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		<title>Short Sales&#8230;the dirty little secret</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ With all the hype around foreclosures, it&#8217;s close cousin the short sale has received relatively little attention. A short sale is a pre-foreclosure, where the bank agrees to take less than what is owed on the mortgage in a sales transaction, thus eliminating the need for the bank to foreclose on the home. Since the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=executivelounge.wordpress.com&blog=1966785&post=59&subd=executivelounge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So have we hit the bottom yet?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Economic turmoil seems to be the buzz word in today’s time. The stock market has had unprecedented gains and losses. Intraday wild swings have been so dramatic, it would make even the most avid roller coaster rider nauseous. Many people are wondering what do to. Should I pull out of the market? Should I buy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=executivelounge.wordpress.com&blog=1966785&post=57&subd=executivelounge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta #1 City For Singles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
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For the first time ever, Atlanta tops Forbes list of the best cities for singles because of its hopping nightlife, relatively high number of singles and sizzling job growth. Rankings were based on
America&#8217;s largest urban areas in terms of their friendliness to the nation&#8217;s 74 million single adults.
In our opinon, there is no better city [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=executivelounge.wordpress.com&blog=1966785&post=52&subd=executivelounge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta is still a hot market for investors!</title>
		<link>http://executivelounge.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/atlanta-is-still-a-hot-market-for-investors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With so many homes on the market and so much doom and gloom in the news, it&#8217;s understandable why many investors are sitting on the sideline. Getting burned in real estate can be a costly mistake to overcome, so being cautious is not a bad trait for an investor. Waiting for prices to go up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=executivelounge.wordpress.com&blog=1966785&post=48&subd=executivelounge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta Foreclosure Bus Tour</title>
		<link>http://executivelounge.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/atlanta-foreclosure-bus-tour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the media may be portraying the real estate market as doom and gloom, many saavy buyers are taking advantage of the current real estate market.  The best time to purchase real estate is when inventory is high and demand is low and that time is now! The Atlanta market is a hotbed for foreclosures, or bank-owned homes. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=executivelounge.wordpress.com&blog=1966785&post=42&subd=executivelounge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Short Sales &#8211; How you can benefit from the current housing crisis</title>
		<link>http://executivelounge.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/short-sales-how-you-can-benefit-from-the-current-housing-crisis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America (BofA) announced that as a result of its acquisition of Countrywide, the combined company would work to modify $40 billion in troubled mortgages in the next two years &#8212; about 265,000 loans. 
Across the country, banks are taking drastic measures to prevent pending foreclosures. Through a process called a short sale, banks [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=executivelounge.wordpress.com&blog=1966785&post=41&subd=executivelounge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008</title>
		<link>http://executivelounge.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/foreclosure-prevention-act-of-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate began debate on a bipartisan measure to deal with the housing slump. The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 is a legislative package intended to address the national housing crisis and help Americans avoid foreclosure. If enacted, the bill would address the following:
1. Help families keep their homes by increasing pre-foreclosure counseling funds, expanding [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=executivelounge.wordpress.com&blog=1966785&post=40&subd=executivelounge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>100% Financing All But Gone</title>
		<link>http://executivelounge.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/100-financing-all-but-gone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With 100% financing all but completely going away by April 1st, you might want to look at FHA and MyCommunity Mortgage as good resources to take the place of 100% financing. Below are some of the things you should know about both programs:
FHA
• 3% down payment
• Down Payment Assistance Programs (DAP) are still available to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=executivelounge.wordpress.com&blog=1966785&post=39&subd=executivelounge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sale of City Hall East for New Mixed Use Development</title>
		<link>http://executivelounge.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/sale-of-city-hall-east-for-new-mixed-use-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sale of the City Hall East property on Ponce De Leon has been pushed back until summer 2009. The city negotiated a deal to sell City Hall East for $27 million to Ponce Park LLC, which is planning a mixed-use development called Ponce Park   for the complex. The complex was built in the 1920s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=executivelounge.wordpress.com&blog=1966785&post=34&subd=executivelounge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fed Slashed Key Interest Rate</title>
		<link>http://executivelounge.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/fed-slashed-key-interest-rate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Federal Reserve slashed a key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point Tuesday, in the central bank&#8217;s continued effort to restore confidence in the economy and battered financial markets.The Fed cut its federal funds rate, an overnight bank lending rate, to 2.25%. It is the sixth cut in the past six months and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=executivelounge.wordpress.com&blog=1966785&post=33&subd=executivelounge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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