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		<title>A New Start for New Construction</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/28/a-new-start-for-new-construction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s good news for new construction. Well, sort of.
The U.S. Commerce Department is reporting that the sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 23.6 percent to 330,000 units in June.
Of course, this is coming off May&#8217;s historic low of only 267,000 new homes sold.
If you average out the number of homes sold between May and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low Down Payment Programs Still Available for Certain Chicago Home Buyers</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/27/low-down-payment-programs-still-available-for-certain-chicago-home-buyers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Flammer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Equifax Personal Finance Blog gives information and links for two types of programs that do not require the higher down payments that have become typical in today’s market. Most lenders are requiring at least 5 percent down, but loans are still out there for $100 or even zero down.
Real estate expert Ilyce Glink talks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Flood Victims: Save Your Stuff at U-Haul for Free</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/27/chicago-flood-victims-save-your-stuff-at-u-haul-for-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/27/chicago-flood-victims-save-your-stuff-at-u-haul-for-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Take a Box Leave a Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U-Haul Company of North Shore Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U-Haul free storage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[U-Haul wants to help those Chicago area residents affected by this last weekend&#8217;s massive rainfall.
Homes throughout the area were flooded and some residents had to be evacuated due to the five to seven inches of rain that enveloped our area on Friday night and early Saturday morning.
The U-Haul Company of North Shore Chicago is offering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Countdown to be Counted is On</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/24/the-countdown-to-be-counted-is-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/24/the-countdown-to-be-counted-is-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[311]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Census 2010]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=6569</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You should have received a census form months ago. If you didn&#8217;t fill  it out and return it by the April 16 deadline, a census taker should have  visited your home.
If neither scenario played out and you are a Chicago resident, it&#8217;s time to call 311.
The deadline is running out to be counted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Downtown Chicago Continues to Transform Into Set</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/22/downtown-chicago-continues-to-transform-into-set/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/22/downtown-chicago-continues-to-transform-into-set/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, have you had a chance to get a glimpse of the movie Transformers 3 being shot in downtown Chicago?
The filming continues this weekend, which means city street closures and CTA bus reroutes.
There will also be low-flying helicopters from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday along the Chicago River, so be sure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago and Suburban Home Sales Keep Moving Up</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/22/chicago-and-suburban-home-sales-keep-moving-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/22/chicago-and-suburban-home-sales-keep-moving-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chicago homebuyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Tax Credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=6593</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago real estate market is showing signs of stabilization.
On Thursday, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that existing home sales went up for the 10th straight month in Chicago and throughout Illinois.
According to IAR&#8217;s latest report, there were 2,526 total home sales in June 2010 in the city of Chicago; that&#8217;s a 27.5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago&#8217;s Uptown Officially Opens Wilson Yard</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/20/chicagos-uptown-officially-opens-wilson-yard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/20/chicagos-uptown-officially-opens-wilson-yard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multi-Family Mixed Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mayor Daley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Holsten]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marked the official grand opening of Wilson Yard, an affordable-housing and retail project in Chicago&#8217;s Uptown neighborhood that has been more than a decade in the making.
Mayor Richard Daley and developer Peter Holsten were among the ribbon cutters at the new 180,000-square-foot Target store at 4466 N. Broadway Street in Chicago. The anchor store [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s All the Fuss About? See For Yourself!</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/18/whats-all-the-fuss-about-see-for-yourself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/18/whats-all-the-fuss-about-see-for-yourself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Art Loop 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CARDINAL]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EYE]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=6450</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
No, this is not part of the Transformers 3 movie being filmed in downtown Chicago. It&#8217;s a piece of contemporary art currently on display in Chicago&#8217;s Pritzker Park.
It&#8217;s called EYE, and it&#8217;s a lifelike, three-story, eyeball sculpture created by internationally renowned and Chicago-based artist Tony Tasset.
Situated on the corner of State Street and Van Buren, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Different Kinds of Insurance Required for Different Disasters</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/15/different-kinds-of-insurance-required-for-different-disasters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/15/different-kinds-of-insurance-required-for-different-disasters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Flammer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homebuying Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equifax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flood Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natual disaster]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=6409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tornados! Hurricanes! Floods! Oh, My! With so many news stories about natural disasters, what’s a Chicago homeowner to do?
In “Natural Disaster Insurance Claims: What To Do Whan A Natural Disaster Strikes,” expert Linda Rey describes four types of insurance homeowners should consider. They may not all be needed by Chicago home buyers, but it’s important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Fix-Your-Mortgage Event Set for July 24</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/13/free-fix-your-mortgage-event-set-for-july-24/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/13/free-fix-your-mortgage-event-set-for-july-24/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fix Your Mortgage event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making Home Affordable]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to help struggling homeowners, a free foreclosure-prevention event has been scheduled for July 24 on Chicago&#8217;s Southwest Side.
&#8220;Fix Your Mortgage&#8221; is a free event designed to help qualified homeowners modify their loans and keep their homes.
Sponsored by the Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (NHS), the City of   Chicago and Attorneys&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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