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		<title>Nationwide Open House Weekend Kicks Off Today</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2011/06/nationwide-open-house-weekend-kicks-off-today.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly half of all home buyers visit open houses during their home search. This weekend, those numbers may swell as buyers across the country take advantage of the Realtor® Nationwide Open House, June 4-5. “Realtors® bring value to home buyers and sellers, and this weekend, Realtors® are bringing them together through the Realtor® Nationwide Open [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Real Estate Headlines for Week Ending: November 19th</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the stock market survived a flurry of economic reports released this past week, the mortgage bond market received a good old fashioned beat down. Both home buyers and homeowners were disappointed as the week ended with higher mortgage rates. Now that folks have changed their focus to the upcoming holiday, let’s take a break to review what the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Sellers &#8211; Feeling Lucky With Your Real Estate Sale?</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2010/08/home-sellers-feeling-lucky-with-your-real-estate-sale.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed this morning&#8217;s headline, Existing Home Sales Swan Dive. That&#8217;s right. Sales of existing home sales plummeted 27.2 percent in July. Furthermore, the National Association of Realtors stated that July&#8217;s existing home sales is the lowest reading since NAR has been keeping track. It should also be noted that total housing inventory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth Behind Case-Shiller Claim of Housing Recovery</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2010/02/the-truth-behind-case-shiller-claim-of-housing-recovery.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using data compiled in December, Standard &#38; Poors released its Case-Shiller Index Tuesday.  The report shows home prices down just 2.5% on an annual basis, a figure much lower than the 8.7% annual drop reported after Q3. According to Case-Shiller representatives, the housing market is &#8220;in better shape than it was this time last year&#8221;, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simple Real Estate Definitions: Quitclaim Deed</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/09/simple-real-estate-definitions-quitclaim-deed.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By its most common definition, a quitclaim deed is a document by which one person passes legal and financial ownership of a home to another person. It&#8217;s also a way for an owner of a home to remove himself from the title to the property. Often misspelled as &#8220;quick claim deed&#8221; or &#8220;quit claim deed&#8221;, quitclaim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Home Prices Are Almost Certain To Rise This Fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what&#8217;s becoming a regular occurrence, housing data blew away economists expectations Tuesday. As reported by the National Association of Realtors®, the Pending Home Sales Index posted its 6th consecutive monthly gain in July. After a meteoric rise that started in January, the index is now at its highest levels in more than 2 years. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Real Estate Data Lumps 128,203,000 Homes in America into 1 Data Set</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/04/national-real-estate-data-lumps-128203000-homes-in-america-into-1-data-set.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National real estate data helps economists identify trends in the housing market. It shapes policy and influences markets. For active home buyers and home sellers, though, national real estate data is irrevelant. This is because national data says nothing for the factors determining home prices in any given zip code. See, national real estate news [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Great Combination: Too Many Homes For Sale And Low Mortgage Rates</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2008/12/a-great-combination-too-many-homes-for-sale-and-low-mortgage-rates.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first time in over a year, the sales of &#8220;used homes&#8221; fell below the 5-million unit trendline, helping to push the total home inventory higher by 0.1 percent nationwide. Based on the rate at which homes are selling nationwide, it would take 11.2 months for the existing housing supply to be exhausted. For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Streamlined Modifications &#8211; Will it Help?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that a major program designed to simplify and streamline loan modifications for struggling homeowners to prevent foreclosures had been established. The collaboration between Fannie Mae (FNM), Freddie Mac (FRM), Federal Home Loan Banks, HOPE NOW (and it&#8217;s 27 service partners), Department of Treasury, Federal Housing Administration and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doctor&#8217;s Office &#8211; The Perfect Real Estate Model</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2008/11/doctors-office-the-perfect-real-estate-model.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I was sitting at the doctor&#8217;s office, it occurred to me that they have the perfect business model for real estate professionals, including us mortgage planners. Let me explain. Had to schedule an appointment at the doctor&#8217;s convenience. Availability is 8:30 AM &#8211; 5:00 PM. Not available on weekends nor holidays. Never has to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Barath Group</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2008/11/the-barath-group.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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