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        <description>Visit TheHomeCart.com for the latest property real estate news, market trends and available listings in the Denver MLS IDX. Review local market data, press releases, area maps, property photos and visual tours.</description>
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            <title>Get Preapproved for a Loan Before Shopping for a Home</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ By: John Allen - Sarasota FL Real Estate Broker
Purchasing a home is an exciting experience, but it can also be a daunting task. Not only do you have to find the perfect home to suit your needs and budget, but you also need to obtain a loan in order to purchase the home. Given the state of the economy and the scary news stories claiming it is nearly impossible to obtain a loan, some prospective buyers may be too scared to even begin a home search. For those who are really serious about purchasi... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:28:01 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Denver Ranks High for Job Seekers</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ According to two recent reports, Denver is the ninth-best city for job seekers in the United States. The first report, which was released by the career search engine Juju.com, found that Denver was the ninth best city out of 50 large cities in the country. The other report, which was released by the job-search portal CareerCast.com, also ranked the Mile High City in the number nine position.Denver&rsquo;s ninth place ranking with the Juju report does represent a slight drop, as the city was in t... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:11:16 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>15 Colorado Businesses Included on Inc 500 List of Fastest Growing Businesses</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ According to the most recent &ldquo;Inc. 500&rdquo; list of the fastest growing businesses in the nation, Colorado is home to 15 of the country&rsquo;s fastest growing companies. These figures represent an increase from last year, at which time the state was home to 14 of the fastest growing companies. In 2008, 12 businesses made the list, while 11 businesses were included on the list in 2007.When developing the list, Inc. magazine primarily focused on the rate of revenue growth each company exp... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:17:47 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Colorado Ranks as the State with the 12th Lowest Closing Costs in the Country</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ For those who are interested in the possibility of moving to Colorado or simply purchasing a new home in the state, they will be happy to learn that Bankrate.com reports that Colorado has the 12th lowest mortgage closing costs among the nation&rsquo;s 50 states.According to the annual survey conducted by Bankrate.com, Colorado homebuyers can expect to pay an average of $3,366 in closing costs. This figure assumes the typical loan amount of $200,000 along with a 20 percent down payment as well as... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:55:30 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>Info@TheHomeCart.com (TheHomeCart.com  )</author>
            <title>Upcoming Home Buyer Tax Credit Deadlines</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ One of the efforts that the administration has made to try to address the housing crisis in the United States is through the various home buyer tax credit programs. These programs are designed to give a tax credit to people buying a new home. The programs have been in place for a while, although they have been extended and changed over time.As it stands today, the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, which went into effect on November 6 of last year, extends and expands the... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:30:48 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>Info@TheHomeCart.com (TheHomeCart.com  )</author>
            <title>Quick Rebound Predicted For Colorado's Economy</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ According to the University of Colorado at Boulder's leading economist, Colorado appears to be poised as amongst the first states to exit this recession as reported by The Denver Business Journal.At a gathering of clients of Denver-based financial-planning firm, Richard Wobbekind indicated that &quot;We may be one of the first states out&quot;. He further stated that if technology and business spending fuel the recovery, as some analysts expect given anemic consumer spending, then Colorado is in... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:03:06 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>Info@TheHomeCart.com (TheHomeCart.com  )</author>
            <title>Denver&#8217;s Labor Market Stronger Than Most Cities</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Denver ranked 37th in labor-market strength among the nation&rsquo;s 100 largest labor markets, reports Portfolio.com, a national business-news website. The city slipped from its No. 30 ranking last year.Although Denver lost tens of thousands of jobs over the last year, it still did better than most cities. Porfolio.com calculates that the Denver area gained 25,000 private-sector jobs between 2004 and 2009 (up 2.5 percent), but lost 55,400 jobs between 2008 and 2009 (down 5.1 percent).In compari... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:26:51 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>States Make Bridge Loans Available to First-Time Home Buyers</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Many states started monetizing the first-time 
homebuyer tax credit before the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD) announced its plan to do so. Nearly a dozen states 
make bridge loans (advance loans) available to households that want 
to claim the tax credit, Brian Summerfield reports in REALTOR&reg; Magazine. 
The loan is repayable with proceeds from the first-time homebuyer&rsquo;s 
tax credit.
On May 13, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan 
announced the department will a... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 11:02:37 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Rates On Bigger Mortgage Loans May Finally Come Down </title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ The cost of home loans from $625,500 to $729,750 in high-cost regions should come down in the next few weeks, Kathleen Pender reported in SFGate.com. Although the economic stimulus act passed in February increased the conforming loan limit in high-cost regions to a maximum of $729,750 for single-family homes through the end of this year, lenders have been waiting for Fannie and Freddie to issue underwriting criteria before lowering their rates. Fannie issued its criteria March 30 and Freddie on ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 18:53:41 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Luxury Homes More Affordable with Decline In Jumbo Loan Interest Rate</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ It might become easier to buy a house worth $1 million or more, writer Prashant Gopal reported on BusinessWeek.com, because rates for jumbo mortgages could fall to more affordable levels.The average interest rate for a jumbo loan has dropped from a high of 7.9 percent at the end of October to 6.6 percent. That is the lowest average rate since the end of 2007, according to financial publisher HSH.com in Pompton Plains, N.J.The underwriting requirements, however, are strict. Borrowers typically ne... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:16:54 -0500</pubDate>
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