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		<title>Why hire a Realtor?</title>
		<link>http://realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/why-hire-a-realtor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Rahn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[O.K. I&#8217;m continuously baffled as to why a buyer would NOT hire a Realtor to help them buy a house.  Every week there are examples of people that really need to work with a professional and stories about people that did work with a Realtor and are soooo glad they did. This weeks hurrah:  in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7070429&amp;post=78&amp;subd=realestatehomesearch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting married and need down payment for home purchase?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Rahn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post published an article today that is really better suited for spring but is a good article none-the-less. The gist of it is that if you are getting married and are hoping to get cash gifts so you have enough down payment on the purchase of a home, you can do so without [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7070429&amp;post=76&amp;subd=realestatehomesearch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3 years after the crash</title>
		<link>http://realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/3-years-after-the-crash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Rahn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is now about 3 years after the real estate market crash.  Many things have happened since then (ex: crappy jobs market and our country&#8217;s leadership in a downward spiral).  Not only is the foreclosure rate still very high (which i expected and believe will continue for at least another 2 years) but, with the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7070429&amp;post=74&amp;subd=realestatehomesearch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Update</title>
		<link>http://realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/personal-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Rahn</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com/?p=72</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a brief blogging hiatus and a move 1/2 way across the country, I am back.  I originally had plans to move back to my home state of Wisconsin for family reasons but with the real estate market the way it was I decided to move sooner rather than later. So, earlier this year I packed up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7070429&amp;post=72&amp;subd=realestatehomesearch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>quick blurb on 1 year after crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Rahn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was watching GMA this morning and they did a 2 minute blurb on where we are 1 year after the crash started.  They had experts to represent 3 areas:  stocks/growing your money, housing, and the job market.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7070429&amp;post=65&amp;subd=realestatehomesearch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Home Sales are Up AGAIN!</title>
		<link>http://realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/home-sales-are-up-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Rahn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was a great article in the LA Times...   http://bit.ly/18MHjB
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		<title>Is the economy healthy?</title>
		<link>http://realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/is-the-economy-healthy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Rahn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article was Yahoo IM's pop up today.  It caught my eye and proved worthy of reading.  It definitley seems positive.    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090825/ap_on_bi_ge/us_economy

It seems to me that about every 4 days or so the media changes their stance on where the economy sits.  So, we should be seeing more headlines by this weekend that say the economy is getting worse :)
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		<title>Are there any psychics out there?</title>
		<link>http://realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/are-there-any-psychics-out-there/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Rahn</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com/?p=54</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every day there are new articles published on various high profile web sites claiming to be able to predict the future of real estate.   Reading them actually gives me a headache and i find myself debating outloud in my living room with these articles.   <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7070429&amp;post=54&amp;subd=realestatehomesearch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Extension for Homebuyer Tax Credit?</title>
		<link>http://realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/extension-for-homebuyer-tax-credit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Rahn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On August 10th the National Association of Home Builders called on Congress to extend the Homebuyer Tax Credit.  The summary is they have asked for the Homebuyer Tax Credit to be extended thru November 30, 2010 AND to include all purchases of primary residences, not just first time homebuyers.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7070429&amp;post=50&amp;subd=realestatehomesearch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Short Sales</title>
		<link>http://realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/understanding-short-sales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Rahn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a great article on MSN's website about buying a short sale property.  I'm including the link here and reproducing it below (as they do change their sites so this link may be no good shortly)<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=realestatehomesearch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7070429&amp;post=45&amp;subd=realestatehomesearch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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