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	<title>Real Estate Investing</title>
	<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate</link>
	<description>Find up-to-date real estate investing news and tips on the Banks.com Real Estate Investing Blog.</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Video Spoof: He NEEDS Your Listing</title>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/20/video-spoof-he-needs-your-listing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/20/video-spoof-he-needs-your-listing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Tyson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Realtor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Agents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Brian&#8217;s wife eats a lot of fruit, so he needs your listing!  This was too funny!




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		<title>What Happens When You Overprice Your House?</title>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/19/what-happens-when-you-overprice-your-house/</link>
		<comments>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/19/what-happens-when-you-overprice-your-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Tyson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Selling a Home]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reading a &#8220;Realtor Only&#8221; post over at Active Rain, I had to laugh at an agent&#8217;s analogy that taking an overpriced listing is like dating a married man.  Basically, you&#8217;re wasting your time and energy on a relationship that has no future - destined for failure.
I find many sellers want to price their house higher [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facilitating Both Sides of Transaction</title>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/18/facilitating-both-sides-of-transaction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/18/facilitating-both-sides-of-transaction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Tyson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Realtor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Allow me to vent, please.  There has been a five-acre piece of property listed as foreclosed in my area that&#8217;s been on the market for about four months.  I have a cash buyer who made a bid in what turned out to be a multiple offer situation.  We put in a very appropriate cash offer.
We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suing Your Mortgage Lender</title>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/17/suing-your-mortgage-lender/</link>
		<comments>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/17/suing-your-mortgage-lender/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Tyson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Home Loans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have no intention - none whatsoever - of suing my mortgage lender.  However, if you want to take this kind of action, there&#8217;s new help available for homeowners, according to the Foreclosure Industry blog,
I’ve established a relationship with a law firm that is ready to help homeowners fight their lenders in court with meaningful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Expanded Tax Credit</title>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/16/the-expanded-tax-credit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/16/the-expanded-tax-credit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Tyson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Buying a Home]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been reading with a great deal of interest the FAQ&#8217;s provided by the National Association of Realtors regarding the expanded tax credit for existing homeowners who buy something else.  I am working with a couple of buyers now - and my sister is thinking about buying again after just selling her home - who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love-Hate Relationship with Real Estate</title>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/13/love-hate-relationship-with-real-estate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/13/love-hate-relationship-with-real-estate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Tyson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Realtor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Agents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just saw the cutest post at Active Rain by Marc Rasmussen - Sarasota Real Estate where he wrote the 15 things he loves and hates about the real estate business.  I&#8217;m going to write my own list (maybe not as long) before I read his so we can see how much alike Realtors are.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VA Loans Are Available for Our Veterans</title>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/11/va-loans-are-available-for-our-veterans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/11/va-loans-are-available-for-our-veterans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Tyson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Home Loans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[First, I want to express my sincere gratitude to all the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States.  I grew up an Air Force brat, so I know the sacrifices made by our soldiers, airmen, sailors, and marines.  They have to be ready with just a moment&#8217;s notice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abracadabra: Short Sale Magic</title>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/10/abracadabra-short-sale-magic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/10/abracadabra-short-sale-magic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Tyson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[short sale]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I may be jaded, but I&#8217;m not convinced that short sales are as easy as outlined by Christina Inman over at Real Estate Dispatch in her piece called Real Estate Agents Can Process Short Sales in Seven Easy Steps.
But, I’m not sure agents realize just how simple this process–which can net them some serious profits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Staging Trend Grows</title>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/09/virtual-staging-trend-grows/</link>
		<comments>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/09/virtual-staging-trend-grows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Tyson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Selling a Home]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A growing trend in real estate marketing is virtual staging for empty houses.  We all know that staging a home for sale is an important step in getting top dollar for a seller. It helps to be able to define a room, to show beautiful possibilities to would-be buyers.  However, the cost of staging an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fannie Mae Offers Deed for Lease Program</title>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/06/fannie-mae-offers-deed-for-lease-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.banks.com/blogs/realestate/2009/11/06/fannie-mae-offers-deed-for-lease-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Tyson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Fannie Mae]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Federal Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[foreclosures]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For some people, foreclosure doesn&#8217;t mean they&#8217;ll be losing their house.  Fannie Mae is offering a Deed for Lease program for people where people may rent their homes back from Fannie Mae for up to 12 months.  In return, they hand over the deed rather than going through foreclosure.
According to Miranda Marquit over at Loan [...]]]></description>
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