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><channel><title>NRVLiving - Real Estate. Simplified.</title> <atom:link href="http://www.NRVLiving.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.NRVLiving.com</link> <description>Real Estate in Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford - I&#039;m sometimes on topic, occasionally irreverent, always Real.</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:36:23 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Calling Montgomery County&#8217;s Bluff on a 21% Increase in Property Taxes</title><link>http://www.NRVLiving.com/2012/02/09/calling-montgomery-countys-bluff-21-increase-property-taxes/</link> <comments>http://www.NRVLiving.com/2012/02/09/calling-montgomery-countys-bluff-21-increase-property-taxes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:36:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blacksburg]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christiansburg]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Radford]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[property taxes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zuckerberg]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.NRVLiving.com/?p=3328</guid> <description><![CDATA[A quick bit of humor.  My friends, Brian Copeland and Maura Neill, put together a video making fun of REALTORS.  And yes, they&#8217;re agents themselves.  If we can&#8217;t laugh at ourselves &#8230; right?  And despite the title, it&#8217;s totally safe for work.  Matter of fact, pass it around the office! Can I give you my [...]
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.NRVLiving.com/?p=3325</guid> <description><![CDATA[Was looking at a few stats regarding the Blacksburg real estate market for a customer this morning, and found some surprising stats for the March &#8211; August time frame. In 2011, the number of single-family homes sold was up 14% in 2011 over 2010. List to sale percentage in 2011 was 95% List to sale [...]
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