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	<title>Florida Virtual Houses</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Home repairs: Which jobs come first?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Lean times call for budgetary triage. But while you should clearly opt for orthodontics before Disneyland, the choice is tougher when it comes to home maintenance.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/FqV5loV5SHU" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Lean times call for budgetary triage. But while you should clearly opt for orthodontics before Disneyland, the choice is tougher when it comes to home maintenance.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/FqV5loV5SHU" height="1" width="1"/<div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/FqV5loV5SHU/index.htm">Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com</a></div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Obama proposes new home loan refinancing plan</title>
		<link>http://www.floridavirtualhouse.com/news/obama-proposes-new-home-loan-refinancing-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration on Wednesday detailed its latest plan to help millions of homeowners refinance their mortgages to today's historically-low rates.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/sBTaat11HoA" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Obama administration on Wednesday detailed its latest plan to help millions of homeowners refinance their mortgages to today's historically-low rates.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/sBTaat11HoA" height="1" width="1"/<div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/sBTaat11HoA/index.htm">Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com</a></div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>REITs to avoid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors are racing into REITs that promise higher yields than equity REITs. But be forewarned, the higher yields of these other types of real estate vehicles come with very real risks.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/VUmqI-Axwkg" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Investors are racing into REITs that promise higher yields than equity REITs. But be forewarned, the higher yields of these other types of real estate vehicles come with very real risks.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/VUmqI-Axwkg" height="1" width="1"/<div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/VUmqI-Axwkg/index.htm">Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com</a></div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t rush into REITs</title>
		<link>http://www.floridavirtualhouse.com/news/dont-rush-into-reits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[You'd think that investors would be leery of companies that own and manage commercial real estate. Vacancy rates remain elevated in office buildings and shopping centers. Except for apartment buildings, rents really haven't grown at all in four years. And given the possibility that the global economy may retrench yet again, things could still get worse before they get better.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/P0sxlWbYbOM" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[You'd think that investors would be leery of companies that own and manage commercial real estate. Vacancy rates remain elevated in office buildings and shopping centers. Except for apartment buildings, rents really haven't grown at all in four years. And given the possibility that the global economy may retrench yet again, things could still get worse before they get better.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/P0sxlWbYbOM" height="1" width="1"/<div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/P0sxlWbYbOM/index.htm">Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com</a></div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Become your kid&#8217;s mortgage lender</title>
		<link>http://www.floridavirtualhouse.com/news/become-your-kids-mortgage-lender/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Between slumping prices and low mortgage rates, it's a good time to look for real estate bargains. But thanks to tightened lending standards, legions of young would-be homebuyers aren't exactly in a position to take advantage of the opportunity. That's where their parents come in: One in three first-time buyers received either a gift or a loan from their families to help buy a home in 2011, according to the National Association of Realtors.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/ocfIUtd0ibo" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Between slumping prices and low mortgage rates, it's a good time to look for real estate bargains. But thanks to tightened lending standards, legions of young would-be homebuyers aren't exactly in a position to take advantage of the opportunity. That's where their parents come in: One in three first-time buyers received either a gift or a loan from their families to help buy a home in 2011, according to the National Association of Realtors.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/ocfIUtd0ibo" height="1" width="1"/<div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/ocfIUtd0ibo/index.htm">Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com</a></div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Obama expands foreclosure prevention program</title>
		<link>http://www.floridavirtualhouse.com/news/obama-expands-foreclosure-prevention-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/fAvdcW1W9QE" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/fAvdcW1W9QE" height="1" width="1"/<div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/fAvdcW1W9QE/index.htm">Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com</a></div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The housing recovery that wasn&#8217;t</title>
		<link>http://www.floridavirtualhouse.com/news/the-housing-recovery-that-wasnt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.floridavirtualhouse.com/news/the-housing-recovery-that-wasnt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FORTUNE -- Over the past few months, a spate of good news about the U.S. housing market has led some to think a recovery is finally on the horizon.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/mYn08DRpcic" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[FORTUNE -- Over the past few months, a spate of good news about the U.S. housing market has led some to think a recovery is finally on the horizon.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/mYn08DRpcic" height="1" width="1"/<div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/mYn08DRpcic/">Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com</a></div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mortgage probe unveiled as foreclosure talks loom</title>
		<link>http://www.floridavirtualhouse.com/news/mortgage-probe-unveiled-as-foreclosure-talks-loom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.floridavirtualhouse.com/news/mortgage-probe-unveiled-as-foreclosure-talks-loom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama's latest probe into the mortgage meltdown will have more power than past efforts, and federal officials say it won't derail a possible $20 billion settlement for underwater and foreclosed homeowners.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/xr6-BydUz3A" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[President Obama's latest probe into the mortgage meltdown will have more power than past efforts, and federal officials say it won't derail a possible $20 billion settlement for underwater and foreclosed homeowners.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/xr6-BydUz3A" height="1" width="1"/<div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/xr6-BydUz3A/index.htm">Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com</a></div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>New-home sales hit a record low</title>
		<link>http://www.floridavirtualhouse.com/news/new-home-sales-hit-a-record-low/</link>
		<comments>http://www.floridavirtualhouse.com/news/new-home-sales-hit-a-record-low/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Just 302,000 new homes were sold in 2011, 6.2% below 2010 and the lowest number of annual sales since the government started tracking home sales in 1963.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/KVnRZS2LjEE" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Just 302,000 new homes were sold in 2011, 6.2% below 2010 and the lowest number of annual sales since the government started tracking home sales in 1963.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/KVnRZS2LjEE" height="1" width="1"/<div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/KVnRZS2LjEE/index.htm">Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com</a></div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Foreclosures made up 20% of home sales in 3Q</title>
		<link>http://www.floridavirtualhouse.com/news/foreclosures-made-up-20-of-home-sales-in-3q/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sales of homes in foreclosure comprised 20% of all U.S. residential sales during the third quarter, according to RealtyTrac.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/fyeZPQIR_sQ" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sales of homes in foreclosure comprised 20% of all U.S. residential sales during the third quarter, according to RealtyTrac.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/fyeZPQIR_sQ" height="1" width="1"/<div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/fyeZPQIR_sQ/index.htm">Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com</a></div>]]></content:encoded>
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