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		<title>What We Need Is Another Home Buyer&#8217;s Tax Credit</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/08/24/what-we-need-is-another-home-buyers-tax-credit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each month this year that Chicago real estate sales have increased, experts have attributed the rise to the Federal Home Buyers Tax Credit. July was the first month that buyers could not qualify for that tax credit, so analysts were expecting a drop in sales. They got it. According to the Illinois Association of Realtors, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merchandise Mart to Host a Bevy of Real Estate Events This Week</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/06/13/merchandise-mart-to-host-a-bevy-of-real-estate-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have anything to do with real estate, you are going to want to be at the Merchandise Mart this Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Mart is hosting a slew of event. Right when you walk in the lobby, you&#8217;ll find DreamHome, an exhibit put together by the city&#8217;s best interior designers to create [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ever Consider Joining HBAGC? Now&#8217;s Your Chance</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/26/ever-consider-joining-hbagc-nows-your-chance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/26/ever-consider-joining-hbagc-nows-your-chance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 22:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday was National Membership Day for the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago (HBAGC), and the trade association is offering incentives to join or renew this week. The HBAGC represents more than 2,000 members in the residential home industry including building, remodeling, design, financing and product manufacturing. Existing members who renew or new members who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good News About Mortgage Rates</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/20/good-news-about-mortgage-rates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 23:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage rates are going down again and some are posting record lows. Freddie Mac announced Thursday that the 15-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.24 percent this week, its lowest level since since the home funding company started tracking this information in 1991. Last week&#8217;s average was 4.30 percent and a year ago at this time, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HBAGFV to Host Open House this Thursday</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/11/hbagfv-to-host-open-house-this-thursday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 01:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Home Builders Association of Greater Fox Valley (HBAGFV) is looking for members. John R. Hall, Jr., President of the HBAGFV, said that during the recession, the Association was written off by many, even shunned by some, but those that remained loyal have kept the almost 30-year-old group together and going strong. May is National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Home Builders Jumping Back In?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/04/are-home-builders-jumping-back-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 14:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Murray</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=4323</guid>
		<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>Moving On Up: Home Sales Continue to Rise Around the Chicago Area</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/04/23/moving-on-up-home-sales-continue-to-rise-around-the-chicago-area/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/04/23/moving-on-up-home-sales-continue-to-rise-around-the-chicago-area/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=4221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Great news for the Chicago real estate market: The sale of existing homes increased almost 50 percent in March compared to a year ago. According to the Illinois Association of Realtors, there were 1,814 Chicago homes sold last month and only 1,212 sold in March 2009; a 49.7 percent increase. That makes March 2010 the [...]]]></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>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=3973</guid>
		<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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>@properties’ Thaddeus Wong Named to List of 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/02/25/properties%e2%80%99-thaddeus-wong-named-to-list-of-100-most-influential-real-estate-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/02/25/properties%e2%80%99-thaddeus-wong-named-to-list-of-100-most-influential-real-estate-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>@Properties</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wong was one of only 32 brokerage firm executives nationwide to make the list and one of only a dozen representing independent real estate firms.]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Real Estate Prices Drop, Nationally Rise 0.3%</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/02/23/chicago-real-estate-prices-drop-nationally-rise-0-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/02/23/chicago-real-estate-prices-drop-nationally-rise-0-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=2925</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just as Chicago breaking news reports that home prices in the Chicago fell 1.6 percent in December, nationally prices continue to tick up 0.3% according to S&#38;P / Case -Shiller.  The Chicago real estate news is the sharpest decline among the top 20 metropolitan markets in December, according to a widely watched housing index released Tuesday. [...]]]></description>
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