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		<title>The Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t typically send my blog readers to others&#8217; articles without at least sharing my own thoughts and opinions, but this article in the Wall Street Journal by Laura Saunders really seems to cover everything. The increased numbers should have a favorable effect in the Chicago real estate market because our average prices are substantially [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livinginlincolnpark.com/2009/11/29/the-extended-home-buyer-tax-credit/</link>
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		<title>How To Weatherproof Your Chicago Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cold weather is here, and your Chicago home utility bill may be bearing the brunt of the weather.  To get started, you may want to check out how efficient your home is now. There are a few simple things to reduce the amount of money you have to pay out this winter.
Your windows are the most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livinginlincolnpark.com/2009/10/13/how-to-weatherproof-your-chicago-home/</link>
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		<title>Is Your Lincoln Park Home for Sale in a Walk-able Neighborhood?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have a Lincoln Park home for sale or you&#8217;re thinking about buying a home to flip it, here&#8217;s something to keep in mind: walking distance. Why? Because a new study commissioned by CEOs for Citiesshows that homes within walking distance of amenities sell for more. And after all, isn&#8217;t that a large part [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livinginlincolnpark.com/2009/09/14/is-your-lincoln-park-home-for-sale-in-a-walk-able-neighborhood/</link>
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		<title>Selling Your Chicago Home? There&#8217;s Still Hope!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many who have put their Chicago home up for sale in the past year are still waiting to put that &#8220;Sold&#8221; sign in the yard.  If this is you, don&#8217;t panic! There&#8217;s still hope for closing the sale this year.
 According to the National Association of REALTORS®, home sales have risen five months in a row. Great [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livinginlincolnpark.com/2009/09/12/selling-your-chicago-home-theres-still-hope/</link>
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		<title>4 Options You Can Negotiate When Buying Newly Constructed Lincoln Park Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking to buy new construction?  Many people are, but just as many aren&#8217;t aware that their newly built Lincoln Park home comes with options and add-ons.  In addition, they see a handsome price on new construction and think they&#8217;ve stepped into an unbelievable deal, not understanding that the price they&#8217;re looking at is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livinginlincolnpark.com/2009/09/08/4-options-you-can-negotiate-when-buying-newly-constructed-lincoln-park-home/</link>
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		<title>3 Major Things to Look at When Buying Chicago Foreclosures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking to get a good deal by buying a foreclosure in Chicago, keep in mind that many of the homeowners not only didn&#8217;t have money for the mortgage; they probably didn&#8217;t have money for the upkeep of the house either.  If you&#8217;ve found a home you&#8217;re interested in, here&#8217;s a short checklist to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livinginlincolnpark.com/2009/08/23/3-major-things-to-look-at-when-buying-chicago-foreclosures/</link>
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		<title>How is Lincoln Park real estate doing?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The other day, I had the privilege of being interviewed by Mark Saxenmeyer of Fox Chicago News. He was doing a story on the road to recovery in Lincoln Park. So, that got me looking at the sales numbers and comparing how prices are doing in the 1st 1/2 of 2009 vs all of 2008. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livinginlincolnpark.com/2009/07/17/how-is-lincoln-park-real-estate-doing/</link>
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		<title>How the Stimulus Bill Can Help You Get a Home in Chicago</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are several indications that the new stimulus bill passed by Congress will have a positive influence on the struggling housing market. If you are considering buying a home in Chicago for the first time, the stimulus plan may help make that happen.
How the Stimulus Bill Stimulates the Bottom Line
The biggest effect the stimulus plan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livinginlincolnpark.com/2009/03/31/how-the-stimulus-bill-can-help-you-get-a-home-in-chicago/</link>
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		<title>1st time home buyer tax credit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally, someone has deciphered the 1st time home buyer tax credit! I&#8217;ve been wanting to share this information for some time, but it seemed to be a moving target. We&#8217;ve heard that the $8,000 was a credit, or a deduction on your taxes to a loan to be paid off over 15 years. According to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livinginlincolnpark.com/2009/03/27/1st-time-home-buyer-tax-credit/</link>
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		<title>Buyer Advice&#8230;lending guidelines have changed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all read the articles about how bad the national real estate market is. And we have had conversations about Chicago real estate and this being a great time to buy. While I see both sides, I lean towards the &#8220;great time to buy side.&#8221; And though there are some great deals to be had, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.livinginlincolnpark.com/2009/02/10/buyer-advice-lending-guidelines-have-changed/</link>
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