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	<title>Chicagoland Real Estate Forum &#187; Economy</title>
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		<title>Get a Second Opinion to Make Sure Your Reverse Mortgage isn’t a Scam</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/02/06/get-a-second-opinion-to-make-sure-your-reverse-mortgage-isn%e2%80%99t-a-scam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Heisler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equifax personal finance blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The reverse mortgage, a way to turn your home equity into liquid cash, has risen in popularity 1,300 percent between 1999 and 2008.  Along the way this product has unfortunately attracted fraudsters, which is unfortunate because avoiding problems can be as easy as getting a second opinion. If you have been considering a reverse mortgage, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Hurting Your Credit Scores?</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/02/05/are-you-hurting-your-credit-scores/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/02/05/are-you-hurting-your-credit-scores/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Frame</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Freescore]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Good credit scores are precious commodities these days. Because lenders are still wary about taking risks, people with subpar scores may find it difficult to receive new lines of credit. Having good scores helps you receive better interest rates when refinancing a home or opening a new line of credit. Even if you use credit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Problem Recognition</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/02/02/financial-problem-recognition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Heisler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[equifax personal finance blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saving money]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=27812</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you sometimes look at your credit card bill or bank statement and wonder, “where did it all go?” If you find yourself having that reaction more than once, it’s time to buckle down and start budgeting. The idea of budgeting can be intimidating, but there are many simple options that can be a great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Rates Hit More Historic Lows</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[all-time low mortgage rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freddie Mac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage rates feb. 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[struggling economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As long as they keep falling, we&#8217;re going to keep telling you about them. The economy continues to struggle and mortgage rates continue to drop. This week each mortgage option reached a new all-time low except the 1-year ARM, which actually posted an increase. Mortgage rates for the week ending February 2, according to Freddie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help for Struggling Chicago Homeowners</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/02/02/help-for-struggling-chicago-homeowners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/02/02/help-for-struggling-chicago-homeowners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago foreclosure help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeowners Advocates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the tough state of the economy and the housing market, Illinois and Chicago real estate owners and renters need an advocate to keep them apprised of their rights. Beginning this Saturday, and repeating each Saturday throughout the year, you can enlist the help of some advocates for free. Homeowners Advocates is offering a series [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Program Will Turn Foreclosures Into Rentals</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/02/01/federal-program-will-turn-foreclosures-into-rentals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/02/01/federal-program-will-turn-foreclosures-into-rentals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apartments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FHFA housing program]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Obama's housing plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real-estate owned initiative]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=27802</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If I had money to invest, it would go right into the housing market. Chicago real estate values are hovering around their 2001 levels, and interest rates are at record lows. The time to buy is now. Of course, being upside-down in my own mortgage, I am in no position to be investing in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Home Prices Haven&#8217;t Hit Bottom</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/31/chicago-home-prices-havent-hit-bottom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/31/chicago-home-prices-havent-hit-bottom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Case-Shiller Home Price Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chicago home prices november]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago real estate prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standard & Poor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[u.s. home prices november]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. home prices are still falling down, especially amongst Chicago real estate. The Standard &#38; Poor/Case-Shiller Home Price Index was released Tuesday with 19 of the 20 cities reporting a drop in home prices from October to November. Chicago home prices fell 3.4 percent, more than any other metropolitan area in the country that month. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Chicago Expense on the Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/30/another-chicago-expense-on-the-rise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/30/another-chicago-expense-on-the-rise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chicago utilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[everything costs more]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metra fare hike]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=27743</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everything is more expensive these days. Chicago-area residents&#8217; electric, gas, water and sewer rates are going up; food prices rose between 4 and 7 percent around the area last year; Chicago gas prices are at an all-time high for this time of year. Even if you abandon your gas guzzler and choose a Metra train [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Real Estate Leaders See an Improved 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/29/2012-chicago-real-estate-market-should-improve/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/29/2012-chicago-real-estate-market-should-improve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chicago real estate 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chicago real estate forecast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago real estate recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Midwest Real Estate Data]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=27552</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you think the Chicago real estate market will do this year? The experts are being &#8220;cautiously optimistic.&#8221; The Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), the Chicagoland multiple listing service (MLS), shared statements made by its Board of Managers on the upcoming year in real estate. &#8220;I agree that we have reason to be cautiously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Worst Year for New-Home Sales is Over</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/28/the-worst-year-for-new-home-sales-is-over/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/28/the-worst-year-for-new-home-sales-is-over/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Midwest new home sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAHB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new home sales 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new home sales december]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The sale of new U.S. homes fell in December for the first time in four months to end off a year that saw the lowest new-home sales in history. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, the sale of newly built, single-family homes dropped 2.2 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 307,000 [...]]]></description>
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