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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>You Don’t Have to Suffer Your Bank’s New Fees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All too often, bank customers find their personal finances faced with rising fees from institutions they have banked with for years. Often, these are the same banks that they put their money in from paper routes and the tooth fairy. It’s painful for loyal customers, who are conflicted between paying more against a mixture of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Menendez Bill Will Restore the Flow of Credit for Home Building</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NAHB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently commended Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) for introducing the Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2012, legislation to help restore the flow of credit for new housing production in order to create jobs, meet rising housing demand and bolster the economic expansion.
&#8220;We applaud Rep. Menendez for sponsoring this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Construction Resources Opens New South Carolina Facility</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Construction Resources</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Construction Resources, Inc. is proud to announce the acquisition of a 4,500 square foot warehouse space which will become the new base of operations for Atlanta Glass and Mirror, Inc. in South Carolina. Construction veteran Danilo Garcia will oversee the facility and skilled craftsman Felton Tailor will be chief of installation for this satellite facility [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protect Yourself from Reverse Mortgage Scams</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Heisler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just like during the housing bubble, there are still plenty of “too good to be true” loan offers out there. One of the big scams running around everywhere from your email’s spam folder to bank office flyers is for reverse mortgages. While a reverse mortgage can be a great way to turn equity into liquid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coldwell Banker NRTDA Named Top Atlanta Sales Office For 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coldwell Banker NRT Development Advisors  is pleased to announce that according to Trendgrahix, the company has been recognized as the number one ranked office in listing volume for residential attached sales in Atlanta in 2011.
“It is clear from the condominium and townhome sales activity last year that consumer confidence continues to improve and that buyers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid These Costly Credit Mistakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Frame</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have good credit scores? If so, you probably work hard to keep them intact. Having high scores can help you get approved for new lines of credit, including credit cards, auto loans and mortgages. But having bad scores will keep you from getting the things you want most. To help you avoid some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing Market Upturn in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heron Bay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The housing market may be recovering sooner than expected.  It seems that over the last 6 months, there have been fewer homes for sale since 2005.
According to Lucia Mutikani of Reuters, existing home sales have risen 5 percent with the entire nation showing progression.  Haddow’s Real Estate News reports that in Atlanta alone, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAHB Commends President Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol M. Flammer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bob Nielsen, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Reno, Nev., today issued the following statement regarding President Obama&#8217;s proposals to seek refinancing aid for home owners and mend the housing market:
&#8220;The nation&#8217;s home builders commend President Obama for highlighting the vital role that housing plays in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remodeling at Five Year High</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Heisler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), remodeling hit its highest point in five years during fourth-quarter of 2011. NAHB measures remodeling sentiment with its Remodeling Market Index (RMI), which rose from 41.7 for third quarter to 46.6 in the fourth quarter. The index uses a scale of 1 to 100 to represent the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAHB Commends Obama for Helping Homeowners</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Heisler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) was pleased that the needs of Americans to stay in their homes and staunch the rising tide of foreclosures was a prominent part of President Obama’s State of the Union address. The proposed refinancing plans that Obama put forward will help struggling homeowners as the market still searches [...]]]></description>
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