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		<title>Sarasota, Manatee &amp; Charlotte Counties: Year Over Year Sales Comparison</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota, Manatee &#038; Charlotte Counties: Year Over Year Sales Comparison]]></description>
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		<title>Sarasota, Manatee &amp; Charlotte Counties: Year Over Year Sales Comparison (April)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our market’s recovery continued moving forward in April.  Inventories of available properties continued to decline throughout Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte Counties; while sales were up by more than 27% in Manatee County, 19% in Sarasota County and 17% in Charlotte County.  Pending sales, a strong harbinger of closed sales to come in the next 30 to 60 days, were also up significantly.  Pendings were up 52% in Manatee County, 27% in Sarasota County and nearly 10% in Charlotte County.]]></description>
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		<title>The Neighborhood Report – Downtown Punta Gorda</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Butzko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homebuyers and visitors are taking notice in the real estate opportunities available throughout downtown Punta Gorda.]]></description>
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		<title>Sarasota, Manatee &amp; Charlotte Counties: Year Over Year Sales Comparison</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/sarasota-manatee-charlotte-counties-year-over-year-sales-comparison-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte Counties, sales and pending sales for the month of February continued to paint a picture of sustained recovery across all three areas.  The number of homes for sale declined by as much as 24% (in Sarasota County) versus last year, while sales were up by as much as 27.2% ( in Manatee County); and pendings up by as much as 57.3% in Charlotte County.]]></description>
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		<title>Sarasota, Manatee &amp; Charlotte Counties: Year Over Year Sales Comparison</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent trends in the Southwest Florida real estate market—as reported by TRENDGRAPHIX—continue to show encouraging signs of a market in recovery.  Year-over-year inventories of existing homes for sale are down by nearly a fifth to a quarter across all three counties of Southwest Florida; while both closed and pending sales in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Counties remain steady and dramatic.

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		<title>Ask Amy &#8211; Why Buy Now?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holli Schleicher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Homes &#038; Condominiums director Amy Drake discusses why a raise in inventory and lowering prices make this a great time to buy a new condominium.]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Michael &#8211; What Advice Would You Give Real Estate Agents in Today&#8217;s Market?</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/ask-michael-what-advice-would-give-real-estate-agents-in-todays-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holli Schleicher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this Ask Michael video, Michael Saunders lends useful advice to help real estate agents navigate through today's challenging market.]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Michael &#8211; What Are Some Alternative Ways To Buying And Selling A Home?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holli Schleicher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the following video, Michael Saunders discusses the property-buying and selling alternatives that have emerged and become more prevalent within the last few years.]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Michael &#8211; What Surprises You The Most About the Market Today?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holli Schleicher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As 2009 comes to a close, we ask Michael Saunders what surprises her the most in the market today.]]></description>
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		<title>What You Should Know &#8211; $8,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension FAQs</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/congress-extends-8000-homebuyer-tax-credit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/congress-extends-8000-homebuyer-tax-credit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Butzko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New legislation passed through the United States Congress has extended and expanded the first-time homebuyer tax credit.]]></description>
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