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		<title>Sales Activity Spiking In Southern California Real Estate</title>
		<link>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/08/20/sales-activity-spiking-in-southern-california-real-estate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chas W. Leeper, SRA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Austin Kilgore

Some investors are spying a good opportunity in Southern California real estate, where low median prices and enhanced financing is helping to fuel demand. Sales activity has recently spiked to a three year high. To learn more, see the following article by HousingWire. 
Southern California posted the best July sales volume in three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Request for Permanent Reversal of HVCC</title>
		<link>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/08/18/request-for-permanent-reversal-of-hvcc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chas W. Leeper, SRA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Representatives Childers (D-MS) and Miller (R-CA) introduced legislation (H.R. 3044) requesting an 18 month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC). ThinkBigWorkSmall applauds the introduction of H.R. 3044 and would like to thank Representative Childers (D-MS) and Representative Miller (R-CA) for their continued efforts and leadership on this issue but it is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reappraising Home Appraisers</title>
		<link>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/08/18/reappraising-home-appraisers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chas W. Leeper, SRA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By JAMES R. HAGERTY , Wall Street Journal
After being blamed for helping to inflate home values during the housing boom, the appraisal business is again coming under fire.
Squeezed by a drop in fees, some appraisers are compensating by driving long distances to handle more assignments. Their wanderings are raising questions about whether they know enough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Estate’s ‘Hottest’ Zip Codes (Nope, 90210 Isn’t On the List)</title>
		<link>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/07/29/real-estate%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98hottest%e2%80%99-zip-codes-nope-90210-isn%e2%80%99t-on-the-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chas W. Leeper, SRA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Nick Timiraos, wsj.com


 
90210: Not as hot as it used to be. 
90210: Not as hot as it used to be. 


Where are sellers receiving offers that are beating their asking prices?
Try looking at neighborhoods where lots of bargain-priced foreclosures are driving bidding wars between buyers. Unsurprisingly, neighborhoods that have been glutted with foreclosures [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US new home sales in June above expectations</title>
		<link>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/07/28/us-new-home-sales-in-june-above-expectations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chas W. Leeper, SRA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Armando Duke
(AXcess News) Houston - New home sales in June rose 11 percent, its highest one-month gain in eight years, according to the latest US Department of Commerce Report.
Last week data showed that existing home sales in June rose 3.6 percent, adding to the level of demand for US property purchases.
On a seasonally adjusted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economic indicators begin pointing up for San Diego real estate</title>
		<link>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/07/27/economic-indicators-begin-pointing-up-for-san-diego-real-estate/</link>
		<comments>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/07/27/economic-indicators-begin-pointing-up-for-san-diego-real-estate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chas W. Leeper, SRA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jerry Kalman
Entering the final week of July, economic indicators show the US economy headed toward positive territory, and many local real estate signs look positive as well.
Southern California real estate appears to be in a stabilizing mode as the flow of foreclosed properties has diminished slightly while short sales appear on the increase again [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New home-appraisal rule brings turmoil to real estate industry</title>
		<link>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/07/24/new-home-appraisal-rule-brings-turmoil-to-real-estate-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/07/24/new-home-appraisal-rule-brings-turmoil-to-real-estate-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chas W. Leeper, SRA</dc:creator>
		
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The HVCC is bad regulation, please join me in contacting your congress person to let them know.
Thanks,
chas
 
By Julia Prodis Sulek
jsulek@mercurynews.com


When David and Penny Mann decided it was time to move to a retirement community, their real estate agent told them that in this rough market, it could take months to sell their downtown San Jose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New FHA Reverse Home Mortgage a Boon to Seniors</title>
		<link>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/07/15/new-fha-reverse-home-mortgage-a-boon-to-seniors/</link>
		<comments>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/07/15/new-fha-reverse-home-mortgage-a-boon-to-seniors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chas W. Leeper, SRA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bernie Komer • Bankrate.com
 
Highlights

Seniors can buy new home on reverse mortgage and not sell old home.  
New FHA plan helps seniors save thousands on closing costs.
Little-known program features higher cash access this year only.





A new Federal Housing Administration, or FHA, reverse mortgage program can help senior homeowners relocate or downsize to a new home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HARP Guidelines Allow for 125% LTV. Originators Still Skeptical</title>
		<link>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/07/02/harp-guidelines-allow-for-125-ltv-originators-still-skeptical/</link>
		<comments>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/07/02/harp-guidelines-allow-for-125-ltv-originators-still-skeptical/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chas W. Leeper, SRA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced that the Federal Housing Finance Agency has authorized Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to raise the Home Affordable Refinance Program&#8217;s (HARP) loan to value (LTV) ceiling from 105% to 125%.
The Home Affordable Refinance Program was designed to assist borrowers who have demonstrated an acceptable payment history on their existing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Confronting New Appraisal Rules, Impact on Housing of HVCC</title>
		<link>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/07/02/confronting-new-appraisal-rules-impact-on-housing-of-hvcc/</link>
		<comments>http://appraisanalysis.com/2009/07/02/confronting-new-appraisal-rules-impact-on-housing-of-hvcc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chas W. Leeper, SRA</dc:creator>
		
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By Paul Gores



RISMEDIA, July 2, 2009-(MCT/RISMedia)-When Chad Gartzke put his three-bedroom ranch home in Wauwatosa up for sale for $196,000, one of the first people to view it liked the house so much she was willing to pay $196,500 to make sure she got it.
Despite a tough residential real estate market, it looked liked smooth sailing [...]]]></description>
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