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	<description>Thoughts and Opinions about the Greater Sarasota, FL Real Estate Market</description>
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		<title>Ask Michael &#8211; Signs and Trends Pointing to a Market Recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holli Schleicher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[home prices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this ask Michael video, Michael Saunders explains the signs and trends observed pointing to a market recovery.
Real Estate is local and it's important to look at the market that most effects your buying or selling decision.]]></description>
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		<title>Neighborhood Video Profile &#8211; Longboat Key</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Between the destinations of Lido Key and Anna Maria Island, LONGBOAT KEY is a fine mix of tasteful luxury and manicured surroundings.  Just minutes from the heart of Sarasota, the long and narrow island feels like a secluded community with an elegant flavor of its own. ]]></description>
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		<title>Pardon Me While I Go Tweet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sarasota Herald Tribune Columns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite its relatively brief existence, you’d almost need to be holed-up in the farthest reaches of an unwired galaxy to be unaware of the phenomenon known to billions on this planet as “social networking.”  Love it or hate it, there’s no denying its explosive growth and mushrooming influence.   Facebook, with its more than 400 million active users—half of whom log on to the site daily and remain there for an average of more than 55 minutes—will celebrate only its sixth birthday next month.  On its third birthday in 2007, Facebook boasted a mere 21 million active users spending an average of 20 minutes there each day.  Talk about a colossal growth spurt.]]></description>
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		<title>The Neighborhood Report &#8211; Venice Island</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/the-neighborhood-report-venice-island</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Butzko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neighborhood Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homebuyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inventory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[People love to live on and visit downtown Venice—located on Venice Island—where they find a small town atmosphere with plenty to see and do.]]></description>
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		<title>Smart Moving – Top 10 Tips to Help Cut Moving Costs</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/smart-moving-%e2%80%93-top-10-tips-to-help-cut-moving-costs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Butzko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top 10 Lists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homebuyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate market]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After searching properties, making offers, securing financing and signing piles of closing papers, you’re finally ready to move your possessions into your new home.]]></description>
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		<title>Approaching Equilibrium</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sarasota Herald Tribune Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Association of Realtors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A moment that seemed choreographed to cause maximum confusion about whether the housing market is in recovery—or not—took place in real estate markets across Florida last week.  No sooner had the National Association of REALTORS® issued its nationwide snapshot of existing home and condominium sales for the month of January than the Florida Association of REALTORS® released its own statewide recap.  To say the least, the two sets of monthly statistics clashed dramatically, painting very different pictures of the market.]]></description>
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		<title>The Neighborhood Report – Lido Shores</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/the-neighborhood-report-%e2%80%93-lido-shores</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Butzko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neighborhood Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[longboat key]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Saunders & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate market]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Established in 1950 and nestled between St. Armands and Longboat Key, Lido Shores is an intimate oasis of approximately one hundred homes.]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Tips for New Homebuyers</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/top-10-tips-for-new-homebuyers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Butzko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top 10 Lists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buyers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[homebuyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before you sign those closing papers, there are many things to consider. To help you along, here are the top 10 tips for new homebuyers who plan to get the most from their first home:]]></description>
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		<title>Vote &#8220;Yes&#8221; on March 16th</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/vote-yes-on-march-16th</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/vote-yes-on-march-16th#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sarasota Herald Tribune Columns]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[one mill tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pine View School]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sarasota County public schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school system]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mother Nature has been exceedingly generous in the amenities she’s bestowed on Southwest Florida.  Our top-rated beaches and magnificent web of pristine waterways—enjoyed amid abundant year-round warmth and sunshine—are why so many newcomers choose Sarasota County over all other possibilities in the Sunshine State.

The amenities we should be proudest of, however, are the ones we’ve bestowed on ourselves.  These, of course, include an impressive list of educational and cultural amenities;]]></description>
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		<title>The Neighborhood Report – Siesta Estates</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Butzko</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tucked away at the corner of Beach and Midnight Pass roads is a private enclave of 16 homes in a private, gated community called Siesta Estates. ]]></description>
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