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		<title>&#8216;Tis the season</title>
		<link>http://vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/tis-the-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we all start to feel more generous around these Holiday times, what better thing to give than your time.  Arlington County has recently posted a good number of volunteer opportunities for people to get involved in their community.  I haven&#8217;t decided which of these I&#8217;ll do, but I&#8217;m already committed to making my monthly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com&blog=4152287&post=2179&subd=vafirsttimehomebuyers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Worry, Be Happy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinerich</dc:creator>
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Without a doubt, buying or selling a home creates stress.  Just the move alone is enough to stop many people from taking the plunge and changing their home address.  But sometimes you just have to make the move. (Many times you want to, and then it can be a lot more fun, though still stressful.)
Here [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com&blog=4152287&post=2166&subd=vafirsttimehomebuyers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And now a refreshing change from data &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/and-now-a-refreshing-change-from-data/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinerich</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[interior design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mid-century]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com/?p=2149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the recent focus in this blog on numbers, I&#8217;m actually a pretty visual person.  I like to look at things, and remember them better if I see them &#8211; which I why I preview a lot of homes because nothing is quite the same as seeing them in person.
I especially appreciate symmetry and color [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com&blog=4152287&post=2149&subd=vafirsttimehomebuyers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thank goodness I&#8217;m not a reporter</title>
		<link>http://vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/thank-goodness-im-not-a-reporter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinerich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[because I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ve already been out-scooped with the news about the extension of the home buyers tax credit.
The Homebuyer Tax Credit has not only been extended, but it has also been expanded to include current homeowners.
The following are features of the new bill:

Deadline for current credit is November 30, 2009.
Deadline for new and improved [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com&blog=4152287&post=2151&subd=vafirsttimehomebuyers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Formatting Issues Explained</title>
		<link>http://vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/formatting-issues-explained/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, ok, I admit it, I&#8217;ve been messing around with the formatting of this blog.  Thanks for hanging in there with me.  I do like change, but this format adjustment was driven by my desire to integrate my blog and website into a more cohesive unit.
But (as you may noticed) many of the new formats [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com&blog=4152287&post=2146&subd=vafirsttimehomebuyers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Calling all data geeks</title>
		<link>http://vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/calling-all-data-geeks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinerich</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com/?p=2080</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Honestly, most people should take Zillow estimates with a grain of salt &#8211; they can often be inaccurate and incomplete, and really don&#8217;t reflect what&#8217;s happening at a very local level.  BUT, sometimes Zillow has some interesting data.   This chart (via link) from Zillow, for instance, is actually pretty good at providing home [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com&blog=4152287&post=2080&subd=vafirsttimehomebuyers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Good News for Home Buyers in the DC area</title>
		<link>http://vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/good-news-for-home-buyers-in-the-dc-area/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinerich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More financial mortgage news&#8230;  For the last few years, jumbo loans (loan amounts above $729,750) have carried extremely high interest rates, in the 8-9% range.  With such a large mortgage amount, and a significantly higher interest rate for jumbo loans as compared to conforming lans, it has been very difficult for many home buyers to obtain a jumbo [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com&blog=4152287&post=2106&subd=vafirsttimehomebuyers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Loan Limit: trick or treat?</title>
		<link>http://vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/mortgage-loan-limit-trick-or-treat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinerich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legislation has made it through both the House and the Senate to that will maintain the existing loan limits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) through Dec. 31, 2010. An extension of the current loan limits (which had been due to expire Dec. 31, 2009) was included in the continuing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com&blog=4152287&post=2102&subd=vafirsttimehomebuyers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cast Your Vote for Your Favorite Arlington County Businesses!</title>
		<link>http://vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/cast-your-vote-for-your-favorite-arlington-county-businesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinerich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best things about living in Arlington County, Virginia &#8212; besides being so close to the Nation&#8217;s Capitol &#8212; is that there is so much to do and it&#8217;s all so convenient to get to.  Last year, the county initiated the People&#8217;s Choice ABBIES to encourage people to nominate and then vote for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com&blog=4152287&post=2086&subd=vafirsttimehomebuyers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Open House Tomorrow, Rain or Shine, 1-4 pm.  Hope to see you!</title>
		<link>http://vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/open-house-tomorrow-rain-or-shine-1-4-pm-hope-to-see-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinerich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Really nice condo for sale at The Westlee, a terrific building in North Arlington.  The Westlee was built in 2006, and this is the only unit currently for sale in the building &#8212; two others recently went under contract.  Take a look at these beautiful photos and you can see why The Westlee is a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vafirsttimehomebuyers.wordpress.com&blog=4152287&post=2032&subd=vafirsttimehomebuyers&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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