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		<title>What Does My Credit Score Need to Be to Qualify?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerstad Builders</dc:creator>
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Our potential homebuyers always want to know what does their credit score need to be in order to qualify to buy a new McHenry County home. Thanks to this video from real estate expert Ilyce Glink and Think Glink, we have some answers for new home buyers. Credit scores, on the scale assigned by FICO, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Women Real Estate Pros to be Recognized</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The top women in Chicago commercial real estate will be honored next week at an awards luncheon.
Sponsored by Illinois Real Estate Journal, in conjunction with Commercial Real Estate Women CREW Chicago, the third annual award program will take place on Wednesday, September 8 at the University Club of Chicago.
More than 20 nominees are up for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Homes Sales Hit New Record</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Single Family Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing Report]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=7813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I try to shield my Chicagoland Real Estate Forum readers from bad news, but when it&#8217;s a record, I gotta let you know.
Something tells me this news isn&#8217;t going to surprise you, anyway.
The U.S. Commerce Department released a report this week showing that nationwide sales of new homes fell 12.4 percent in July to its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>@properties’ Annie Caltabiano Recognized as Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society’s Woman of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>@Properties</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Leukemia &#38; Lymphoma Society has recognized Annie Caltabiano, a REALTOR® with @properties, as its 2010 Woman of the Year. Ms. Caltabiano raised more than $90,831 during a 10-week period through various fundraisers, corporate gifts and private donations. She participated in the campaign in honor of her husband, Joe Caltabiano, who is a leukemia survivor. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Summer Ends, Consider Winter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Service]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Governor Quinn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois heating help]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=7820</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A drop in temperature and it is time to start thinking cold thoughts: Illinois officials have started taking applications for winter heating help.
Governor Pat Quinn announced this week that the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is now accepting applications from seniors and those with disabilities for energy assistance this winter.
The program, which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Deals on Ryland Homes This Labor Day Weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=7808</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Want a bigger incentive to buy Chicago real estate this weekend than record-low interest rates?
Ryland Homes has them.
You can get more for your money this weekend through the Ryland Homes Get More Sales Event.
Through Labor Day, Ryland Homes is offering:
*Single-family homes: Free value finished basements
*Move-in ready homes: No interest payments for four months and no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Activities For All Ages This Holiday Weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Jazz Festival]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Home Depot Kids Workshops]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=7774</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Naperville Jaycees Last Fling is a community festival over Labor  Day weekend that gives families one more chance to let loose before the  end of summer.
There will be a carnival, live entertainment, food vendors, business expo booths and more.
A Labor Day parade will take place on Monday starting at 10 a.m. in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daley Increasing Condo Renter and Buyer Rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apartments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Richard M. Daley unveiled a plan Thursday aimed at protecting Chicago real estate renters and buyers.
When the real estate market was hot several years ago, there were developers converting apartments into condominiums all over the city, which strengthened neighborhoods and allowed many buyers to purchase their first home.
Many renters found themselves displaced, however, because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zillow Now Offers Apartment Listings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apartments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apartments.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rentals]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=7766</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two of the nation&#8217;s largest online real estate sites are partnering up.
Chicago-based Apartments.com will now add its list of 90,000 managed apartment rental listings to Zillow.com, bringing the total number of home and apartment rental listings to more than 150,000 to the Seattle-based site.
Zillow.com, which offers real estate information for homeowners, buyers, sellers, renters, agents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maintaining Good Credit While Purchasing a New Chicago Home</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChicagolandRealEstateForum/~3/4JD_orS31fw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/09/01/maintaining-good-credit-while-purchasing-a-new-chicago-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Flammer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homebuying Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You’re buying a Chicago new home, and you’re far enough along in the process to have your loan application approved. In a recent post on the Equifax Personal Finance Blog,  real estate expert Ilyce Glink reminds us that now is not the time to party. You need to do everything you can to protect your [...]]]></description>
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