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	<description>Phoenix Area Real Estate Tip Sheet. Trends from all over the Valley. Home Prices, Neighborhood reports, Relocation, Schools and more...</description>
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		<title>Valley Real Estate Bloggers Generate Strong Opinions - But Beware</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Republic reports that there are several real estate blogs in the Valley written by just about anyone connected to housing.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.phxhomebuying.com/tipsheet/news/valley-real-estate-bloggers-generate-strong-opinions-but-beware/</link>
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		<title>Housing Prices Are Flat, But That&#8217;s Definately A Plus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Republic reports that California, Nevada, Florida and Arizona led the nation for housing price jumps a few years ago during the boom. Now, home prices are down in all the states except Arizona. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.phxhomebuying.com/tipsheet/news/housing-prices-are-flat-but-thats-definately-a-plus/</link>
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		<title>Realistic Prices Help Ailing Home Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Republic reports that the wide gap between what a home is listed for and what it sells for is shrinking, which means Valley home sales could start to pick up if more buyers and sellers agree on prices. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.phxhomebuying.com/tipsheet/news/realistic-prices-help-ailing-home-market/</link>
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		<title>U.S. Housing Market Worsens As Valley Improves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Republic reports that newly released data show that U.S. home prices fell at the steepest rate in almost 15 years in February and existing home sales fell in March by the largest amount in nearly two decades. However, the news in the Valley is better, with the housing market beginning to show signs of life in March.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.phxhomebuying.com/tipsheet/news/us-housing-market-worsens-as-valley-improves/</link>
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		<title>Realtors Side With Zillow.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Republic reports that Senate Bill 1291, a bill sponsored by the Arizona Board of Appraisal that is trying to stop web-based Zillow.com offering its home values reports, is drawing some criticism from some Realtors who believe regulators are overstepping their authority. ]]></description>
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		<title>Zillow.com Estimates Draw Fire, State Ban</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Republic reports that the Arizona Board of Appraisal has issued two cease-and-desist letters to the popular real estate web site Zillow.com, claiming Zillow needs an appraiser license to offer its "zestimates" in Arizona.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.phxhomebuying.com/tipsheet/buying-tips/zillowcom-estimates-draw-fire-state-ban/</link>
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		<title>Experts: Arizona Economy Is Stable</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Republic reports that according to local experts, the housing market shakiness is only cooling Arizona's economy a bit in 2007. "Is a recession a possibility? Sure. Is a recession a certainty? No," said Dennis Hoffman, an economics professor at Arizona State University. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.phxhomebuying.com/tipsheet/news/experts-arizona-economy-is-stable/</link>
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		<title>Valley&#8217;s Housing Market Shows More Of A Pulse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Republic reports that according to some housing experts, the Valley's housing market is showing signs of a rebound. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.phxhomebuying.com/tipsheet/news/valleys-housing-market-shows-more-of-a-pulse/</link>
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		<title>Mortgage Rates Drop On Concerns About Housing Market Weakness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rates on 30-year mortgages fell this week to the lowest level in six weeks.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.phxhomebuying.com/tipsheet/news/mortgage-rates-drop-on-concerns-about-housing-market-weakness/</link>
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		<title>Home Prices Ready To Rebound After Nasty Q4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[USA TODAY reports that home prices should spring back in the coming months, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday, after it reported that prices slid in 73 metro areas in the fourth quarter of 2006. ]]></description>
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