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	<title>Salt Lake City Real Estate Blog</title>
	<link>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com</link>
	<description>Information on the Salt Lake City Real Estate market</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Appraisers No Longer Using HUD-1 Settlement Statements?</title>
		<link>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/07/19/appraisers-no-longer-using-hud-1-settlement-statements/</link>
		<comments>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/07/19/appraisers-no-longer-using-hud-1-settlement-statements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trela</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[New Homes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Markets]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[home appraisals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[home sales]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[HUD settlement]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[utah real estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We recently had an appraisal done on an existing home in a subdivision that still has new homes being constructed.   When speaking to the appraiser, I mentioned that the builder had a recent sale of exactly the same model of home in the same subdivision that was not on the MLS.  In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daybreak North Shore Village - South Jordan Utah</title>
		<link>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/06/30/daybreak-north-shore-village-south-jordan-utah/</link>
		<comments>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/06/30/daybreak-north-shore-village-south-jordan-utah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[daybreak homes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[daybreak utah]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[east lake homes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[New Homes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[north shore village]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[south jordan homes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The new model home village is up and running in Daybreak. The village called Daybreak North Shore, is Daybreak’s third, the first two being Founders Village and East Lake Village. There is a noticeable difference in this phase, there are far more homes in the starter home category. If you are looking for homes under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fannie Mae Changes Declining Market Policy</title>
		<link>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/06/17/fannie-mae-changes-declining-market-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/06/17/fannie-mae-changes-declining-market-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fannie mae]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[first time buyers]]></category>

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

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

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		<description><![CDATA[At the start of this month, Fannie Mae changed its policy regarding declining markets. Previously if you were in a declining market you had to put 10% down in order to obtain a loan. Now the policy has changed so that regardless of the state of the local real estate market buyers only need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salt Lake County Homes Sold Increase for the Fourth Straight Month</title>
		<link>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/06/11/salt-lake-county-homes-sold-increase-for-the-fourth-straight-month/</link>
		<comments>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/06/11/salt-lake-county-homes-sold-increase-for-the-fourth-straight-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Home Prices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Markets]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[homes sales]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[salt lake county]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[salt lake homes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[salt lake housing market]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ The number of single family homes sold in Salt Lake County increased for the fourth-straight month. There were 835 homes sold in May, which was an increase of 4.11% over April’s numbers. While the numbers are still way down on last years numbers (in fact year to date they are 37% lower), at least [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salt Lake Rental Market</title>
		<link>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/06/05/salt-lake-rental-market-tightens/</link>
		<comments>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/06/05/salt-lake-rental-market-tightens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Markets]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[home buyers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[real estate market]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rental market]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rental properties]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[salt lake real estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for a place to rent, Salt Lake is an expensive place. Rents went up 8.8% from 2006 to 2007, with a further 6 to 8% rise expected this year. This coupled with a vacancy rate of just 4.5% means tough times for those looking for a rental property.
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		<title>Self-Employed and the Stimulus Tax Rebate</title>
		<link>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/05/15/self-employed-and-the-stimulus-tax-rebate/</link>
		<comments>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/05/15/self-employed-and-the-stimulus-tax-rebate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 17:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[utah economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[income tax]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[self-employed]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[self-employment tax]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stimulus rebate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stimulus tax rebate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/05/15/self-employed-and-the-stimulus-tax-rebate/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OK so I had a bit of a surprise the other day, I received my stimulus tax rebate check, but it was not for the amount I expected.
The check I received was for $600 and not the expected $1200.  Given this, I started to do some digging to try to find out why I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salt Lake is Recession Proof</title>
		<link>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/05/12/salt-lake-is-recession-proof/</link>
		<comments>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/05/12/salt-lake-is-recession-proof/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 17:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Markets]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[utah economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[home buyers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[home foreclosures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[salt lake economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[salt lake home prices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[salt lake real estate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/05/12/salt-lake-is-recession-proof/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[These are not my words, they are from a recent article in Forbes Magazine. According to the magazine article, Salt Lake is the sixth most recession proof city in the U.S. This is based on the fact that the city&#8217;s unemployment rate is low, that we are still creating jobs and that the housing market [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salt Lake First Quarter 2008 Home Prices</title>
		<link>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/04/21/salt-lake-first-quarter-2008-home-prices/</link>
		<comments>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/04/21/salt-lake-first-quarter-2008-home-prices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[average home prices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[days on market]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[Home Prices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[homes sold]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[salt lake county]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/04/21/salt-lake-first-quarter-2008-home-prices/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Home prices for the first quarter 2008 are out, Salt Lake Home Prices. For the first time in a long time, more zip codes went down in value than increased in value. The average home price for Salt Lake County is now $287,119, which is a 0.33% increase from last years average home price of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Steet View Added to Listings</title>
		<link>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/04/19/google-steet-view-added-to-listings/</link>
		<comments>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/04/19/google-steet-view-added-to-listings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[Google Street View]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[property listings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/04/19/google-steet-view-added-to-listings/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been updating our listings to incorporate the new Google Street View functionality. You can see an example here: Draper Rambler. It&#8217;s pretty easy to do, and it provides some useful features, particularly for out-of-state buyers who are not familiar with an area.
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		<title>Utah Leads Nation In House Price Appreciation</title>
		<link>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/04/14/utah-leads-nation-in-house-price-appreciation/</link>
		<comments>http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/04/14/utah-leads-nation-in-house-price-appreciation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Home Prices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Markets]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[home sales]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[house price appreciation]]></category>

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

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

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[salt lake city]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[utah housing market]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[utah real estate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://realestateblog.slcagents.com/2008/04/14/utah-leads-nation-in-house-price-appreciation/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While places like California and Florida saw their home prices decline over the last year, Utah was a different story. Home prices for the fourth quarter 2007 went up 9.27% compared to the same quarter in 2006, which was the largest increase in all 50 states. What’s more, that was the fifth consecutive quarter Utah [...]]]></description>
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