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	<description>Marcus Kirtley, REALTOR®</description>
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		<title>Specialty Mortgages: Risks and Rewards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In high-priced housing markets, it can be difficult to afford a home. That’s why a growing number of home buyers are forgoing traditional fixed-rate mortgages and standard adjustable-rate mortgages and instead opting for a specialty mortgage that lets them “stretch” their income so they can qualify for a larger loan. But before you choose one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.trianglehomesonsale.com/specialty-mortgages-risks-and-rewards/</link>
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		<title>Lender Checklist: What You Need for a Mortgage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[W-2 forms — or business tax return forms if you&#8217;re self-employed — for the last two or three years for every person signing the loan. Copies of at least one pay stub for each person signing the loan. Account numbers of all your credit cards and the amounts for any  outstanding balances. Copies of two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.trianglehomesonsale.com/lender-checklist-what-you-need-for-a-mortgage/</link>
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		<title>Nine Consecutive Gains for Pending Home Sales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington, December 01, 2009 Pending home sales have risen for nine months in a row, a first for the series of the index since its inception in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in October, increased 3.7 percent to 114.1 from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.trianglehomesonsale.com/nine-consecutive-gains-for-pending-home-sales/</link>
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		<title>Homebuyer Tax Credit Best Tool for Sustaining Housing Recovery, Says NAR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington, October 07, 2009 The best available tool for sustaining the still-fragile housing market is the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit, and it is essential that Congress extend the credit into 2010, the National Association of Realtors® testified at a hearing of the U.S. House Small Business Committee today. The tax credit expires November 30. NAR [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.trianglehomesonsale.com/homebuyer-tax-credit-best-tool-for-sustaining-housing-recovery-says-nar/</link>
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		<title>Credit Crunch Constrains International Home Buyers in U.S. Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington, September 15, 2009 Interest in U.S. real estate by international buyers declined due to the worldwide recession and severe credit crunch, according to the 2009 National Association of Realtors® Profile of International Home Buying Activity. The share of Realtor® clientele who are foreign buyers is smaller than in previous years, but among those purchasing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.trianglehomesonsale.com/credit-crunch-constrains-international-home-buyers-in-u-s-market/</link>
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		<title>Realtors® Urge Congress to Act Now to Extend Homebuyer Tax Credit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington, September 14, 2009 The National Association of Realtors® is calling upon its 1.2 million members to urge Congress to extend the successful homebuyer tax credit into next year. Since its inception earlier this year, the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit has brought 1.2 million new buyers into the market—350,000 of whom would not have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.trianglehomesonsale.com/realtors%c2%ae-urge-congress-to-act-now-to-extend-homebuyer-tax-credit/</link>
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		<title>Tips For Pricing Your Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Consider comparables. What have other homes in your neighborhood sold for recently? How do they compare to yours in terms of size, upkeep, and amenities? Consider competition. How many other houses are for sale in your area? Are you competing against new homes? Consider your contingencies. Do you have special concerns that would affect the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.trianglehomesonsale.com/tips-for-pricing-your-home/</link>
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		<title>First-Time Buyer Tax Credit is Working</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An NAR practitioner survey showed first-time buyers purchased 30 percent of homes in July, and that distressed homes accounted for 31 percent of transactions. NAR President Charles McMillan said the first-time buyer tax credit is working. “In addition to first-time buyers, we’re also seeing increased activity by repeat buyers. While many entry-level buyers are focused [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.trianglehomesonsale.com/first-time-buyer-tax-credit-is-working/</link>
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		<title>Largest Gain in a Decade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said he is encouraged. “The housing market has decisively turned for the better. A combination of first-time buyers taking advantage of the housing stimulus tax credit and greatly improved affordability conditions are contributing to higher sales,” he said. The monthly sales gain was the largest on record for the total [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.trianglehomesonsale.com/largest-gain-in-a-decade/</link>
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		<title>Strong Gain in Existing-Home Sales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the first time in five years, existing-home sales have increased for four months in a row, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Existing-home sales – including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – rose 7.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.24 million units in July from a level of 4.89 million [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.trianglehomesonsale.com/strong-gain-in-existing-home-sales/</link>
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