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		<title>Going, Going, Gone! Tax Credit Fact Sheet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Home Buyer Federal Tax Credits
2010-2011 Fact Sheet
Effective Dates


The eligibility period for the tax credit is for homes purchased after Nov. 6, 2009 and before


May 1, 2010. However, home purchases subject to a binding sales contract signed by April 30, 2010, will qualify for the tax credit provided closing occurs prior to July 1, 2010.
Who is Eligible?


First-time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Damage Points That Affect Your FICO Score</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FICO Reveals How Common Credit Mistakes Affect Scores
Disclosed for the 1st time, &#8216;damage points&#8217; taken off for late payments
The greater transparency about FICO scores is important because American consumers&#8217; ability to get credit rises and falls with the number. FICO, the company that pioneered credit scoring, assigns consumers a three-digit number from 300 to 850, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mountain Biking and Hiking Trails</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In addition to the joy of being out in nature, biking and hiking have benefits that go beyond fun and fitness.
As with other physical activities, when riders or hikers exceed what they perceive as their limitations, they realize they can go beyond their limitations in other parts of life, as well.
Mostly, though, mountain biking and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One in Four Borrowers is Underwater</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The proportion of U.S. homeowners who owe more on their mortgages than the properties are worth has swelled to about 23%, threatening prospects for a sustained housing recovery.
Nearly 10.7 million households had negative equity in their homes in the third quarter, according to First American CoreLogic, a real-estate information company based in Santa   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Sale Realities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Short-sale approval is often contingent on the buyer and seller making concessions. This means that the lender could ask the buyers to pay a higher price. The seller could be asked to bring money into escrow so that the lender nets more from the sale than the contract provides. If either party is unable or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Wildflowers Are Coming!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last spring, I included many, many photos of our wildflowers, and I suspect with the rain we’ve been fortunate to have this past winter, that we’ll have as good, if not better, displays.
While we wait, though, there’s a gallery on my hiking page, that profiles many of the great trails we have and the views [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreclosures Weigh on Home Appraisals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It wasn&#8217;t the first time that Katherine Scheri ruined a real estate agent&#8217;s day with a low property appraisal.
Scheri, a real estate appraiser, had sized up a three-bedroom, two-bath house in Santa Ana, Calif., for $30,000 less than what the buyers offered to pay. A typical deal-killer for a seller.
The agent urged the lender to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going Green Part Three</title>
		<description><![CDATA[152 acres in Chandler could be turned into green, tech hub
Motorola site brings in $18.5 million
The prime 152-acre Motorola site on Price Road in Chandler has sold for $18.5 million in cash and is poised to provide the area with worldwide recognition, city officials say.
There is interest from renewable-energy companies, including solar, as well as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going Green Part Two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Solar-panel maker picks Goodyear site
Goodyear will house a new factory for he world&#8217;s second-largest producer of solar panels, Chinese solar-panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co., which development officials said paves the way for more factories and raises hope for a more diversified Arizona job market.
At least 54 renewable-energy companies are looking at the region for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix Going Green Continued&#8230; Part One</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, again… how has the greater Phoenix area put the “green” concept into motion? Here are a couple of things that are in the works…
Arizona&#8217;s first wind farm creating power for Valley
Federal dignitaries tout cleaner energy, creation of green jobs
Northern  Arizona dedicated the state&#8217;s first wind farm, which sends power to Salt River Project [...]]]></description>
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