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	<description>New home news and updates about Chicago Real Estate</description>
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		<title>Save the Date: IBS Returns to Vegas in 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/02/04/save-the-date-ibs-returns-to-vegas-in-203/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Flammer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is getting ready to kick off the International Builders Show later this week in sunny Orlando. But home builders in Chicago will be happy to hear that plans are already underway for next year when the show returns to Las Vegas. So save the date for next year&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Worst Year for New-Home Sales is Over</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[new home sales 2011]]></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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		<title>Home Ownership is Still Part of the American Dream</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/28/home-ownership-is-still-part-of-the-american-dream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Flammer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[homeownership survey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The results of the 2012 National Voter Poll on Homeownership by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) are in, and  they show that  voters still believe in the American Dream of homeownership. According to Bob Nielson, president of the NAHB, “ Even in a down housing market, homeownership remains a core American value, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Single-Family Homes Increase, Multifamily Home Construction Decreases</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/26/single-family-homes-increase-multifamily-home-construction-decreases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/26/single-family-homes-increase-multifamily-home-construction-decreases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multi-Family Mixed Use]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has good news for buyers interested in Chicago new homes! Single-family home production rose 4.4 percent in December according to the U.S. Commerce Department. This means an additional 470,000 homes are being constructed across the country. This increase is the third consecutive increase in single-family home construction, making it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Building with the Stars&#8221; at NAHB&#8217;s International Builders&#8217; Show</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/10/building-with-the-stars-at-nahbs-international-builders-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/10/building-with-the-stars-at-nahbs-international-builders-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Remodeling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to the more than 800 exhibits, the 2012 International Builders’ Show will feature Iraq war veteran and &#8220;Dancing with the Stars&#8221; sensation J.R. Martinez. Martinez will talk about his work with Operation Finally Home, a charitable organization providing wounded veterans with new homes. As a veteran who returned home from duty injured, Operation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Present the Presents of Positive Housing News</title>
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		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/12/23/we-present-the-presents-of-positive-housing-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is this, a holiday week? The housing industry has received the gifts of good news this week on housing starts, existing-home sales, and now, new-home sales. The sale of newly built, single-family homes in November rose 1.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 315,000 units, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Friday. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Construction Gets Boost from Renters</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/12/20/new-construction-gets-boost-from-renters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/12/20/new-construction-gets-boost-from-renters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[permits issuance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The fact that less people are buying houses actually helped the new-home market last month. The production of new single-family and multifamily homes jumped 9.3 percent in November, according to figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday. The improvement, which marked the fastest pace of housing starts since October of 2008, included an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Estimate the Value of Your Chicago Real Estate</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/12/10/estimate-the-value-of-your-chicago-real-estate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/12/10/estimate-the-value-of-your-chicago-real-estate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Flammer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web 2.0]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAHB]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=26178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wondering what your Chicago real estate is worth? The National Association of Home Builders&#8217; (NAHB) Estimator will help you to determine the value of your homes&#8217; physical features, as well as the value of the neighborhood. The estimator enables builders, developers, prospective home buyers and home owners to see the impact that various physical features [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Company Honored for Excellence</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/12/04/chicago-company-honored-for-excellence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/12/04/chicago-company-honored-for-excellence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A local architectural firm and the Chicago real estate it enhanced has earned a 2012 Award of Excellence by the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Commercial Builders Council. The awards recognize achievements in design, market appeal, sustainability and overall success of newly built and renovated commercial projects ranging in size from less than 5,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New-Home Sales Improve, Especially in the Midwest</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/11/28/new-home-sales-improve-especially-in-the-midwest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/11/28/new-home-sales-improve-especially-in-the-midwest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[new home sales October]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=25890</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Great news on new-home sales: Activity last month increased to its best pace in five months. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, the sale of newly built, single-family homes in October rose 1.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 307,000 units in October. The gain is from a downwardly revised rate in September [...]]]></description>
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