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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>
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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>Granddaddy of Illinois Festivals Worth the Commute</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/06/22/granddaddy-of-illinois-festivals-worth-the-commute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geneva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Midsommar Swedish Days Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mill Creek]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The largest Swedish festival in America is happening 40 miles west of Chicago this week.
Coined the &#8220;Granddaddy of Illinois Festivals,&#8221; the town of Geneva has hosted its popular Midsommar Swedish Days Festival for 61 years. The celebration is set for Tuesday through Sunday, and more than 200,000 adults, children and pets are expected.
The six-day party [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/06/14/make-a-community-livable-enter-to-win-an-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Service]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chicago home builders]]></category>
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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>Home-Builder Confidence at Highest Point Since &#8216;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>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Federal Tax Credit]]></category>
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		<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; the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Adopts Measure Aimed at Fixing Mortgage Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/12/senate-adopts-measure-aimed-at-fixing-mortgage-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/12/senate-adopts-measure-aimed-at-fixing-mortgage-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 01:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[yield spread premium]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate on Wednesday voted to get rid of two shaky mortgage practices that helped lead to the worst recession in 70 years.
By a 63-36 vote, U.S. Senators approved a measure that bans mortgage lenders from getting kickbacks for offering consumers higher interest rates on loans, and also forces borrowers to prove they can repay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Positive News for this Month&#8217;s Real Estate Market</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/04/15/positive-news-for-this-months-real-estate-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/04/15/positive-news-for-this-months-real-estate-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is feeling good this month.
NAHB released the results of its most recent housing market index (HMI), which tracks confidence throughout the real estate industry, and reported a four-point increase in April to 19, the highest level in seven months.
The last time the HMI was at 19 was in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USGBC&#8217;s LEED Green Building Program Use Falls</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/12/usgbcs-leed-green-building-program-use-falls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/12/usgbcs-leed-green-building-program-use-falls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NAHB]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Allen Matkins/CTG/Green Building Insider Green Building Survey takes a poll of 1,600 design and building professionals from the U.S. every year for the last 4 years.
Not surprisingly, green construction represents the fastest growing sector of the building industry.  And support for it as a practice continues to be high as 92% of those surveyed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fire Sprinklers to be Required in Many New Chicago Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/10/fire-sprinklers-to-be-required-in-many-new-chicago-homes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/10/fire-sprinklers-to-be-required-in-many-new-chicago-homes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multi-Family Mixed Use]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Charles could possibly be one of the municipalities incorporating the new 2009 International Codes.  The code mandate fire sprinklers in all new townhouses and, beginning Jan. 1, 2011, in new one and two family homes and town-homes.  Each municipality in Illinois can choose whether or not to mandate fire sprinklers and undoubtedly will be a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exhibitors on Display At the 2010 International Builders Show</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/01/20/product-at-the-international-builders-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/01/20/product-at-the-international-builders-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NAHB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housing professionals from across the country and overseas are now gathering at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, January 19-22, for the 2010 International Builders’ Show (IBS), the housing industry’s largest annual trade show and exhibition. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) event, held in one of the largest convention centers in the country, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Reasons You Should Attend The International Builders Show In Las Vegas</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/12/28/6-reasons-you-should-attend-the-international-builders-show-in-las-vegas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/12/28/6-reasons-you-should-attend-the-international-builders-show-in-las-vegas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NAHB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international builders show]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are almost as many reasons to attend the International Builders’ Show (IBS) as there are builders and remodelers. If you’ve been to IBS in the past we’re pretty sure you have your own list of favorites. Check out Chicago Real Estate Forum&#8217;s top 6 below!
6. If you live in a cold climate, like Chicago, [...]]]></description>
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