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	<title>Phoenix Metro Realty Blog</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 21:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>My Blog Translates into 13 Other Languages</title>
		<link>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/05/04/40/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 04:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I picked up a cool widget for my real estate blog, Global Translations by Davide Pozza. It translates my blog into thirteen other languages. You can read my blog in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Norwegian, Greek, Russian, Dutch, and Arabic. Too bad, Tagalog is not supported, that would have been too [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PMR&#8217;s new agent, Welcome John Gregory</title>
		<link>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/05/03/pmrs-new-agent-welcome-john-gregory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/05/03/pmrs-new-agent-welcome-john-gregory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 06:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[John Gregory]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Phoenix Metro Realty John. John Gregory is another Intel guy; I met him at Intel C7 cafeteria last December through Javier Parra, an old ASU buddy. John has been a license real estate agent since 2002; he is an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) designee. His last brokerage was 1st USA Realty. Now I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pictures of our Tempe Property Management Office</title>
		<link>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/05/03/our-tempe-office/</link>
		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/05/03/our-tempe-office/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Tempe Property Management Office]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Pictures of our new office in Tempe, the Corporate Fountains. We are located on the first floor, second office to the right. Its main purpose is for property management, we want to meet potential tenants first prior to showing a home, it’s for safety reason. The office is centralized to our service areas, except for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Blog Theme – Cutline 1.3</title>
		<link>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/05/02/new-blog-theme-%e2%80%93-cutline-13/</link>
		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/05/02/new-blog-theme-%e2%80%93-cutline-13/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 04:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ferdy's Stuff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Blog Site]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I decided to make my blog look cleaner; no more transparent and picture background; it’s just hard to read. This theme was just released – Cutline by Chris Pearson. I like it a lot; it’s simple, clean and easy to customize. The forum is awesome; it provides lots of support for newbie like me. I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The spec home of the week, posted on 4/23, SOLD</title>
		<link>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/04/28/the-spec-home-of-the-week-posted-on-4232008-sold/</link>
		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/04/28/the-spec-home-of-the-week-posted-on-4232008-sold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Property Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Residential Property Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The spec home of the week that I posted on 4/23/2008 SOLD. That was a great deal. DR Horton spec homes are competitively priced, they don’t mess around like other builders. They are selling more homes in Maricopa compare to the entire Multiple Listing Service, MLS. Most of the homes going “Pending” in the MLS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maricopa New Home, Spec Home of the Week 4/23</title>
		<link>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/04/23/maricopa-new-home-spec-home-of-the-week-42308/</link>
		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/04/23/maricopa-new-home-spec-home-of-the-week-42308/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Homes for Sale]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Maricopa Spec Home]]></category>

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Cape Cod 2748 Lot 82
4 Bedrooms plus Loft / 2.5 Bathrooms / 2,192 Square Feet
Price = $159,782 to be completed in June 2008
Features: Gas Dryer &#38; Range Pre-Plumb, Soft Water Loop, Ceiling Fan Pre-wire at Master, Family, Double Sink at Master Vanity, Separate Tub &#38; Shower at Master Bath,  Alternate Kitchen, Extended Covered Patio with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rental Rates Rise as Demand Increases</title>
		<link>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/04/23/rental-rates-rise-as-demand-increases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/04/23/rental-rates-rise-as-demand-increases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Property Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s become more difficult to find affordable rentals as rental rates rise due to high demand.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median rate for rentals has jumped 14 percent.  Rental rates have increased from $591 a month in 2003 to $673 in 2007.  Average rent is expected to rise 5.2 percent in 2008 compared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Cities with Green Drivers</title>
		<link>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/04/16/top-10-cities-with-green-drivers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/04/16/top-10-cities-with-green-drivers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficient Homes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cars.com editor-in-chief Patrick K Olsen says drivers are passionate about green cars, particularly drivers in West Coast cities. Consider these top 10 markets if you would like to live where most neighbors are environmentally mindful with the highest level of interest in hybrids.
San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
Portland, Oregon
Seattle
SacramentoSan Diego
Los Angeles
Denver
Washington, D.C.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Boston
The Green Index has been created [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Buildings Out Perform Conventional</title>
		<link>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/04/16/green-buildings-out-perform-conventional/</link>
		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/04/16/green-buildings-out-perform-conventional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficient Homes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Green buildings perform better than their conventional ones in rental rates, sales prices, occupancy rates and energy savings according to two new studies.
The New Building Institute Study discovered that buildings certified by the USGBC LEED system perform 25 to 30 percent better than non certified buildings on average.  The study also showed a direct link [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fannie Mae Seller&#8217;s Seasoning Requirment</title>
		<link>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/04/12/fannie-mae-sellers-seasoning-requirment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.phoenixmetrorealty.com/blog/2008/04/12/fannie-mae-sellers-seasoning-requirment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ferdy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Stuff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Watch out for the new Fannie Mae 3 months seasoning guidelines. I just verified this seasoning requirement with four mortgage brokers. The lenders are forcing investors to keep their flip for at least three months. One of my agents has a buyer that qualified for the loan but the lender won&#8217;t fund the loan because [...]]]></description>
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