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	<title>Buyer's Choice Realty blog</title>
	<link>http://www.bostonbuyerbrokerblog.com</link>
	<description>Learn the right way to buy a home in Massachusetts</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tax Credit Extended for Military</title>
		<link>http://www.bostonbuyerbrokerblog.com/2010/04/14/tax-credit-extended-for-military/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronn</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Home Buyer Tax Credit</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The $8,000 tax credit has been extended for members of the military and other federal employees serving outside the United States.  The new deadline for them is to be Under Agreement by April 30, 2011 and must close by June 30, 2011.  So it is an extension for exactly one year. 

Only members of the uniformed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FHA Loans are getting tougher</title>
		<link>http://www.bostonbuyerbrokerblog.com/2010/03/29/fha-loans-are-getting-tougher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronn</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Loan Shopping</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next Monday, April 5th, the FHA guidelines get tougher. The upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) will go from 1.75% to 2.25%. In addition, the maximum seller contribution will be reduced from 6% to 3%. On the other hand, FHA now allows 2-4 unit condos and 50% owner occupied and 50% presale as of February 1st. 
FHA Commissioner, David Stevens, does not believe raising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 12 Towns</title>
		<link>http://www.bostonbuyerbrokerblog.com/2010/03/17/top-12-towns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronn</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Market Trends</category>
	<category>Buyer Knowledge</category>
	<category>Boston Real Estate</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[12 Top Spots to live in the Greater Boston area.
 
This year’s Globe Magazine’s “Top Spots to Live” are all places that didn’t fare too badly during the economic downturn. Some even gained value during the five years.
 
The top 12 are Wenham, Jamaica Plain, Cambridge, Winchester, Rowley, Lynnfield, Natick, Downtown Boston, Weston, Brookline, West Tisbury on Martha’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HUD details benefits of Exclusive Buyer Agency</title>
		<link>http://www.bostonbuyerbrokerblog.com/2010/01/03/hud-details-benefits-of-exclusive-buyer-agency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Loan Shopping</category>
	<category>Working with your agent</category>
	<category>Buyer Knowledge</category>
	<category>NAEBA</category>
	<category>MA home buying 101</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently updated their helpful Settlement Cost Booklet, a publication aimed at helping consumers shop for a home loan. This resource also provides basic tips about the entire home buying process.
In the &#8216;Shopping for a House&#8217; section, a necessary update has finally happened: HUD mentions the importance [...]]]></description>
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