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	<title>Phoenix Metro Realty Blog</title>
	
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	<description>Phoenix Metropolitan Real Estate and Property Management Blog</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>There’s a new Business Bank in town!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carmelyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When was the last time you&#8217;ve heard of Free Business Checking? It&#8217;s back! AmTrust Bank, Arizona&#8217;s number 1 Small Business Bank now offers Free Business Checking Accounts. So stop by any of our 12 locations and experience the service you&#8217;ve never had before. Let us compete for your business and save you some money!
My name [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Realtor’s Daily Real Estate News, Top Stories of 2/23/2009</title>
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		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2009/02/23/realtors-daily-real-estate-news-top-stories-of-2232009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Daily News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[10 Most Affordable Cities to Buy a Home
A family earning the national median income of $61,500 a year would be able to buy more than 60 percent of all homes sold in the last three months of 2008. Find out the cities with the most affordable homes.
Read more &#62;
 
Who Will be Eligible for Foreclosure Help?
With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix Residents Can Learn How to “Green” Their Homes and Neighborhoods</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficient Homes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Homes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Phoenix News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/?p=307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what happens to your garbage once it&#8217;s picked up by the city? Do you know what kind of trees to plant at your home and where? These and other environmental-related questions will be addressed to provide residents practical tips to &#8220;green&#8221; their homes and their neighborhood during a free summit. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fulton Homes filed Chapter 11 to Survive Current Housing Market</title>
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		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2009/02/02/fulton-homes-filed-chapter-11-to-survive-current-housing-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Phoenix Home Builders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fulton Homes, one of the largest and reputable home builders in Arizona has filed Chapter 11 Reorganization Bankruptcy last Monday, January 26, 2009. I learned about it through the Realtor association while attending a continuing education class. News like this travel fast, almost instantly, in the Realtor world. Fulton Homes has currently 21 developments in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City of Maricopa, Arizona Transportation Update</title>
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		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2009/01/29/city-of-maricopa-arizona-transportation-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Maricopa, Arizona News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Maricopa and the ADOT (Arizona Department of Transportation) will be making improvements to the Smith-Enke (238) and John Wayne Parkway (347) intersection. The road construction will begin on Monday, February 2, 9 p.m.
Improvements will include the striping of dual left turn lanes on SR 347;  striping for access to CVS off Smith-Enke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toll Brothers is Offering 3.99% Fixed Mortgage Incentive</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Stuff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Home Builders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Luxury home builder Toll Brothers began mortgage incentives; they’re offering a 3.99% fixed-rate 30-year home mortgage up to $417,000 with no points. Conforming loans are mortgage loans up to $417,000. This rate is well below the national average of slightly less than 5 percent and lowers than most other builders are offering.
Centex, Lennar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Mortage Rates are 50 year low</title>
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		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2009/01/26/home-mortage-rates-are-50-year-low/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mmumman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Stuff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Posted by Michael Mumman]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/?p=286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Phoenix Area Home Mortgage loan rates are extremely low, a 50 year low to be exact. This is the best time to refinance or buy a home in the Phoenix Area. Even if home prices come down a little more, your mortgage payment will be higher if the mortgage interest rate increase. Those scenarios could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Mortgage Program for Rehab and Home Improvement</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PhoenixMetroRealtyBlog/~3/JGHZ18bZlAw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2009/01/22/new-mortgage-program-for-rehab-and-home-improvement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Stuff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Posted by Michael Mumman]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/?p=280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to let you all know that I have a new mortgage product available for Phoenix metro home buyers who are looking to either purchase a single family residence property that is in need of repair, rehab, or upgrade. It is basically a home improvement loan done all in one transaction. This loan is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Residential Property Management Maximum Security Deposits</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PhoenixMetroRealtyBlog/~3/e0BoNQdgUkE/</link>
		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2009/01/21/residential-property-management-maximum-security-deposits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[AZ Landlord Tenant Act]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Property Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Residential Property Management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/?p=268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The maximum security deposit a Residential Property Managers in Phoenix can demand from the renter is one and one-half (1.5) of the monthly rent, as spelled out in the Arizona Landlord Tenant Act Section 33-1321. It does not prevent the Property Manager from collecting more if the tenant volunteers to give more security deposit; it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Spec Homes Released by Centex Homes in Laveen, AZ</title>
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		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2009/01/16/new-spec-homes-released-by-centex-homes-in-laveen-az/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Spec Homes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Builder Spec Homes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Home Builders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Centex Homes released more spec today at their Bridle Crossing at Trailside Point Community located in Laveen (Phoenix), Arizona. Centex also have new pricing on these quick-close spec homes, prices reduced by another $10,000!
 
Centex bought another chunk of the FHA loans with temporary rate of 3.5% in years one and two, and then fixed rate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demand for Green Home Features Grows</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PhoenixMetroRealtyBlog/~3/lFQEwgkPjBw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2009/01/16/demand-for-green-home-features-grows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficient Homes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Homes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/?p=264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Phoenix home buyers today are asking for more green features as a means of lowering costs, becoming more environmentally friendly, and adopting a healthier lifestyle. After Price and Location, Green features are becoming one of the top three priorities.
Green features focus on energy efficiency, water efficiency, resource efficiency, and indoor air quality and include such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30-Year Mortgage Interest Rates dropped below 5%</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PhoenixMetroRealtyBlog/~3/DLtGlRztmi4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2009/01/16/30-year-mortgage-interest-rates-dropped-below-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Stuff]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/?p=254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mortgage interest’s rates fell to new record lows, according to Freddie Mac, making it their 11th straight weekly decline. The 30-year Mortgage Interest rates (30-year fixed rate mortgages) averaged 4.96% this week, down from a previous week&#8217;s 5.01%. Home mortgage refinancing increased because of the record low rate helping cash-strapped home owners who are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Foreclosures Update from CNBC</title>
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		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2009/01/15/us-foreclosures-update-from-cnbc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Foreclosure]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[CNBC just reported the National foreclosures activities from RealtyTrac for the month of December 2009; 303,410 Homes received Notice of Foreclosures, that’s up 17% from November 2009 and up 41% from a year ago. RealtyTrac also put up the 2008 Foreclosure Filling Totals which is about 2.3 Million from 2008, 81% from the 2007 total [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADRE Annual Report for 2008</title>
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		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2009/01/12/adre-annual-report-for-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Stuff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The ADRE (Arizona Department of Real Estate) 2008 Annual Report is now available. It’s a very detailed information about ADRE and what they been up to last year, it highlights all accomplishments and changes. The current commissioner, Sam Wercinski, is very proactive since appointed in his position; he implemented a lot of efficiency and improvements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quote of the Day</title>
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		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2009/01/12/quote-of-the-day-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ferdy's Stuff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ “If a man is talking in the middle of the forest and there’s no woman in the area, is he still wrong?”
That&#8217;s from “The Peak”, Phoenix local radio station, I forgot his name but their spokes person is Mr. Peterman from Seinfeld.
It’s Monday, 2nd week of the year 2009, and I’m ready to start the week [...]]]></description>
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