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	<title>Orlando Real Estate</title>
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	<description>Central Florida Area Real Estate News</description>
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		<title>Homes for Heroes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Homes For Heroes is a wonderful program that is designed to assist Military Personnel, Police, Firefighters, Medical Personnel and Teachers.  The company is based in Texas and has been around since the events of 9/11.  I am proud to say that I am a representative of this program in Seminole and Orange County Florida (Central [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.orlandorealestateinvestmenthome.com/2010/03/04/homes-for-heroes/</link>
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		<title>Fourth Quarter Home Sales Surge 13.9%</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strong gains in existing-home sales were the predominant pattern in most states during the fourth quarter, with many more metro areas seeing prices rise from a year earlier, according to the latest survey by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS®. 
Sales increased from the third quarter in 48 states and the District of Columbia; 32 states [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.orlandorealestateinvestmenthome.com/2010/02/12/fourth-quarter-home-sales-surge-13-9/</link>
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		<title>White House Props Up Fannie and Freddie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More than a year after the global financial meltdown, Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac remain at the center of the U.S. government’s efforts to keep real estate afloat. So far, the government has given the two companies a total of nearly $111 billion to buy mortgages originated by others, keeping some as investments and repackaging [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.orlandorealestateinvestmenthome.com/2010/02/09/white-house-props-up-fannie-and-freddie/</link>
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		<title>4 Reasons to Sell NOW!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Selling a property in this tough market can seem like a challenge. Here are four factors that actually make this a good time to post a For-Sale sign.
1. Sell low and buy low.
Because all property values are down, the loss on the property a home owner sells is really only a paper loss because the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.orlandorealestateinvestmenthome.com/2010/02/08/4-reasons-to-sell-now/</link>
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		<title>Short Sales &#8211; What is the HAFA program?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On November 30, 2009, the Treasury Department released guidelines and forms for its new Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program (HAFA). HAFA is part of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). HAFA provides incentives in connection with a short sale or a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure (DIL) used to avoid foreclosure on a loan eligible for modification [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.orlandorealestateinvestmenthome.com/2010/01/28/short-sales-what-is-the-hafa-program/</link>
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		<title>Should You Wait For Home Prices To Go Down Or Interest Rates To Go Up Before Buying A Home?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
It&#8217;s a question most home buyers are asking themselves right now.  It has been said repeatedly that now is an unbelievable time to buy a home. Home prices are down and interest rates are at historic lows.  Which means that your affordability is greater than ever.  But in this volatile economy, we can&#8217;t help but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.orlandorealestateinvestmenthome.com/2010/01/25/should-you-wait-for-home-prices-to-go-down-or-interest-rates-to-go-up-before-buying-a-home/</link>
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		<title>New FHA Guidelines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tighter lending requirements for loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration may leave some borrowers unable to get mortgages, but economists are divided on the impact they could have on housing&#8217;s recovery.
The changes, aimed at strengthening the FHA&#8217;s reserves in the face of rising foreclosures, shouldn&#8217;t hurt too many borrowers, officials say.
CALCULATOR: How much house [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.orlandorealestateinvestmenthome.com/2010/01/21/new-fha-guidelines/</link>
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		<title>Fannie Mae Relaxes Rules for Florida Condos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida’s condominium market is getting some attention from Fannie Mae, which is granting “special approval” status to hundreds of condominium properties. A team of six Fannie Mae assessors in Florida will review hundreds of condo properties across the state that don’t currently meet Fannie Mae eligibility guidelines and will review requirements like occupancy rates and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.orlandorealestateinvestmenthome.com/2010/01/07/fannie-mae-relaxes-rules-for-florida-condos/</link>
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		<title>10 Big-Impact, Low-Cost Remodeling Projects</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have some cash for upgrades? Here are budget-minded enhancements to make your home stand out.

1. Tidy up kitchen cabinets.                                                                                                                              
 
&#8220;Potential buyers do open kitchen cabinets and look inside,&#8221; says Morrissey. &#8220;Home owners can add rollout organizing trays so when buyers peek in, they feel like there’s lots of room for their stuff.&#8221;


2. Add or replace tile.                                                                                                                                         
  
&#8220;By [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.orlandorealestateinvestmenthome.com/2010/01/04/10-big-impact-low-cost-remodeling-projects/</link>
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		<title>Florida Supreme Court Requires Mediation Before Foreclosure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida&#8217;s troubled homeowners and their lenders will increasingly meet at the bargaining table under a state supreme court order issued today that aims to reduce a foreclosure overload.

The administrative order written by Chief Judge Peggy Quince creates a statewide program that requires mediation on all homesteaded properties before a foreclosure hearing is held.

It guarantees homeowners [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.orlandorealestateinvestmenthome.com/2009/12/30/florida-supreme-court-requires-mediation-before-foreclosure/</link>
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