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	<title>Michael Saunders Real Estate Blog &#187; housing recovery</title>
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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>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/ask-michael-signs-and-trends-pointing-to-a-market-recovery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holli Schleicher</dc:creator>
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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>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>
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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>Ask Ann- Describe the Mortgage Options Available for Today&#8217;s Distressed Home Owner</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/ask-ann-describe-the-mortgage-options-available-for-todays-distressed-home-owner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/ask-ann-describe-the-mortgage-options-available-for-todays-distressed-home-owner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holli Schleicher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Expert Advice Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann Stickel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ask videos]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[government programs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We asked Ann Stickel-vice president of Affiliated Services for Michael Saunders &#038; Company Mortgage, LLC-what government programs are available for distressed homeowners?  Also, how these government loans help keep people in their homes and the foreclosure rate at a minimum. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Michael &#8211; What Surprises You The Most About the Market Today?</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/ask-michael-what-surprises-you-the-most-about-the-market-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/ask-michael-what-surprises-you-the-most-about-the-market-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holli Schleicher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Properties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Expert Advice Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ask Michael Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homebuyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michael Saunders & Company]]></category>
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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>The Neighborhood Report &#8211; Bradenton</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/the-neighborhood-report-bradenton/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/the-neighborhood-report-bradenton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Butzko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anna Maria Island & Holmes Beach]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bradenton office branch manager Pam Ali has witnessed a very active market in her area.]]></description>
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		<title>The Neighborhood Report &#8211; Lakewood Ranch</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/the-neighborhood-report-lakewood-ranch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/the-neighborhood-report-lakewood-ranch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Butzko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lakewood Ranch]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gloria Weed, branch manager of our Lakewood Ranch office, is pleased to report strong activity throughout the communities of Lakewood Ranch. Here, our agents are consistently showing and writing contracts for the properties priced correctly—further reinforcing the importance of pricing in accordance to the market’s demand. In fact, our Lakewood Ranch agents are receiving multiple offers on some of the more aggressively priced properties, a definite sign of a vibrant market.]]></description>
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		<title>Caught By The Tide</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/caught-by-the-tide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/caught-by-the-tide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Affiliations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing recovery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone caught by a fast incoming tide will know the feeling.  The children went off exploring caves and rock pools, and it was so nice sunbathing on the beach.  There seemed plenty of time to get to safe ground before the tide turned.  But really there wasn’t.  The tide is no respecter of the tardy, the forgetful or the ignorant.  It is a game of chicken with only one winner.  King Canute taught the English that in the 11th century when he tried to turn back the tide.  He failed.]]></description>
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		<title>Nationwide Uptick Tells Only Part of the Story</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/nationwide-uptick-tells-only-part-of-the-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/nationwide-uptick-tells-only-part-of-the-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Haber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sarasota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charlotte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[condominiums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first time buyer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAR's report for May showed a nationwide uptick in the sale of existing homes and sited favorable affordability conditions and the first time buyer tax credit as the primary reasons.]]></description>
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		<title>The Alliance of Foreclosed Properties and First-Time Homebuyers</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/the-alliance-of-foreclosed-properties-and-first-time-homebuyers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/the-alliance-of-foreclosed-properties-and-first-time-homebuyers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 18:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanerni</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Properties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distressed properties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosures]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[First time home buyers are the most active market for the REO’s managed in the Sarasota area. Also occurring is the bank and corporate owners’ willingness in many cases to stick less stringently to marketing their properties in distressed condition.  More than half of the REO properties sold by the Michael Saundes &#038; Company REO division in the Sarasota area have had some lender required repairs made by the bank/corporate owners to facilitate a sale.]]></description>
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