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	<itunes:summary>Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio focuses on Atlanta metro area real estate news, specials and events. Get the latest news on metro area real estate, new homes, townhomes, condos and  the industry. We feature guests and a real estate Deal of the Day each Friday during our podcast.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Hear Special Session by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke at IBS 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Attending the 2012 International Builders Show? If so, you will have the exclusive opportunity to hear Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke give remarks during a special session at the National Association of Home Builders&#8216; board of directors meeting.
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		<title>Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker at The Fox Now Through Christmas Eve</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for something to do this holiday season to get out of your Atlanta home? Join the Sugar Plum Fairy, Rat King, Marya and the Prince at the treasured holiday tradition, The Nutcracker, by the Atlanta Ballet. Now in its 52nd production, the Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker makes Christmas magic come to life with over twenty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experience Atlanta’s New Holiday Tradition at Christmas on Peachtree</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Create a new holiday tradition this year with Christmas on Peachtree, the largest indoor Christmas festival in the Southeast!
Downtown Atlanta&#8217;s former Davidson&#8217;s/Macy&#8217;s building has been transformed into Christmas on Peachtree, with a festive mix of holiday activities, food, shopping, family friendly events like visits with Santa, train rides, light/music shows, choral entertainment and more.
Christmas on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Holiday Magic Begins at Christmas at Callanwolde</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experience the magic of Christmas at Callanwolde, an Atlanta tradition and Christmas spectacular that captures the spirit and charm of the holidays, from now until Dec. 18.
Hosted by Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, the 14-day event showcases Callanwolde’s 27,000 square-foot mansion transformed by Atlanta’s top interior and floral designers and features period furniture, designer treasures, fine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ULI Atlanta Wins Grant to Encourage Development Along Atlanta Streetcar Route</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ULI Atlanta was recently awarded an $18,000 Urban Innovation Fund (UIF) Grant from the Urban Land Institute Foundation to help create a development strategy for the Atlanta Streetcar, which will connect residents, conventioneers, tourists, downtown workers and suburban commuters to popular intown destinations, via a safe, efficient and enjoyable means of transportation.
ULI Atlanta&#8217;s Atlanta Streetcar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta Area Sees Soaring Home Sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Winters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Giddy, silly little smiles could be seen breaking across the staff&#8217;s faces this morning. It was after reading a recent article on HousingZone.com that presented encouraging statistics about home sales in the Atlanta region in the past year.
The article, &#8220;5 major cities where home sales are soaring,&#8221; which came out last week, posted Atlanta as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Granite Getting Old? Top Kitchen and Bath Trends</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s hot and what’s not in kitchen and bath design in Atlanta real estate?
Builder magazine interviewed some of the industry’s top designers to find out, and as you might suspect, the trends are running the gamut. For some, especially higher-end clientele, water and energy efficiency and lasting style are in demand. Middle-class clientele are seeking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAVE Act Would Make Energy Efficient Homes More Affordable</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Winters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bill introduced last month could mean an improved economy, a better environment and cost savings for buyers of Atlanta real estate. The Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2011, sponsored by Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) and Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia), would require federal lenders to take projected energy efficiency into consideration when underwriting mortgages.
SAVE [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emergency Alert System Test Wed., Nov. 9, 2 p.m. ET</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Communications Commission and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System on Wednesday, November 9, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
The test, which could identify necessary improvements to the system, is essential to ensure the readiness and effectiveness of the system, says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Rail, But Bus Coming to Cobb</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Winters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cobb County Board of Commissioners recently announced that they plan to cut $300 million from the $865 million earmarked for the proposed Cumberland-to-Midtown rail line project and use the money instead for a bus line and road improvements.
The announcement came from Cobb Board of Commissioners Chairman Tim Lee during the last 21-member Atlanta Regional [...]]]></description>
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