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		<title>HOUSING WATCH: FLORIDA UPDATE</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Ouellet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida existing single-family home sales fell 14% y/y in July, as expected, following the tax credit expiration, decelerating sharply relative to June&#8217;s 15% y/y increase. This was the first y/y decline in sales since August 2008.Unfortunately, looking ahead we do &#8230; <a href="http://www.news-to-use.com/2010/08/housing-watch-florida-update-5.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>


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		<title>US Mulling Over Revival of Home Buyer Tax Credit Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Ouellet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alas, politicians will never learn… With statements like these, what do you think will happen to the housing market in coming months? Then, another little boom, then another big bust. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan said in &#8230; <a href="http://www.news-to-use.com/2010/08/us-mulling-over-revival-of-home-buyer-tax-credit-program.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>


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		<title>Mortgage Picture Brightens, for Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Ouellet</dc:creator>
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		<title>U.S. Existing Home Sales Collapse In Wake Of Tax Credit Expiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Ouellet</dc:creator>
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		<title>HOUSING WATCH: PHOENIX MARKET JULY 2010 UPDATE</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Ouellet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phoenix existing homes sales plunged 22% y/y in July, as expected following the tax credit expiration, relative to a 1% y/y decline in June. Sales at the higher end ($180,000+) of the market underperformed for the second straight month, dropping &#8230; <a href="http://www.news-to-use.com/2010/08/housing-watch-phoenix-market-july-2010-update.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>


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		<title>House prices face rollercoaster ride</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Ouellet</dc:creator>
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		<title>HOUSING WATCH: FLORIDA UPDATE</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Ouellet</dc:creator>
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		<title>MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS RISE FOR 2nd WEEK</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis Ouellet</dc:creator>
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		<title>CHINA RESIDENTIAL MARKET REMAINS HEALTHY</title>
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		<dc:creator>Denis Ouellet</dc:creator>
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		<title>QUICK READS</title>
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