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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>
	<itunes:author>Carol Flammer</itunes:author>
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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>
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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>$25 Billion Settlement Announced Between States and Banks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Frame</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today state and federal officials announced a new $25 billion settlement with five of the United States&#8217; largest loan servicers to help those affected by foreclosures and mortgage fraud. Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo have agreed to provide as much as $25 billion in relief to distressed borrowers and in [...]]]></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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		<title>NAHB Poll Shows Voters Place High Value on Homeownership</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Frame</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Association of Home Builders has released the results of a new nationwide survey that reveal how strongly American voters value homeownership. Here are some of the main trends revealed by the survey.

Three out of four voters &#8211; both owners and renters  &#8212; believe it is appropriate and reasonable for the federal government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Legislation May Bring Welcome Changes to Atlanta Permit Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Frame</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news for people who work in Atlanta real estate: new legislation was recently signed by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed that could speed up the process for obtaining building permits.
According to an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, some of the changes include providing weekend help from city staffers, consolidating city employees who handle permits from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reminder: Don&#8217;t Miss Today&#8217;s NAHB Presidential Teleforum with Newt Gingrich</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Frame</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to make sure your opinion on Atlanta real estate is heard? 2011 NAHB Chairman of the Board Bob Nielsen would like to remind NAHB members that the organization will be co-hosting a Presidential teleforum with Newt Gingrich today, Dec. 2, at 3:30 p.m. ET.
All NAHB members are invited to participate in these teleforums. To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Reinstates Higher FHA Loan Limits</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Frame</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday, Congress passed a spending bill to increase the maximum loan size that can be backed by the Federal Housing Administration. The new provision reinstates the loan limits at 125 percent of local area median home prices up to $729,750 and is valid through 2013. The bill did not increase loan limits for Fannie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changes to Come in Georgia’s Congressional District Lines</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/changes-to-come-in-georgia%e2%80%99s-congressional-district-lines-50270/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Winters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some Georgia residents may soon see a change in their voting district lines. The Senate and House of Representatives recently approved a new congressional map for Georgia that creates a new, fourteenth district in North Georgia and moves U.S. Rep. John Barrow, a Democrat, out of Chatham County (and into a more Republican-leaning district), raising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Action Encourage Congress to Extend Conforming Loan Limits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol M. Flammer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In just a little more than a week, on October 1, 2011, the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will be lowered. The disruption that would occur with the lowering of the current loan limits would further damage the already fragile housing market (not to mention our local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And Then There Were Three (Georgia License Plates Finalists)</title>
		<link>http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/and-then-there-were-three-georgia-license-plates-finalists-49019/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Frame</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week, the Georgia Department of Revenue revealed the three finalists in the Georgia license plate contest. The winning design will be announced next week, and the plates will be issued beginning in 2012.
This is the second time that finalists have been announced. The first batch of nominees was destroyed by a firestorm of [...]]]></description>
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