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		<title>It&#8217;s Official &#8211; The First-Time Tax Credit has been Extended</title>
		<link>http://realtordawn.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/its-official-the-first-time-tax-credit-has-been-extended/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the details:
WHO QUALIFIES
First-time home buyers are eligible for up to $8,000 tax credit and move-up buyers who have owned their home, as their primary residence, for the past 5 consecutive years are eligible for a reduced credit of up to $6,500.
INCOME RESTRICTIONS
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		<title>I&#8217;m in the Newspaper!</title>
		<link>http://realtordawn.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/httpwww-washingtontimes-comnews2009nov06realtor-profile-dawn-pace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/06/realtor-profile-dawn-pace/.
I did notice a typo though, it should read &#8220;instead of getting a baby sitter, he used to take me along with him.&#8221;
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		<title>Short Sales and Foreclosures &#8211; A general overview</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Realtor.Dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SHORT SALES
A short sale happens when the proceeds from a sale of a home are not enough to pay off the seller&#8217;s mortgage balance.  In other words, the seller has come up short of money.  The seller&#8217;s lender(s) must approve this type of transaction, as the bank loses money on the loan. 
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		<title>Possible First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension &#8211; Not Final Yet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While not final yet, things are looking good for the first-time home buyer tax credit to be extended.  The plan calls for not only extending the contract/closing date for first-time homebuyers, but also allowing repeat buyers to benefit.  Here is an article from today&#8217;s Wall Street Journal that explains the proposal:
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		<title>When Should I Begin Looking At Homes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no one-size-fits-all answer.  It depends on the availability of homes that meet your criteria.  If there are many properties on the market, you&#8217;ll probably find something within a month of actively looking.  If you are looking for something specific, it can take months (sometimes years) for that property to come on the market.
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		<title>Recent Housing Stats Show Market Improvement</title>
		<link>http://realtordawn.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/recent-housing-stats-show-market-improvement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released several statistics that suggest a possible uptick in real estate sales activity. First, the Pending Home Sales Index showed a 2.1 percent increase, based on contracts signed in February. In the Northeast, the increase was close to 11 percent.In addition, NAR&#8217;s Housing Affordability Index rose to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realtordawn.wordpress.com&blog=3299055&post=247&subd=realtordawn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Housing Prices Will Rise Greatly Over the Next Few Years, Buy Now</title>
		<link>http://realtordawn.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/housing-prices-will-rise-greatly-over-the-next-few-years-buy-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, tell your clients the truth: Interest rates will never be this low again in their lifetimes. Home prices won't be this low again in their lifetimes. This is the perfect storm economically, but it also the perfect time to buy a home; provided that you buy it as a home and not a piggy bank. It's just a nice side benefit that five years from now, the home you bought today will have appreciated so much that you'll be thinking (just like I did in 1979):  "What a smart investor I am!"

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