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	<title>Atlanta Real Estate Forum &#187; Renovation and Remodeling</title>
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		<title>Home Remodeling Market Begins to Stabilize</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NAHB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although residential remodeling remained relatively weak during the third quarter of 2009, remodelers are starting to report that conditions in their markets are stabilizing, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders&#8216; (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI). The current market conditions index rose slightly to 39.8 from 38.1 in the second quarter. The index [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips to Winterize your Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natalie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the cold weather beginning to take over the Atlanta area, now is the time to prepare your home for the winter. You&#8217;ve already unpacked your winter jackets and scarf and bought new gloves, but what have you done for your home? Is it ready to face the harsh weather of the Winter months?
If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flood Insurance Information for Atlanta Homeowners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Cauley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before buying a house along Sope Creek in east Cobb two years ago, Nicole Lipson and her husband thought about floods. They knew the basement level and the yard of their 1980s stucco traditional was in a low-lying area &#8211; so low, in fact, that getting flood insurance was a condition of their mortgage.
That insurance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta Remodeling Firms Featured</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/atlanta-remodeling-firms-featured-16487/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol M. Flammer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spending on remodeling projects by homeowners seems to be stabilizing. Perhaps this is one of the first signs of economic recovery? Those considering remodeling Atlanta real estate most often spend money updating the kitchen and master bath. Other popular projects include outdoor living areas , home management centers and adding home theaters. It seems that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brock Built Offers Remodeling Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brock Built</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brock Built is your all in one company to meet your needs and even offers remodeling services!   Brock Built is professional, licensed/insured, well known, guarantees our work and can get the job done in a reasonable amount of time. Experience even includes building an entire “Green House” in three months!  Brock Built [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Your Flood Damage be Covered by your Insurance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[September 21, 2009 is a day that will resonate with Atlanta residents for many years.  Parts of our city experienced as much as 20 inches of rainfall in a 48 hour period, causing devastating flooding throughout the area.  Thousands of homes have been lost, and families will spend months (and in some cases, years) trying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hotel Indigo Seeks Countertops from Atlanta Kitchen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Construction Resources</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hotel Indigo in downtown Athens definitely has style, and to help complement their elegant, sophisticated look, they sought out the help from Atlanta&#8217;s premier countertop provider, Atlanta Kitchen. Anyone visiting Hotel Indigo will surely be impressed by the CaesarStone Nougat and Quarts Reflections quartz countertops that Atlanta Kitchen installed. These countertops are LEED and GREENGUARD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Atlanta Flood Homeowners Share their Stories</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ants climbing up a kitchen wall. A dead fish in the front lawn. A parking area taken out.
Atlanta-area homeowners faced such problems recently as the Atlanta Flood of 2009 poured more than a foot of rain and tons of hardship and expenses on the area. The torrent that began in overnight hours of Sept. 20-21 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Repairing the Flood Damage in Your House</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/repairing-the-flood-damage-in-your-house-16001/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Flammer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flood damage accounts for huge monetary loss across the country every year.
Floods are particularly devastating because there is little that can be done to safe guard your house beforehand. So what happens after the water recedes? Recovery and cleanup.
Damage can range from some wet carpet and furniture to the house being left structurally unsound.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fall Atlanta Home Show Opens Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Fall Atlanta Home Show opens on Friday, September 25th and lasts through Sunday, September 27th at the Cobb Galleria Centre. The 2009 theme is “Make Your Home New Again” and the Show will feature exhibits from hundreds of local home improvement companies, along with seminars by well-known experts on a variety of home [...]]]></description>
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