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		<title>Improving Markets Double in September</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/improving-markets-double-in-september/2011/10/14/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Improvement dreams reached reality in 23 markets in September, nearly double that of the 12 markets that had been listed in the first incarnation of the...]]></description>
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		<title>New Housing Index Accentuates the Positive</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/new-housing-index-accentuates-the-positive/2011/09/16/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Against a backdrop of rising economic pessimism, the National Association of Home Builders has dug deep to bring to the surface some optimistic news, launching a new index that tracks improvement in local real estate markets. The index, called the Improving Markets Index (IMI) debuted earlier this month, and is a collaborative effort between the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laboratory Lead Testing Rejected by EPA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[home improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmental protection agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home remodeling contractors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[repair and painting rule]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homeowners and professional home remodeling contractors are sighing in relief this month, after the Environmental Protection Agency rejected a controversial call to require third-party lead testing at the completion of home renovation projects. The proposal, which would have required contractors to pay for the collection and laboratory testing of dust samples from areas where renovations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Affordability Reaches Decades-Long High</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/home-affordability-reaches-decades-long-high/2011/06/03/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/home-affordability-reaches-decades-long-high/2011/06/03/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Housing Opportunity Index]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home shoppers in Syracuse, New York rejoice! According to the most recent Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), the Syracuse metropolitan area ranked as the most affordable market in the nation, with 94.5 percent of all homes sold there in the first quarter of 2011 considered affordable, in comparison with the area’s median income. The high Syracuse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Home Appraisals</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/green-home-appraisals/2011/05/02/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 21:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Go Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Builders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Home Appraisals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greening the MLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national association of home builders]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Egger]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While interest in green building technology and practice is growing, green homes are facing challenges when it comes to securing green home value appraisals that reflect the benefits of energy and resource efficiency. The difficulties—which can lead to hindered financing and lower sales listing prices—are tied in part to traditional models for home appraisals, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Green Building Conference and Expo</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/national-green-building-conference-and-expo/2011/04/18/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[High-Performance Windows Volume Purchasing Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[May 1st]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Holmes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Association of Home Builders begins their National Green Building Conference and Expo on May 1st, hosted this year in Salt Lake City, Utah. The expo, which brings together all active members of the new homes industry—from real estate agents, to suppliers, to homebuilders, to lenders—focuses on the implementation of green building techniques, from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Millennials Enter the Market Showing Purchasing Power of Generation Y</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/purchasing-power-of-generation-y/2011/03/28/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/purchasing-power-of-generation-y/2011/03/28/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a mood to search for the positive when it comes to the housing market, a variety of real estate professionals have begun focusing on the purchasing power of Generation Y as a possible remedy to the current real estate slowdown. Generation Y—those born between 1980 and 2000—are poised to enter the ranks of homeownership, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAHB Publishes Plan of Attack for Chinese Drywall</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/nahb-plan-for-chinese-drywall/2011/03/22/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/nahb-plan-for-chinese-drywall/2011/03/22/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[home improvement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NAHB Plan for Toxic Drywall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall, brought into the United States to ameliorate a building materials shortage during the recent homebuilding boom, continues to be a drag on the health and finances of both home owners and home builders. In the years since its initial use, much of the drywall has proven to be noxiously defective, emitting sulfuric gasses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looming Rise in Commodity Costs to Affect New Home Prices</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/rise-in-commodity-costs-to-affect-new-home-prices/2011/02/25/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/rise-in-commodity-costs-to-affect-new-home-prices/2011/02/25/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Builders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bureau of Labor Statistics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the recent inflation numbers released from the Bureau of Labor Statistics have been interpreted, by some, as being relatively tame, many economists and analysts are pointing to the gathering threat of rising global commodity prices, and the effects they will have upon the fragile newfound-stability in the U.S. housing market, particularly when it comes [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Saving the Mortgage Interest Deduction</title>
		<link>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/saving-the-mortgage-interest-deduction/2011/01/25/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newhomessection.com/blog/saving-the-mortgage-interest-deduction/2011/01/25/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysonNHS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics and Housing Policy Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national association of home builders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national association of realtors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Save My Mortgage Interest Deduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Moment of Truth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The primary agency representing the nation’s home builders is fighting back against government proposals to eliminate or reduce the codified mortgage interest deduction, and has launched SaveMyMortgageInterestDeduction.com to centralize action on the issue. The site, sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), was put up in response to the President-appointed National Commission on [...]]]></description>
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