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	<title>Michael Saunders Real Estate Blog &#187; tax credit</title>
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		<title>Incentive Enough</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sarasota Herald Tribune Op-Ed]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A consumer survey released in April by a large nationwide real estate firm—combined with recent trends in local sales—help explain why home buyers continue to flood into our market, anxious to buy; and not at all deterred from doing so by having missed the April 30th deadline for the first time home buyer tax credit. Nearly two-thirds of the current home shoppers questioned in the survey said that the expiration of the tax credit will have little or no effect on their determination to move forward with an eventual housing purchase.]]></description>
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		<title>Party Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charlotte County]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Look for balloons flying in neighborhoods all across the region this Sunday to signify one of the biggest open house parties Florida will ever see. To offer home buyers the convenience of touring dozens of different homes in a single timesaving weekend, the Florida Association of Realtors is hosting this weekend’s first-ever Florida Open House Weekend. Tens of thousands of homes across the state are open for viewing this Sunday, April 11th with at least 175 of them listed locally by agents of Michael Saunders &#038; Company.]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Darla &#8211; Will Home Sales Change Drastically When the Tax Credit Ends in April?</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/ask-darla-will-home-sales-change-drastically-when-the-tax-credit-ends-in-april/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/ask-darla-will-home-sales-change-drastically-when-the-tax-credit-ends-in-april/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Expert Advice Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ask videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darla Furst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first time homebuyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first time homebuyer tax credit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this Ask Darla video, Darla Furst talks about whether or not home sales will change significantly when the tax credit ends in April.]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 things you should know about the homebuyer’s tax credit before it runs out</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/top-10-things-you-should-know-about-the-homebuyer%e2%80%99s-tax-credit-before-it-runs-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/top-10-things-you-should-know-about-the-homebuyer%e2%80%99s-tax-credit-before-it-runs-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Butzko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top 10 Lists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[April 15]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first time buyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first time homebuyer tax credit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With April 15 quickly approaching, many of us find ourselves scrambling for the necessary information to ensure Uncle Sam gets his share—and our refunds are maximized.]]></description>
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		<title>Looking Ahead – Top 10 Real Estate New Year’s Resolutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Butzko</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[refinance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exciting things are happening in the market, and the next few months will bring an unprecedented number of opportunities and possibilities for the heads-up buyer or seller.]]></description>
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		<title>The New Normal</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/the-new-normal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sarasota Herald Tribune Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first-time homebuyer credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosures]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Across virtually every segment of the economy, 2009 sputtered-in as miserably as 2008 sputtered-out.  Yet in spite of its many challenges, the past year showed that it’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.  For if the experiences of 2009 taught us nothing else, we learned that true professionals united in common cause can truly make good things happen.]]></description>
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		<title>‘Tis the Season – Top 10 Reasons to List During the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-%e2%80%93-top-10-reasons-to-list-during-the-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-%e2%80%93-top-10-reasons-to-list-during-the-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Butzko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top 10 Lists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first time homebuyer tax credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate market]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the top 10 reasons why it is a good idea to keep your home listed during the holidays.]]></description>
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		<title>Market In Review: The Wells Fargo ViewSM</title>
		<link>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/market-in-review-the-wells-fargo-viewsm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesaundersblog.com/market-in-review-the-wells-fargo-viewsm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Stickel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first time homebuyer tax credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home prices]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mortgage lenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[refinance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RESPA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumers were active in the housing market during the third quarter with refinance and purchase applications. Existing homeowners fueled the refi activity, and first-time homebuyers accounted for 43% of home purchases in August, according to the Sept. 18 issue of Inside Mortgage Finance.]]></description>
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		<title>Primary Choice</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sarasota Herald Tribune Op-Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first time buyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freddie Mac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homebuyers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Southwest Florida]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homebuyers probably don’t see themselves this way, but as they step up to take advantage of the best housing values in more than a decade each becomes their own personal economic stimulus package, securing for themselves a fabulous long term investment even as they help rescue the economy from the mess it’s in.  More likely, they see themselves as grand prize winners in the housing sweepstakes; smartly timing the market just as prices are bottoming, interest rates are at an all-time low and the first time homebuyer tax credit is on hand to add an extra dollop of icing to the cake.  ]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[The Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homebuyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax credit]]></category>

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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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