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		<title>Make a Community Livable? Enter to Win an Award!</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/06/14/make-a-community-livable-enter-to-win-an-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to awards, there are many different categories in life like: The Stanley Cup for our Blackhawks, the Golden Globes for movies, Tonys for stage, Emmys for TV and the Livable Communities Awards for innovative home builders.
According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the Livable Communities Awards &#8220;recognize architects, builders, developers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Home Builders Jumping Back In?</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/04/are-home-builders-jumping-back-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 14:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Murray</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[continuing education courses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we consistently see multiple offers on properties, we can anticipate that land prices will start to climb. ]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Foreclosures Drop 10% in January as Illinois Rises 2%</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/02/12/u-s-foreclosures-drop-10-in-january-as-illinois-rises-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/02/12/u-s-foreclosures-drop-10-in-january-as-illinois-rises-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news &#8211; foreclosure filings down nationally.  The not so good news &#8211; Illinois in the top 5 of that list with a 2% increase in January over last year.  When the list is of foreclosure filings by state, it&#8217;s not where Illinois homeowners particularly (that I know of)  enjoy being near the top.
The data [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Next Decade in Housing Set For Paradigm Shift</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/01/28/the-next-decade-in-housing-set-for-paradigm-shift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=2724</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Changing demographics, home values and soured perceptions of home ownership are clues to a major change the national real estate market according to experts at the Urban Land Institute.  A study produced by John K. McIlwain, senior resident fellow of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) released Housing In America &#8211; The Next Decade, a forecast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Things to Put in Your Next New Chicago Home</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/01/11/green-things-to-put-in-your-next-new-chicago-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/01/11/green-things-to-put-in-your-next-new-chicago-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficient]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buying Chicago Green Homes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=2576</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Builder Magazine Online listed their Top 10 items for builders to consider putting in their 2010 new homes.  Perhaps not surprisingly, many products on the &#8216;top 10 list&#8217; are energy efficient / green building technology that is all the rage now in the industry.  They are justified as important if the real AND perceived value [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Homes and Marketing To Change With Millennial Generation</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/12/09/new-homes-and-marketing-to-change-with-millennial-generation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/12/09/new-homes-and-marketing-to-change-with-millennial-generation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[home building industry]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=2270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When the housing market turns around, there are many changes on the horizon for new homes in Chicago and nationally.  It is difficult to tell exactly when that will occur as many experts disagree, but they all agree that the next generation of new homes will be smaller, more energy efficient, higher in density and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Dream Home Raffle 2009-2010</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/10/21/chicago-dream-home-raffle-2009-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/10/21/chicago-dream-home-raffle-2009-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=1770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Setting an example of how builders and home builders associations are helping individuals in need in their own communities and around the globe, the 2009-2010 Chicago Dream Home Raffle is raising money for three non-profit charitable organizations with strong ties to the housing industry.
In a series of early bird drawings and a final drawing on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SSHBA October General Membership Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/10/08/sshba-october-general-membership-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/10/08/sshba-october-general-membership-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=1599</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Southwest Suburban Home Builders Association (SSHBA) is have it&#8217;s October General Membership meeting on Thursday, the 15th at Gaelic Park.  Gaelic Park is located at 6119 147th St., Oak Forest, IL 60452.
The event will begin at 5:30 with an open bar with the dinner program starting at 6 PM.  The panel discussion will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>mRELEVANCE Debutes HBABlog.com At EOC Meeting in Louisville</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/08/15/mrelevance-debutes-hbablog-com-at-eoc-meeting-in-louisville/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/08/15/mrelevance-debutes-hbablog-com-at-eoc-meeting-in-louisville/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=1087</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[mRELEVANCE, LLC, a Chicago and Atlanta-based internet marketing company, has given home builders association across the nation a blogging platform in which they can share news, events  and more with their members.  mRELEVANCE announced the launch of www.HBABlog.com at the 2009 National Association of Home Builders Executive Officers Council, which took place this weekend in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baby Boomers Want Small Homes of High Quality With the Future In Mind</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/07/17/baby-boomers-want-small-homes-of-high-quality-with-the-future-in-mind/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/07/17/baby-boomers-want-small-homes-of-high-quality-with-the-future-in-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Single Family Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home building industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maintenance free homes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What are the Baby Boomer generation going to do with that big house?  Many of this generation are wondering that now that the kids are gone, why do they still have the 4 bedroom house?  This is a common theme in America today as the housing market post-bust begins to take shape.  Many 60 year [...]]]></description>
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