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		<title>Some Lawmakers say NO to Fire Sprinklers in New Homes.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers: No sprinklers for new houses
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - March 5, 2010 - A House committee moved Wednesday to block the Florida Building Commission from adopting a provision that would require all newly constructed homes to install fire sprinklers.
The proposal (PCB GAP 10-22) was unanimously adopted by the House Governmental Affairs Policy committee, but only after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Population Growth Expected to Return.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul J. Sumberg, Sr.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida expected to start adding residents again after population decline
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - March 3, 2010 - It&#8217;s a small bounce, but Florida&#8217;s population should rebound this year from its first loss in more than half a century in a hopeful sign for the struggling state economy, new estimates from the University of Florida (UF) show.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warren Buffett says Housing Downturn to End in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul J. Sumberg, Sr.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Homes for sale]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Buffett predicts downturn will end in 2011
NEW YORK - March 2, 2010 - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett predicted that the real estate market downturn would end by 2011 as the housing inventory declines.
&#8220;Within a year or so, residential housing problems should largely be behind us,&#8221; Buffett wrote in his annual letter to the shareholders of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeowners at risk of Foreclosure are Targets of Scammers</title>
		<link>http://teamsumberg.com/homeowners-at-risk-of-foreclosure-are-targets-of-scammers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul J. Sumberg, Sr.</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Home Mortgages]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[HUD coalition launches online scam reporting tool
WASHINGTON - March 1, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with the Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network, today announced the launch of PreventLoanScams.org.
&#8221; Homeowners at risk of foreclosure can be easy prey for home loan modification scammers,&#8221; said John Trasviña, HUD Assistant Secretary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Refinance Program Extended One Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul J. Sumberg, Sr.</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership Affordability and Stability Plan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 





FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
NEWS RELEASE
 



FHFA Extends Refinance Program By One Year 
 
Washington, DC &#8212; Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Ed DeMarco today announced the extension of the Home Affordable Refinance Program, (HARP), a refinancing program administered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to June 30, 2011.  The program is a key component of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New rules and program to Fast Track SHORT SALES.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul J. Sumberg, Sr.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In early 2009, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) urged the U.S. Treasury Department, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to improve the short sales process.
NAR&#8217;s concerns were first addressed on May 14, 2009, when the Obama Administration announced the outline of a program to provide incentives and uniform procedures for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Realtors® announces new scholarship program</title>
		<link>http://teamsumberg.com/florida-realtors%c2%ae-announces-new-scholarship-program/</link>
		<comments>http://teamsumberg.com/florida-realtors%c2%ae-announces-new-scholarship-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul J. Sumberg, Sr.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. – Feb. 22, 2010 – Do you have kids currently in college, or maybe one who is about to graduate high school? Are they interested in a possible real estate-related career? Then find out more about the Florida Association of Realtors® Education Foundation Inc., a new not-for-profit corporation established to provide real estate-related [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Florida Home Warraney Companies SHUT DOWN</title>
		<link>http://teamsumberg.com/three-florida-home-warraney-companies-shut-down/</link>
		<comments>http://teamsumberg.com/three-florida-home-warraney-companies-shut-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul J. Sumberg, Sr.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Real Estate Market]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Feb. 17, 2010 – The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation issued cease and desist orders to three home warranty companies yesterday, including their subsidiaries, for the unauthorized sale of warranty products and service agreements. The companies include National Home Protection, National Home Warranty and National Automotive Services.
Office investigators determined National Home Protection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Housing Construction UP 2.8% in January.</title>
		<link>http://teamsumberg.com/new-housing-construction-up-28-in-january/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul J. Sumberg, Sr.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Feb. 17, 2010 – Housing construction posted a better-than-expected increase in January, which pushed activity to the highest level in six months. The solid gain raised hopes that the construction industry is beginning to mount a sustained rebound from its worst slump in decades.
The Commerce Department said Wednesday that construction of new homes and apartments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building a case for Principal Reduction by Lenders for Homowners</title>
		<link>http://teamsumberg.com/building-a-case-for-principal-reduction-by-lenders-for-homowners/</link>
		<comments>http://teamsumberg.com/building-a-case-for-principal-reduction-by-lenders-for-homowners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul J. Sumberg, Sr.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[“Defaults, foreclosures plummet in January. Analysts discern signs of stability.” 
So read the headline of my local paper.
Signs of Stability? Really? Now what might those be? I saw the Virgin Mary on a piece of toast once so I know we tend to see what we want to see but my tea leaves aren’t spelling [...]]]></description>
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