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		<title>NEW YEARS RESOLUTION (Nothing New)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Broker Brink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My New Year Resolution is the same as last year’s…”Spend Time Wisely”.  I made more money last year than any previous year simply because I selected my customers very carefully and only spent time working for qualified Sellers and Buyers.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brokerbrink.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8137536&amp;post=697&amp;subd=brokerbrink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PRE-QUALIFY</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First things first...Get a Mortgage Letter (or Proof of Funds documentation) prepared before you go see homes.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brokerbrink.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8137536&amp;post=688&amp;subd=brokerbrink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sarasota Chalk Festival</title>
		<link>http://brokerbrink.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/sarasota-chalk-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Broker Brink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2011 Sarasota Chalk Festival theme, was the ‘History of Street Painting’. Click here to see a photo review.  Local artists and artists from around the world travel to Sarasota to transform South Pineapple Avenue in Burns Square (Downtown Sarasota) into a walking performance art museum of art history.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brokerbrink.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8137536&amp;post=683&amp;subd=brokerbrink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sarasota Real Estate Statistics</title>
		<link>http://brokerbrink.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/sarasota-real-estate-statistics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota real estate market for October outpaces last year. Property sales for October 2011 in the Sarasota real estate market outpaced last October, with
577 this year compared to only 487 at the same time last year. This represents an 18.4 percent increase.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brokerbrink.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8137536&amp;post=679&amp;subd=brokerbrink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Would You Buy A Newly Constructed Home?</title>
		<link>http://brokerbrink.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/why-would-you-buy-a-newly-constructed-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Broker Brink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New homes are built “greener” than previously enjoyed homes. It’s appealing to people who are concerned about energy costs and future longer-term efficiency. If you buy a new home, the “green” energy features will be worth more down the road.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brokerbrink.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8137536&amp;post=675&amp;subd=brokerbrink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>4 Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a Foreclosure</title>
		<link>http://brokerbrink.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/4-mistakes-to-avoid-when-buying-a-foreclosure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While some foreclosures are a great purchase, buyers need to be cautious before jumping in. They must make sure they’re really getting a bargain.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brokerbrink.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8137536&amp;post=668&amp;subd=brokerbrink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Home Prices Thru 2015</title>
		<link>http://brokerbrink.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/home-prices-thru-2015/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone seems to have an opinion on where home prices are headed. Here is what the S&#38;P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index report says about house prices over the next five years.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brokerbrink.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8137536&amp;post=661&amp;subd=brokerbrink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>America&#8217;s Best Beach 2011</title>
		<link>http://brokerbrink.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/americas-best-beach-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 20:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Broker Brink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the finest, whitest sand in the world, takes the top spot in World Rankings this year. The foremost authority for World-wide beach ranking, Dr. Beach, designed a beach rating scheme to provide an objective appraisal of major public recreational areas. Fifty criteria with a sliding scale from 1 to 5 are used to measure the quality of swimming beaches.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brokerbrink.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8137536&amp;post=656&amp;subd=brokerbrink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3 Tips for Buying a Vacation Home</title>
		<link>http://brokerbrink.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/3-tips-for-buying-a-vacation-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Broker Brink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of really good deals on vacation homes at the moment. In many second-home hot spots, prices remain close to five-year lows. I am seeing some home prices are still down 47 percent from their peak in 2006.
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		<title>Get Realistic When Buying A Home</title>
		<link>http://brokerbrink.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/get-realistic-when-buying-a-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Broker Brink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding a “move-in ready” home was important to 87 percent of 300 first-time buyers recently polled.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brokerbrink.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8137536&amp;post=647&amp;subd=brokerbrink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Foreclosure Program</title>
		<link>http://brokerbrink.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/anti-foreclosure-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration came out with a score card on its anti-foreclosure program last week, and there's just one word for it: Minimal.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brokerbrink.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8137536&amp;post=641&amp;subd=brokerbrink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Dips to 4.71%</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday the average rate on the 30-year mortgage dropped to 4.71% this week from 4.77% the previous week.  Rates had hit a 40-year low of 4.17% early in November. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brokerbrink.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8137536&amp;post=637&amp;subd=brokerbrink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many struggling homeowners turn to a short sale transaction as way to resolve a mortgage debt and avoid foreclosure.  However, after the transaction, some homeowners may continue to experience collection activities.
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		<title>Seven-Year Penalty for Strategic Default</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conscious decision by a finacially able homeowner to default on the loan is known as a "strategic default."  In today's real estate climate, it has become more and more common for financially able homeowners to stop paying their mortgage loans when their property is worth less than their mortgage balance.
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		<title>Bank Repos Requiring Only 3% Down Payment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Low down payment and flexible mortgage terms (fixed-rate, adjustable-rate, or interest-only). You may qualify even if your credit is less than perfect. Available to both owner occupiers (minimum 3% down payment) and investors (minimum 10% down payment).<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brokerbrink.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8137536&amp;post=607&amp;subd=brokerbrink&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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