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		<title>My Hot Spots in Seattle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seattle is a city where mountains, hills, neighborhoods and Puget Sound blend to bring interest and character for both the tourists and locals.  Here are a few of the hot spots that I like.  Especially the restaurants.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.nwhome.us/johnstewart/2010/07/15/my-hot-spots-in-seattle</link>
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		<title>Coldwell Banker&#8217;s Buyer Bonus program is under way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Bain and NWHome sellers are tickling Washington and Oregon real estate buyers with an added incentive to buy this summer.  Sellers who opt into the program will be giving qualified buyers a credit on closing costs.  For more details about the program view the attached CBB Buyer Bonus FAQ.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.nwhome.us/johnstewart/2010/05/14/coldwell-bankers-buyer-bonus-program-is-under-way</link>
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		<title>PMI&#8217;s 2010 Q2 Trends Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[it looks like a very positive sign that we have found the bottom to the housing market]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.nwhome.us/johnstewart/2010/05/05/pmis-2010-q2-trends-report</link>
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		<title>Residential rental vacancy rates are rising</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to an article in the Seattle Times this weekend, Puget Sound has experienced an increase in residential vacancy rates in the last twelve months, moving  from 4 to 7.2%.  With an the increase in inventory the market has to adjust to the increased pressure to lower rents.  The article is a good one and suggests that rental rates [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.nwhome.us/johnstewart/2009/12/14/residential-rental-vacancy-rates-are-rising</link>
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		<title>Extension of Unemployment Insurance Compensation includes tax credit for Home Buyers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For more information on this landmark legislation, read these articles: President Obama Signs Bill Expanding Homebuyer Tax Credit Unemployment rate rises above 10% ; Obama signs jobless benefit extension]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.nwhome.us/johnstewart/2009/11/06/extension-of-unemployment-insurance-compensation-includes-tax-credit-for-home-buyers</link>
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		<title>WA Realtors visit Japan in 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the Pacific Northwest we have a long history of trading throughout the Pacific Rim.  In August of 1896 the Miiki Maru steamed into Elliot Bay with a cargo of teas, silk camphor soy oil and paper, among other things, from Japan.  The Miiki Maru left with lumber, flour, cotton and hardware destined for Yokohama, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.nwhome.us/johnstewart/2009/11/06/wa-realtors-visit-japan-in-2010</link>
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		<title>Financial Markets, Cap &amp; Trade and Health Care in the US (Part 1)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Zillow is emerging as a powerhouse of unfettered opinion in the housing sector, based on their love for housing market data.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.nwhome.us/johnstewart/2009/10/24/financial-markets-cap-trade-and-health-care-in-the-us-part-1</link>
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		<title>What costs can be included in the APR?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve attached a list that I was given for your review.  The list was described to me as potential costs that might be included in the APR (Annual Percentage Rate) of a mortgage. Do you see anything that shoudn&#8217;t be there?  Or should be added? APR_fees]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.nwhome.us/johnstewart/2009/10/16/what-costs-can-be-included-in-the-apr</link>
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		<title>Reverse Mortgage counselors qualified</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Counceling seniors on reverse mortgages requires qualifcation.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.nwhome.us/johnstewart/2009/10/10/reverse-mortgage-counselors-qualified</link>
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		<title>Top environmental news from around the world</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just found an interesting site that brings environmental issues together for us. Grist is located in Seattle but has writers and pulls from news on a global basis.  Sign up for their news letter&#8230;.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.nwhome.us/johnstewart/2009/09/11/top-environmental-news-from-around-the-world</link>
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