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	<title>Michael Saunders Real Estate Blog &#187; manatee</title>
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	<description>Thoughts and Opinions about the Greater Sarasota, FL Real Estate Market</description>
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		<title>Manatee, &#8220;North of the River&#8221; Neighborhood Video</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/mantee-north-of-the-river-video-profile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Manatee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neighborhood Video Profiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Palmetto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parrish]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[History is everywhere “North of the River.” That’s what the natives call the towns of Palmetto, Ellenton, and Parrish that line the shore of the mile-wide Manatee River. The ancient Indians mounds at Emerson Point show that people have been living here for centuries. And legends of pirates hiding out in the coves and bayous of Terra Ceia linger to this day.]]></description>
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		<title>Taming the Beast</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sarasota Herald Tribune Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charlotte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure scams]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Short Sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The road to recovery for Southwest Florida’s real estate market has been long and arduous; fraught with an overabundance of properties for sale—many of them short sales and foreclosures.  Yet following a winter in which sales of correctly-priced homes sizzled, even the most skeptical market watchers are trading die-hard pessimism for a healthy dose of informed optimism.]]></description>
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		<title>The Neighborhood Report – Anna Maria Island</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/the-neighborhood-report-%e2%80%93-anna-maria-island/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Butzko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anna Maria Island & Holmes Beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manatee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manatee Luxury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manatee Waterfront]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neighborhood Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bradenton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home prices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pam Ali, branch manager of Michael Saunders &#038; Company’s Bradenton office, notices an increase in activity on Manatee County’s beautiful Anna Maria Island.]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Michael &#8211; Why the West Coast Of Florida?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/ask-michael-why-the-west-coast-of-florida/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holli Schleicher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manatee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Expert Advice Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarasota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manatee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarasota County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southwest Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Florida&#8217;s west coast attracts many visitors and new residents from all over the world. Company CEO and Founder Michael Saunders talks about many special things that make our area so compelling.
What is so compelling about the west coast of Florida?

If you have questions for Michael Saunders, email AskMichael@michaelsaunders.com.
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		<title>The Neighborhood Report &#8211; Manatee County</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/the-neighborhood-report-manatee-county/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Butzko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anna Maria Island & Holmes Beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bradenton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lakewood Ranch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manatee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pam Ali, branch manager of Michael Saunders &#038; Company’s Bradenton office, is pleased to report significant activity in home sales throughout Manatee County. ]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Bradenton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lakewood ranch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manatee]]></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>Market Maintains its Momentum as Southwest Florida Slows for the Summer</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/market-maintains-its-momentum-as-southwest-florida-slows-for-the-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/market-maintains-its-momentum-as-southwest-florida-slows-for-the-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Haber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charlotte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first time buyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inventory]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENDGRAPHIX’s latest report for May 2009 shows that closed and pending sales for the tri-county region of Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties were down—but only marginally— from April to May.  Closed sales were down by 3.2% and pending sales were off by 5%, not at all an unexpected phenomenon as the busy winter season yields to the traditionally slow summer months.  Closed sales for May, versus last May, were down by 6.6%, but pending sales increased by an impressive 43.3% year over year.]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Manatee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarasota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charlotte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[condominiums]]></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 Changing Face of Real Estate Marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/the-changing-face-of-real-estate-marketing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/the-changing-face-of-real-estate-marketing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 14:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Haber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reinvent Yourself 09]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[michaelsaunders.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charlotte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manatee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Saunders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate market]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much of the Michael Saunders &#038; Company Reinvent Yourself 09 conference held last week pushed the notion that the fundamentals of the real estate industry, specifically the way we market property is and will be changing drastically over the near future. In fact if there is a bright spot to the housing and economic turmoil it is that it forces these changes to happen all the quicker: in the same way that higher fuel costs prompt more efficient vehicles, the evolved real estate agent is now leaner and smarter when it comes to marketing your home.]]></description>
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		<title>CNN Money Reports U.S. Home Prices at Most Affordable Levels in 2 Decades</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/cnn-money-reports-us-home-prices-at-most-affordable-levels-in-2-decades/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/cnn-money-reports-us-home-prices-at-most-affordable-levels-in-2-decades/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 19:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Haber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charlotte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manatee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[CNNMoney.com today reported that home prices across the U.S. are at their most affordable levels in 18 years.]]></description>
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