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        <title>Guide To Orange County Real Estate Blog</title>
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        <description>Information about Orange County real estate, local events and sale statistics.</description>
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            <guid>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/5-property-tax-questions-you-need-to-ask-when-buying-orange-county-real-estate.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/5-property-tax-questions-you-need-to-ask-when-buying-orange-county-real-estate.html</link>
            <author>Admin@GuideToLocalRealEstate.com (Hartanov Team)</author>
            <title> 5 Property Tax Questions You Need to Ask When Buying Orange County Real Estate</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Many first-time buyers of Orange County real estate have budgeted their money down to the last penny and leave no room for error. When looking at your budget and how much monthly payment you can afford, you want to be aware of what the monthly property tax payment will be and make sure you can handle any increase that arises.Here are 5 property tax questions you want to ask yourself when buying Orange County real estate: 1. What is the assessed value of the
property?
Note that
assessed value ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:10:39 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/homeownership-more-than-dollars-and-cents.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/homeownership-more-than-dollars-and-cents.html</link>
            <author>Admin@GuideToLocalRealEstate.com (Hartanov Team)</author>
            <title>Homeownership More Than dollars And Cents</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Homeownership isn&rsquo;t for everyone, but for those ready to take on the responsibility the
desire to purchase an Orange
 County home goes much
deeper than a dollars-and-cents analysis. 

Understandably,job security is top-of-mind for many Americans and renting provides relocation
flexibility, but most people don&rsquo;t want to uproot their families and disrupt
established friendships by leaving Orange
 County. A place they call
home. In fact, the typical recent home buyer moved only... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:46:40 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/flood-insurance-program-extended.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/flood-insurance-program-extended.html</link>
            <author>Admin@GuideToLocalRealEstate.com (Hartanov Team)</author>
            <title>Flood Insurance Program Extended</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Last week the Senate past the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 
2010 (H.R. 5569), reauthorizing the flood insurance program until September 30 and allowing currently stalled real estate transactions to move forward. The bill is 
retroactive and covers the lapsed period from June 1, 2010, to the date 
of enactment of the extension. Any new insurance policy applications or renewals 
that were signed and submitted during the lapsed period will be 
effective from the date of ap... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:40:23 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/congress-approves-home-buyer-tax-credit-extension.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/congress-approves-home-buyer-tax-credit-extension.html</link>
            <author>Admin@GuideToLocalRealEstate.com (Hartanov Team)</author>
            <title>Congress Approves Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Orange County first-time homebuyers will now have until Sept. 30 to close on their 
home purchases and be able to take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit under a bill passed by the 
Senate yesterday.The bill now goes to President Obama who is expected to sign the 
bill, which was overwhelmingly approved by the House on Tuesday. The 
deadline had been June 30.The
 billonly helps buyers who were under contract by April 30, the new bill affects deadline for when the closing must take place.Qua... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:08:57 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/orange-county-foreclosure-statistics-may-2010.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/orange-county-foreclosure-statistics-may-2010.html</link>
            <author>Admin@GuideToLocalRealEstate.com (Hartanov Team)</author>
            <title>Orange County Foreclosure Statistics - May 2010</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ There&nbsp;were&nbsp;23,181
 Orange
 County CA foreclosure homes 
and 3,904 new foreclosure filings in May 2010, according to RealtyTrac.com.
 The average sales price of an Orange County home was $545,847 while the
 average sales price of a foreclosure home was $428,239, a $117,607 
savings.&nbsp;Orange County CA 
Foreclosure Activity and Home Price IndexHome price appreciation was 0.00% in May with 3,904 
foreclosures. &nbsp;
 &nbsp;Orange County CA foreclosure 
activity is based on t... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:29:52 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/orange-county-real-estate-sales-statistics-may-2010.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/orange-county-real-estate-sales-statistics-may-2010.html</link>
            <author>Admin@GuideToLocalRealEstate.com (Hartanov Team)</author>
            <title>Orange County Real Estate Sales Statistics - May 2010</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Pending home sales have risen for three consecutive months, 
reflecting the broad impact of the home buyer tax credit and favorable 
housing affordability conditions, according to the National Association of Realtors&reg;.
The Pending Home Sales Index rose 6.0 percent to 110.9 
based on sales contracts signed in April. This figure is up from 104.6 
in March, and is 22.4 percent higher than April 2009 when it was 90.6 
and reflects increases of 7.1 percent in March and 8.3 percent in 
Febr... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:01:56 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/positive-predictions-for-orange-county-real-estate.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/positive-predictions-for-orange-county-real-estate.html</link>
            <author>Admin@GuideToLocalRealEstate.com (Hartanov Team)</author>
            <title>Positive Predictions For Orange County Real Estate</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ There are positive predictions for Orance County real estate this month. Two top economists recently offered encouraging news for the housing market. National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun and Moody&rsquo;s Economy.com Chief Economist Mark Zandi are predicting a slightly stronger demand for housing going into2011. Both expect mortgage interest rates to remain historically low and the availability of jumbo loans to improve.They differ on the impact of foreclosures on home p... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:27:20 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/orange-county-ca-foreclosure-trends-april-20101.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/orange-county-ca-foreclosure-trends-april-20101.html</link>
            <author>Admin@GuideToLocalRealEstate.com (Hartanov Team)</author>
            <title>Orange County CA Foreclosure Trends - April 2010</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ There&nbsp;were&nbsp;24,356 Orange County CA foreclosure homes and 4,192 new foreclosure filings in April 2010, according to RealtyTrac.com. The average sales price of an Orange County home was $525,944 while the average sales price of a foreclosure home was $435,150, a $90,795 savings.&nbsp;Orange County CA Foreclosure Activity and Home Price IndexHome price appreciation was 0.00% in April with 4,192 foreclosures. &nbsp; &nbsp;Orange County CA foreclosure activity is based on the total number o... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:01:35 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/orange-county-real-estate-sales-statistics-april-2010.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/orange-county-real-estate-sales-statistics-april-2010.html</link>
            <author>Admin@GuideToLocalRealEstate.com (Hartanov Team)</author>
            <title>Orange County Real Estate Sales Statistics - April 2010</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Two top housing economists forecast some encouraging but 
tempered predictions for the housing market over the next few years 
during an economic session at the National
 Association of Realtors&reg; Midyear Legislative Meetings &amp; Expo 
today.Top housing economists, Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist,
 and Mark Zandi, chief economist and co-founder of Moody&rsquo;s Economy.com, 
forecast some encouraging but tempered predictions for the housing 
market over the next few years. Both agr... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 14:13:14 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/what-is-hafa-and-how-does-it-affect-orange-county-home-owners.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.guidetolocalrealestate.com/blog/what-is-hafa-and-how-does-it-affect-orange-county-home-owners.html</link>
            <author>Admin@GuideToLocalRealEstate.com (Hartanov Team)</author>
            <title>What is HAFA and How Does It Affect Orange County Home Owners?</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ In April, the California Association of Realtors launched a HAFA training program for Realtors to become specialists in foreclosure alternatives and short sale transactions. But what is HAFA?HAFA is an acronym
 for Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives, a government-sponsored 
program people who are experiencing 
difficulty in selling their homes. In conjunction with the Home 
Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), HAFA was initiated on November 
30, 2009 with the goal of revitalizing t... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 11:28:15 -0500</pubDate>
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