial Business Trends Forum at the REALTOR® Midyear Legislative Meetings &#38; Trade Expo in Washington, D.C. last week. &#8220;The commercial market has displayed modest growth lately,&#8221; said Yun. &#8220;Commercial real [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Research Outlines Roadmap for Attracting Millennials to a Career in Real Estate</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-22/research-outlines-roadmap-for-attracting-millennials-to-a-career-in-real-estate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 20:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ERA Real Estate, a leading global real estate franchisor, recently announced the publication of an industry report, &#8220;Generation Y: Rethinking Recruiting.&#8221; Recognizing that recruiting additional members of Generation Y was a necessary part of succession planning for the real estate industry, ERA Real Estate set out to research the industry&#8217;s appeal to this demographic with [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ERA Real Estate, a leading global real estate franchisor, recently announced the publication of an industry report, &#8220;Generation Y: Rethinking Recruiting.&#8221; Recognizing that recruiting additional members of Generation Y was a necessary part of succession planning for the real estate industry, ERA Real Estate set out to research the industry&#8217;s appeal to this demographic with [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mobile Real Estate, LLC Launches Real Estate&#8217;s First International Short Code</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-22/momile-real-estate-llc-launches-real-estates-first-international-short-code/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 20:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mobile Real Estate, LLC recently became the first mobile solutions provider for real estate to launch an international short code, the company has announced. The short code, 85377, which has been in use here in the U.S. since 2008 in conjunction with the Mobile Real Estate ID (MRE ID) solution for real estate agents, is [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mobile Real Estate, LLC recently became the first mobile solutions provider for real estate to launch an international short code, the company has announced. The short code, 85377, which has been in use here in the U.S. since 2008 in conjunction with the Mobile Real Estate ID (MRE ID) solution for real estate agents, is [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>20 Insanely Easy Ways to Use Pinterest in Your Business</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-21/20-insanely-easy-ways-to-use-pinterest-in-your-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 21:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As social media continues to evolve, so do the tools. Stepping up to the plate with a fierce vengeance is the new social media darling Pinterest. Haven’t heard of it? Let me give you a quick description before we dive into the “why” behind using Pinterest within your business. What Is Pinterest Pinterest is a [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[As social media continues to evolve, so do the tools. Stepping up to the plate with a fierce vengeance is the new social media darling Pinterest. Haven’t heard of it? Let me give you a quick description before we dive into the “why” behind using Pinterest within your business. What Is Pinterest Pinterest is a [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Commercial/Multifamily News: Mortgage Originations up 36 Percent</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-21/commercialmultifamily-news-mortgage-originations-up-36-percent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 20:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First quarter 2012 commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 36 percent higher than during the same period last year and 12 percent lower than the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. The decrease from fourth quarter 2011 reflects the industry’s usual push [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[First quarter 2012 commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 36 percent higher than during the same period last year and 12 percent lower than the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. The decrease from fourth quarter 2011 reflects the industry’s usual push [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>MRIS CEO David Charron Receives Industry Leadership Recognition</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2012-05-21/mris-ceo-david-charron-receives-industry-leadership-recognition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 20:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. (MRIS) recently announced that its President and CEO David Charron has been named to the National Association of Realtors® Dr. Almon R. (Bud) Smith, RCE, AE Leadership Society (Smith Society) &#8211; one of the real estate industry&#8217;s most coveted awards for excellence in industry and professional leadership. The purpose of [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. (MRIS) recently announced that its President and CEO David Charron has been named to the National Association of Realtors® Dr. Almon R. (Bud) Smith, RCE, AE Leadership Society (Smith Society) &#8211; one of the real estate industry&#8217;s most coveted awards for excellence in industry and professional leadership. The purpose of [...]]]></content:encoded>
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