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	<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley's Waning Crescent]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=morgan-stanleys-waning-crescent</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=morgan-stanleys-waning-crescent</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Morgan's deal for Crescent shows the damage being done to firms by their push into commercial real estate. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122100575979617373.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Libraries Are Back in Style]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=why-libraries-are-back-in-style</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=why-libraries-are-back-in-style</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=why-libraries-are-back-in-style</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Libraries have become fashionable. Rather than being about books, their appeal is about creating a certain ambiance. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122117550854125707.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[No Sale: A Bad Agent, or a Lousy Market?]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=no-sale-a-bad-agent-or-a-lousy-market</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=no-sale-a-bad-agent-or-a-lousy-market</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Real estate agents, as well as sellers, can get into a blue funk these days about the real estate market. That's understandable, but not forgivable. June Fletcher offers tips on how to tell whether your agent is suffering from market malaise. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122123124196828201.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Willem Dafoe Lists Rubber-Clad House]]></title>
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		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=willem-dafoe-lists-rubber-clad-house</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=willem-dafoe-lists-rubber-clad-house</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Actor Willem Dafoe is seeking $850,000 for his rubber-clad New York house. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122116598757024889.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Crying Over the House Hunt]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=crying-over-the-house-hunt</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=crying-over-the-house-hunt</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=crying-over-the-house-hunt</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The home-buying process in New Jersey proved more difficult than Neal Templin expected. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122109665058121975.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ban on Down-Payment Aid Is Fought]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=ban-on-down-payment-aid-is-fought</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=ban-on-down-payment-aid-is-fought</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=ban-on-down-payment-aid-is-fought</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Congress is making a last-ditch effort to head off an Oct. 1 ban on the use of seller-assisted down payments on federally insured mortgages. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122110189547222495.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ford's Home Weathers Change]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=fords-home-weathers-change</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=fords-home-weathers-change</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Henry Ford's Detroit neighborhood has survived riots, white flight and auto industry woes, but may fall victim to foreclosures. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122109887614522201.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supply of Homes for Sale Declines]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=supply-of-homes-for-sale-declines</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=supply-of-homes-for-sale-declines</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of homes listed for sale declined in many metropolitan markets last month. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122108889848921269.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don't Do Windows? You May Be in Luck]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=dont-do-windows-you-may-be-in-luck</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=dont-do-windows-you-may-be-in-luck</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=dont-do-windows-you-may-be-in-luck</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We opted to call for professional help to clean the windows, and we turned our sights to a handful of national franchises. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122108568344221147.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bailout Is No Quick Fix for Housing Woes]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=bailout-is-no-quick-fix-for-housing-woes</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=bailout-is-no-quick-fix-for-housing-woes</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=bailout-is-no-quick-fix-for-housing-woes</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Decisive action was taken in the bailout of Fannie and Freddie, but the housing market is still in trouble. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122099715403116677.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Condo Buyers in Florida Seek to Exit Deals]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=condo-buyers-in-florida-seek-to-exit-deals</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=condo-buyers-in-florida-seek-to-exit-deals</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=condo-buyers-in-florida-seek-to-exit-deals</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Condo buyers in hard-hit markets across the country have been scouring their contracts for loopholes and flaws that would allow them to back out. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122091760356512479.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Weathering the Rain, and Property Storm]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=weathering-the-rain-and-property-storm</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=weathering-the-rain-and-property-storm</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=weathering-the-rain-and-property-storm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Seattle's property markets have outshined most major U.S. metropolitan areas by some key measures. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122099567426416521.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commercial REIT Stocks Stage Retreat]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=commercial-reit-stocks-stage-retreat</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=commercial-reit-stocks-stage-retreat</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=commercial-reit-stocks-stage-retreat</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stocks of REITs retreated amid concerns that Fannie and Freddie may scale back their mortgage portfolios. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122100409784217183.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Trading on the Future]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=trading-on-the-future</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=trading-on-the-future</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new product called a shared-appreciation arrangement, or equity release, allows homeowners to give up part of a home's future appreciation in exchange for cash -- typically 10% to 15% of the property's current value. But these deals are not without considerable risks. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122098042460615437.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Booking Bets on Hotel Luxury]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=booking-bets-on-hotel-luxury</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=booking-bets-on-hotel-luxury</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defying skeptics who warned that the market already was oversupplied, Horst Schulze recently opened an ultraluxury hotel in D&amp;amp;uuml;sseldorf, Germany. Confident that the global boom in luxury hotels will continue, he plans to open seven more Capella-brand hotels around the world in the next 10 months. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121795835895413873.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Plying the Foreclosure Market]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=plying-the-foreclosure-market</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=plying-the-foreclosure-market</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=plying-the-foreclosure-market</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A small real-estate investment bank is raising $150 million to purchase foreclosed houses in and around San Diego. In addition to the logistical problem of maintaining a sprawling collection of houses, there is the risk that prices could fall further and that an economic recession could depress rents. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121798283797115363.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Other Trade Center Builder]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=the-other-trade-center-builder</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=the-other-trade-center-builder</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lloyd Goldman, a deep-pocketed partner of the group rebuilding the WTC, will likely take over the project when Silverstein steps down. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122108942858221349.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[General Growth Official Sells Shares]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=general-growth-official-sells-shares</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=general-growth-official-sells-shares</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Growth Properties' president sold half of his common shares this week to cover a margin call, prompted by a steep decline in the company's stock price. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121824337741626289.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Denver's Convention Housing Bubble]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=denvers-convention-housing-bubble</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=denvers-convention-housing-bubble</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anticipating a crush of attendees at the Democratic National Convention this month and a shortage of hotel rooms, some Denver residents are renting out their homes for $1,500 or more a night. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121816297265023095.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sean and Robin Penn List for $15 Million]]></title>
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		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=sean-and-robin-penn-list-for-15-million</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn have put their San Francisco home on the market for $15 million&amp;amp;hellip;Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber are relisting their New York condos&amp;amp;hellip;Seth Gerszberg sold a Miami Beach parcel for $12.1 million. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121815350535022483.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Selling a Dallas Home in a Down Market]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=selling-a-dallas-home-in-a-down-market</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=selling-a-dallas-home-in-a-down-market</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=selling-a-dallas-home-in-a-down-market</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Neal Templin and his wife sold their Dallas home at a 12% discount off their starting price. He shares their humbling experience of getting the house ready for sale, exchanging offers and counteroffers and then signing the contract. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121806259835418475.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates Unchanged]]></title>
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		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=mortgage-rates-unchanged</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=mortgage-rates-unchanged</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Freddie Mac said the 30-year fixed-rate home-mortgage rate average was unchanged from a week ago as mortgage applications slowed to a five-year low. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121815990666422975.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Connecticut Files Suit Against Countrywide]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=connecticut-files-suit-against-countrywide</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=connecticut-files-suit-against-countrywide</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=connecticut-files-suit-against-countrywide</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has sued Bank of America's Countrywide Financial for allegedly deceptive lending practices. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121806885061218873.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Owners Think Home Values Have Risen]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=owners-think-home-values-have-risen</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=owners-think-home-values-have-risen</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=owners-think-home-values-have-risen</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In its second-quarter survey, real-estate data firm Zillow found that 62% of the 1,361 homeowners who responded said they believe the value of their home increased over the past year. But that optimism is out of sync with reality. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121807993705319711.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mortgage Failure Rate Rises]]></title>
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		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=mortgage-failure-rate-rises</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:32:51 MST</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgages issued in the first half of 2007 are going bad at a pace that far outstrips 2006, an analysis shows. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121805947661818327.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fannie Posts Deep Loss]]></title>
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		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=fannie-posts-deep-loss</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:02:56 MST</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fannie Mae reported a wider-than-expected second-quarter loss of $2.3 billion and said it will slow its purchases of mortgage-related securities, in a new blow to housing prices. (Conference call transcript) &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121818529773923803.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Home Remodel Hits Bumpy Road]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=home-remodel-hits-bumpy-road</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=home-remodel-hits-bumpy-road</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:02:56 MST</pubDate>
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		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=home-remodel-hits-bumpy-road</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As head of the giant investment firm that controls ailing Chrysler, Stephen Feinberg has a fixer-upper on his hands. As a homeowner, he's been in a similar predicament for years -- with a messy, $15 million renovation of his Manhattan townhouse. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121824758533526589.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC Begins Formal Countrywide Probe]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=sec-begins-formal-countrywide-probe</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=sec-begins-formal-countrywide-probe</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:02:56 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=sec-begins-formal-countrywide-probe</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The SEC escalated its scrutiny of Countrywide Financial into a formal investigation, according to a regulatory filing by Bank of America. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121824281791326283.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beazer Posts Narrower Loss]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=beazer-posts-narrower-loss</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=beazer-posts-narrower-loss</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:02:56 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=beazer-posts-narrower-loss</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Beazer Homes reported a narrower loss as the company slashed its land and land-development spending. It continued to see home closings, sales prices and new orders slide. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121820628314024385.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[A House Is Not a Home]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=a-house-is-not-a-home</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=a-house-is-not-a-home</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:02:56 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=a-house-is-not-a-home</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&amp;quot;Hope for Your Home,&amp;quot; the newest addition to TLC's slate of property-related reality programming, is a direct response to the needs of financially-strained homeowners. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121823004721625293.html?mod=residential_real_estate'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sunbelt Sees Slowing In Population Growth]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Sunbelt_Sees_Slowing_In_Population_Growth</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Sunbelt_Sees_Slowing_In_Population_Growth</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:27:47 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Sunbelt_Sees_Slowing_In_Population_Growth</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The weak home market weighs on counties in the South and West. Population increases in fast-growing counties in those regions started slowing last year, suggesting that the housing crunch may be forcing many Americans to stay put.    &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://feeds.realestatejournal.com/~r/wsj/realestate_journal/~3/255381263/20080321-dougherty.html'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Puts Faith In Fannie, Freddie]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=U-S-_Puts_Faith_In_Fannie_Freddie</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=U-S-_Puts_Faith_In_Fannie_Freddie</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:27:47 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=U-S-_Puts_Faith_In_Fannie_Freddie</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to contain financial turmoil, federal regulators are handing government-sponsored companies an even bigger role in propping up the mortgage market.    &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://feeds.realestatejournal.com/~r/wsj/realestate_journal/~3/255381264/20080321-hagerty.html'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Housing Bust Fuels Blame Game]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Housing_Bust_Fuels_Blame_Game</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Housing_Bust_Fuels_Blame_Game</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:27:47 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Housing_Bust_Fuels_Blame_Game</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To what extent are politicians and regulators responsible for the housing crisis that has shaken financial institutions? In hindsight, the failure stretches across government and party lines.    &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://feeds.realestatejournal.com/~r/wsj/realestate_journal/~3/254762346/20080320-karp.html'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Choosing Eco-Friendly Cleaning Services]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Choosing_Eco-Friendly_Cleaning_Services</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Choosing_Eco-Friendly_Cleaning_Services</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:27:47 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Choosing_Eco-Friendly_Cleaning_Services</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many house-cleaning companies are calling themselves &amp;quot;green&amp;quot; by using nontoxic and nonpolluting products. Here's how to find ones that are legit.    &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://feeds.realestatejournal.com/~r/wsj/realestate_journal/~3/255381265/20080321-singer.html'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why It Pays for Mortgage 'Ants' To Help Mortgage 'Grasshoppers']]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Why_It_Pays_for_Mortgage_Ants_To_Help_Mortgage_Grasshoppers</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Why_It_Pays_for_Mortgage_Ants_To_Help_Mortgage_Grasshoppers</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:27:31 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Why_It_Pays_for_Mortgage_Ants_To_Help_Mortgage_Grasshoppers</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it fair that those that have fallen behind on their home loans are being helped, while others have kept up with their payments? June Fletcher explains.    &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://feeds.realestatejournal.com/~r/wsj/realestate_journal/~3/254762348/20080320-fletcher.html'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mortgage Brokers Take Jobs Advising Anxious Borrowers]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Mortgage_Brokers_Take_Jobs_Advising_Anxious_Borrowers</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Mortgage_Brokers_Take_Jobs_Advising_Anxious_Borrowers</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:27:31 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Mortgage_Brokers_Take_Jobs_Advising_Anxious_Borrowers</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As mortgage defaults soar, some former loan officers have converted to a new occupation: counseling homeowners who are trying to avert foreclosure.    &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://feeds.realestatejournal.com/~r/wsj/realestate_journal/~3/254762347/20080320-hagerty.html'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Single-Family Housing Starts Sink to a New Low]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Single-Family_Housing_Starts_Sink_to_a_New_Low</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Single-Family_Housing_Starts_Sink_to_a_New_Low</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:27:31 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Single-Family_Housing_Starts_Sink_to_a_New_Low</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[February single-family housing starts decreased 6.7% to 707,000. Building permits fell 7.8% to a 978,000 annual rate, the lowest level since September 1991.    &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://feeds.realestatejournal.com/~r/wsj/realestate_journal/~3/254762350/20080318-bater.html'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Henry Paulson Dismisses Mortgage Rescue Plans]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Henry_Paulson_Dismisses_Mortgage_Rescue_Plans</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Henry_Paulson_Dismisses_Mortgage_Rescue_Plans</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:43:22 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Henry_Paulson_Dismisses_Mortgage_Rescue_Plans</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Treasury secretary criticized rescue plans for homeowners. He branded many of the aid proposals as 'bailouts' for reckless lenders and speculators.    &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://feeds.realestatejournal.com/~r/wsj/realestate_journal/~3/243207931/20080229-ip.html'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Florida Bust Spawns Vulture Culture]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Florida_Bust_Spawns_Vulture_Culture</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Florida_Bust_Spawns_Vulture_Culture</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:43:22 MST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Florida_Bust_Spawns_Vulture_Culture</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Home buyers from around the U.S. and abroad are descending on the Sunshine State to buy condominiums that have suffered sharp price drops amid the housing glut. Yet pitfalls abound, and experts warn that prices could dip even further.    &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://feeds.realestatejournal.com/~r/wsj/realestate_journal/~3/243207932/20080229-opdyke.html'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Foundations Look to Allay U.S. Foreclosure Crisis]]></title>
		<link>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Foundations_Look_to_Allay_U-S-_Foreclosure_Crisis</link>
		<comments>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Foundations_Look_to_Allay_U-S-_Foreclosure_Crisis</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:43:22 MST</pubDate>
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		<category>real estate news</category>
		<guid>http://realz.info//story.php?title=Foundations_Look_to_Allay_U-S-_Foreclosure_Crisis</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of the nation's wealthiest philanthropies are turning their attention to the growing number of foreclosures.    &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://feeds.realestatejournal.com/~r/wsj/realestate_journal/~3/243207933/20080229-simon.html'>PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews</a>]]></description>
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