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	<title>Atlanta Real Estate Forum &#187; Political Action</title>
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		<title>Builders Trying to Extend Home Buyer Tax Credit</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/builders-trying-to-extend-home-buyer-tax-credit-16464/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NAHB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been much talk recently about how the end of the first-time home buyer tax credit will affect the real estate market. Over 1 million buyers have utilized this incentive to purchase a home, giving the housing market the push it has needed. But, will we revert back into a slump once it is gone? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama is &#8220;Making Homes Affordable&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natalie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama&#8217;s mortgage relief program also called the &#8220;Making Home Affordable&#8221; plan is starting to make progress after a slow beginning, according to a recent article by Alan Zibel of the Associated Press. Obama&#8217;s mortgage relief program entails $50 billion worth of changes and officially began in March, but never seemed to take hold until [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing Industry Professionals Strive to Reform Appraisal Process</title>
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		<comments>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/housing-industry-professionals-strive-to-reform-appraisal-process-16158/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NAHB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently hosted a Residential Real Estate Appraisal Summit with federal regulatory agencies and the major housing and financial institution stakeholder and appraisal organizations to discuss constructive solutions to appraisal problems.
Among the problems discussed at the summit was the use by some appraisers of foreclosed or other distressed properties [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Builders Attempt to Extend Home Buyer Tax Credit</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/builders-attempt-to-extend-home-buyer-tax-credit-14670/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NAHB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Association of Home Builders needs your support in extending the first time home buyer tax credit and trying to create more jobs in the process. As members of Congress return home for the August congressional recess, members are being urged to contact their lawmakers and ask them to help create jobs and set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Bill 261 Passes the Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great news for the Georgia housing industry as Bill 261 has passed through the Senate and is on its way to a conference committee. The committee is in charge of working out the differences between the Senate version and the House version to create a decent compromise that incorporates factors from both. Hopefully we will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Builders Head to the Hill and Ask for Your Support</title>
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		<comments>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/builders-head-to-the-hill-and-ask-for-your-support-10170/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol M. Flammer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/?p=10170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Atlanta has seen recently seen some positive signs for a turn in the real estate industry, and, while we are hoping it does mean we are on the upside of the downturn, we still have a long way to go before things are back to where they should be. I am guessing real estate markets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Efficient Tax Credits 101</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/energy-efficient-tax-credits-101-9438/</link>
		<comments>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/energy-efficient-tax-credits-101-9438/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NAHB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expanded tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements in the new economic stimulus package puts more money in consumers&#8217; pockets by providing financial incentive for home owners to go green on their renovation projects in 2009 and 2010. While more efficient homes save on water and energy bills, these tax credits will make such home upgrades [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Signs Stimulus Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/obama-signs-stimulus-bill-9341/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s official &#8211; President Barack Obama signed the stimulus package into law on Tuesday. Being in office less than one month, the economic stimulus package was a top priority and he worked diligently to ensure a quick process. So, what types of effect should we see on the housing industry from this stimulus legislation? $50 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Overview</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-overview-9221/</link>
		<comments>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-overview-9221/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been all over the news that Congress and the White House have reached a deal on a $789.5 billion stimulus bill. Unfortunately, the $15,000 home buyer tax credit that we had been fighting so hard for was removed from the legislation in its final stages. Economists predict the bill to be voted on and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The $15,000 Home Buyer Tax Credit is Expected to Create 255,000 Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/the-15000-home-buyer-tax-credit-is-expected-to-create-255000-jobs-9156/</link>
		<comments>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/the-15000-home-buyer-tax-credit-is-expected-to-create-255000-jobs-9156/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NAHB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t yet gotten behind the $15,000 home buyer tax credit, which is an integral part of the economic stimulus legislation recently by the Senate, then hopefully these predictions will open your eyes to the drastic impact it could have on our economy. The National Association of Home Builders did a little research, and [...]]]></description>
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