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		<title><![CDATA[The Nation's Housing: When short sales leave sellers short]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short
sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the
American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that
they were foreclosed upon, rather ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/thenationshousing/s-1325065</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/17/2013</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Nation's Housing: The rise of "pocket listings"]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON--How hot is hot when it comes to housing markets across the
country right now? Crazy hot: Some houses sell within days, sometimes
within hours, of listing. Then there are the growing numbers that sell
even before they formally hit the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/thenationshousing/s-1321632</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/10/2013</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Nation's Housing: Some zero-down successes]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Who says lenders need to charge you a cash down payment
when you take out a mortgage in this era of hyper-strict underwriting?

Just about everybody:

-- The biggest sources of home loan money -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
-- won't ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/thenationshousing/s-1318043</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/03/2013</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Nation's Housing: Listings that turn you off]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- With full-fledged sellers' markets underway in dozens of
metropolitan areas around the country, new research has found curious
statistical patterns emerging: Even in cities where listings get
multiple offers within days or hours, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/thenationshousing/s-1314371</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/26/2013</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Nation's Housing: Bank windows open a bit wider]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Using your home as an ATM no longer is a financial option,
but the tools that allowed owners to pull out massive amounts of money
during the boom years -- equity credit lines and second mortgages -- are
making a comeback.

Banking ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/thenationshousing/s-1310605</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/19/2013</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Nation's Housing: A boom market reappears]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- They're back after barely a decade: Escalation clauses in
real estate contracts, "naked" contingency-free offers and
lowball-priced listings designed to pull in dozens of bidders and turn
routine sales transactions into auctions.

...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/thenationshousing/s-1307048</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/12/2013</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Nation's Housing: The mortgage complaint window is open]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Got a beef with your mortgage company or loan servicer?
Lots of people do, and thousands of them have been turning to a federal
complaint hotline for action -- or at least a quick response from the
lender.

The Consumer Financial ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/thenationshousing/s-1303362</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/05/2013</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Nation's Housing: Energy savers due a break]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- If you buy or own an energy efficient house, does this
make you less likely to default on your mortgage? Is there a connection
between the monthly savings on utility costs and the probability that
you'll pay your loan on time?

A new...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/thenationshousing/s-1299880</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/29/2013</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Nation's Housing: Hard to see 'green' on resale homes]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- When it comes to energy efficiency and "green" features in
homes, there's a chasmic disconnect in the marketplace among consumers,
real estate appraisers and the nation's realty sales system.

On the one hand, prospective buyers ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/thenationshousing/s-1296240</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/22/2013</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Nation's Housing: Look what's in your house now]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Home equity is back! And it's growing fast: According to
the latest data from the Federal Reserve, Americans' net equity holdings
in their houses jumped by nearly half a trillion dollars during the last
three months of 2012, and have...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/thenationshousing/s-1292499</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/15/2013</pubDate>
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