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	<title>Chicagoland Real Estate Forum &#187; Federal Tax Credit</title>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Approves Extension to Home Buyers Tax Credit</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/01/senate-approves-extension-to-help-home-buyers-get-their-tax-credit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worried you aren&#8217;t going to close on time to get your Home Buyer Federal Tax Credit? You aren&#8217;t the only one. Congress has approved a plan that would give buyers an extra three months to close on their homes in order to qualify for the tax credit. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, introduced the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May Home Sales Shower Positive News on Chicago Area</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/06/22/may-home-sales-shower-positive-news-on-chicago-area/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago real estate market continues to improve. According to the Illinois Association of Realtors, year-over-year existing home sales in the Chicago area increased for the 11th straight month, up 33.6 percent in May 2010 compared to May 2009. The city of Chicago saw an increase for its ninth consecutive month, up 32.1 percent in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Construction Activity Saw Largest Increase in Almost 10 Years</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/06/01/construction-activity-saw-largest-increase-in-almost-10-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The hardest-hit sector of the real estate industry is showing signs of improvement. The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce on Tuesday announced that construction spending throughout the nation in April 2010 rose by 2.7 percent to an annual rate of $869.1 billion compared to March. That&#8217;s the largest one-month increase since August [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s June: Tax-Credit Deadline Looms, Home Sweepstakes Begins</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/06/01/its-june-tax-credit-deadline-looms-home-sweepstakes-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In April, we talked all about the Federal Home Buyer Tax Credit and how you had to have a contract in place by the end of the month in order to take advantage. Well, now it&#8217;s June, which makes it time to talk about the second deadline involved: To actually get your tax credit, you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Prices in Illinois Finally Inching Up</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/24/home-prices-in-illinois-finally-inching-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/24/home-prices-in-illinois-finally-inching-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 21:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=4942</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Good news about the Illinois and Chicago real estate market is so nice, isn&#8217;t it? Well, here is some more, and it happens to be the news we&#8217;ve been waiting for. Each month this year we&#8217;ve reported on an increase in sales, and April was no different. According to the Illinois Association of REALTORS, 10,323 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home-Builder Confidence at Highest Point Since &#8217;07</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/17/home-builder-confidence-at-highest-point-since-07/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/17/home-builder-confidence-at-highest-point-since-07/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 02:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=4770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Good news from the National Association of Home Builders: Builder confidence in new home sales is at its highest level in close to three years. The NAHB on Monday released this month&#8217;s Home Market Index (HMI), which shows the demand for new construction and builder confidence in new-home sales. The HMI for May is 22; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First-Quarter Home Sales Offer Reason to Celebrate</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/11/first-quarter-home-sales-offer-reason-to-celebrate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/11/first-quarter-home-sales-offer-reason-to-celebrate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 18:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=4607</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Suburban and Chicago real estate saw a huge boost in first-quarter sales this year, thanks in large part to the Federal Homebuyers Tax Credit. According to the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR), the city of Chicago marked the biggest increase, with the sale of existing homes up 41.6 percent in the first quarter of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Buyers Tax Credit Expiring: Now What?</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/04/29/home-buyers-tax-credit-expiring-now-what/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/04/29/home-buyers-tax-credit-expiring-now-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=4378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday is the last day to take advantage of the Federal Home Buyers Tax Credit. Do you have a contract in place? If not, don&#8217;t fear. While Congress hasn&#8217;t announced any plans to extend the program, others are stepping up with incentives to help the struggling real estate market, and my guess is there will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Buyer Tax Credit Deadline Looming, Though Not for Military Personnel</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/04/26/home-buyer-tax-credit-deadline-looming-though-not-for-military-personnel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/04/26/home-buyer-tax-credit-deadline-looming-though-not-for-military-personnel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=4313</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you buying a piece of suburban or Chicago real estate? If so, I certainly hope you will have locked in your contract by April 30 in order to take advantage of the Federal Home Buyer&#8217;s Tax Credit. Of course, if you are a member of the military, foreign service or intelligence community, you have [...]]]></description>
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