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		<title>SWSX is here!  PropertyMaps.com is giving away an iPad 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know you want one, and we&#8217;re going to give one away for free.  All you have to do is follow the steps below.

Go to PropertyMaps.com and &#8216;like&#8217; us
Tweet this:  PropertyMaps.com &#8211; the best US real estate technology startup.  Check them out #PropertyMaps.com
That&#8217;s it!  Don&#8217;t forget to include the #PropertyMaps.com hash tag so we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertymaps.com/blog/austin/swsx-is-here-propertymaps-com-is-giving-away-an-ipad-2/</link>
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		<title>Austin Start-up scene.  More programs than progress.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was browsing around this weekend catching up on a lot of reading and ran across a site that shows a visual of all of the start-upy things going on in Austin.  I was amazed at all of the stuff there is to &#8216;attend&#8217; that is going on in Austin.  
Below is the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertymaps.com/blog/austin/austin-start-up-scene-more-programs-than-progress/</link>
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		<title>Google drops real estate listings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Search giant Google will no longer support real estate listings uploaded to its  classifed listings site on Google Maps, the company announced today.
Consumers
 will no longer be able to find for-sale, foreclosure, or rental
properties through the search function on Google Maps, and real estate
professionals will no longer be able to upload their listings to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertymaps.com/blog/general/google-real-estate/</link>
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		<title>10 Resourceful Real Estate Tips For 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Must we endure yet another year of housing crisis? What choice do we
have? No amount of optimistic projections and statistical manipulation
can remedy this protracted housing pain. Historically speaking, five to
seven years has been a standard interval for house prices to stabilize
following serious corrections. By that measure, the worst should be
behind us.
There
 is some good news: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resolutions for Home Sellers in 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If your New Year&#8217;s resolution involves selling a home in 2011, you&#8217;ve
 got some work to do: There&#8217;s lots of inventory out there and in a
buyer&#8217;s market like this one, getting an offer on a home can be
challenging.
Still,
 for the committed seller willing to do some prep work and come to terms
 with the current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Houston deal of the day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Houston Deal of the Day:  MLS 95516504
10910 Little Lisa Ln Houston, TX 77024 is a 4 bed, 2 bath that was built in 1968 and has been on the market for 65 days. This Houston MLS listing is in the Sleepy Pines neighborhood in Houston, Texas. This 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath single family home [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertymaps.com/blog/deals/houston-deal-of-the-day/</link>
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		<title>Tiny house movement thrives amid real estate bust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
The incredible shrinking home. &#160;Did you know that you can filter your PropertyMaps.com search results based on size of the home? &#160;If you&#8217;re looking for something smaller, try the filters out on your next search!
&#160;
By TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press&#160;&#8211;&#160;2&#160;hrs&#160;13&#160;mins&#160;ago

GRATON, Calif. &#8211; As Americans downsize in the aftermath of a colossal real estate bust, at least [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertymaps.com/blog/general/tiny-house-movement-thrives-amid-real-estate-bust/</link>
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		<title>US foreclosures spike in August to highest level since the start of the mortgage crisis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You can find great deals on foreclosures on PropertyMaps.com &#8211; we have partnered with RealtyTrec to provide you with the best information and data on foreclosures and pre-foreclosures.  Sign-up for a free trial with RealtyTrec to have access to all the foreclosure data you could ever want.  You can also see a limited [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertymaps.com/blog/general/foreclosures/</link>
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		<title>Where to Buy a Home for Less Than $800 a Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While the nation&#8217;s real estate crash has been a nightmare for homeowners, it has created some outstanding opportunities for would-be buyers. Home prices in 20 major cities dropped 33 percent from the summer of 2006 to the spring of 2009&#8211;and in certain markets, the plunge was even steeper. At the same time, the federal government&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertymaps.com/blog/general/deals-on-homes/</link>
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		<title>Homebuyer tax credit: About half (950,000) must repay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) &#8212; Nearly half of all Americans who claimed the first-time homebuyer tax credit on their 2009 tax returns will have to repay the government.
According to a report from the Inspector General for Tax Administration, released to the public Thursday, about 950,000 of the nearly 1.8 million Americans who claimed the tax credit [...]]]></description>
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