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    <title>Nine Eau Claire Homes for Sale for $1 Each!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Here are the four strangest Wisconsin real estate news stories from 2008 (so far):
&nbsp;
First this guy in Whitehall (about 30 miles south of Eau Claire) offers to name the buyer of his home as the beneficiary of his life insurance policy...
&nbs... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-07-17 22:36:24</pubDate>
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    <title>The Man Who Saved the Deal</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Recently, I was involved in a short sale transaction on the buyer side. It was quite a roller coaster, to say the least. It took four months to complete the deal from offer to closing. No less than four times, we thought the deal was dead...but someh... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-07-14 21:54:19</pubDate>
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    <title>Wisconsin Egress Window Requirements</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ One topic that comes up frequently when selling real estate in and around Eau Claire is the idea of egress windows in lower levels of homes. I thought it would be helpful to spell out the exact requirements for egress windows to be legal in Wisconsin... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-06-05 13:54:43</pubDate>
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    <title>Short Sale Backlog Stats</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ I'm in the middle of a so-called &quot;short sale&quot; at this time. My wife keeps asking me why they are called short sales, because it is taking so long to complete the sale! I've read that many short sales are taking 90-120 days to complete these... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-05-31 08:15:17</pubDate>
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    <title>A (Not-so) Sneaky Trick to Get Price Reductions</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ One of the great things about being a discount Realtor is that I deal with many clients who have had bad experiences with full-service agents. I've heard some pretty awful stories, as I'm sure both full-service and discount agents can attest. That is... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-05-16 21:00:57</pubDate>
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    <title>Eau Claire Real Estate Market Update: 1st Qtr 2008</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ All the sales stats for the first quarter of 2008 are in, and the differences in real estate trends between the various areas of Eau Claire continue to fascinate me. Many people in Eau Claire have found that there is a premium for homes in the South ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-04-09 22:39:21</pubDate>
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    <title>Eau Claire Real Estate Market Update -- the South Side is HOT!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ I've been working woth a young couple eager to buy a house on Eau Claire's South Side for the past month or so. Just in working with this one couple, I can cite numerous examples of the real estate market being very good on the South side of Eau Clai... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-03-18 21:39:34</pubDate>
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    <title>Case Study: Houses that are Especially Tough to Sell in Todays Market</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ In this market, only the most desirable homes priced correctly will get top dollar. If there are any aspects of your home that are viewed negatively by buyers, your home will rapidly move down their list of favorites. Recognizing that your home may b... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-03-12 21:27:04</pubDate>
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    <title>Do Bedrooms Need to Have Closets?</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ An interesting question came up from one of my listings a few days ago. There is a bedroom in the lower level of the home, which is below grade. There is an egress window in the room.

The owner of the home built a cubby approximately 10 feet wide ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-03-03 21:30:16</pubDate>
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    <title>Eau Claire Title Insurance Providers: A Primer</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Many of my clients ask questions about title insurance. Some common questions are:

Am I required to obtain title insurance? How much does it cost? Who should I buy it from?

The answer to the first question is yes, you pretty much need to buy ti... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-21 21:40:48</pubDate>
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    <title>Another Win for Wisconsin Real Estate Consumers</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ FTC Charges Milwaukee Area MLS with Illegally Restraining Competition
&nbsp;MetroMLS of Milwaukee, WI was recently charged with violating antitrust laws. Basically, the broker-owned MLS tried to push limited-service real estate companies out of busi... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-12 19:25:53</pubDate>
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    <title>Strum, WI Real Estate Sales Statistics For 2007</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ There were 24 residential homes sold in Strum in 2007.&nbsp; That is still a substantial number of sales considering the population of the town is just over 1000! Real estate around Eau Claire did not experience a large price runup in the last few ye... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-22 13:09:23</pubDate>
    <category>2007 Sales Data</category>
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    <title>Study: Wisconsin Economies Will not be Harmed by Mortgage Problems</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ A report conducted by Global Insight Inc. for the U.S. Conference of Mayors holds dire predictions about the effects of the current mortgage industry problems. The report states that US GDP will be $166 billion lower as a result of the mortgage crisi... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-17 14:40:55</pubDate>
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    <title>Eleva, WI Real Estate Sales Statistics For 2007</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ There were 23 residential homes sold in Eleva in 2007.&nbsp; Real estate in the Eau Claire metropolitan statistical area did not experience a large price runup in the last few years, but that also means our market is more steady in slow times as well... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-14 20:00:05</pubDate>
    <category>2007 Sales Data</category>
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    <title>Fall Creek, WI Real Estate Sales Statistics For 2007</title>
    <guid>http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/blogs/eau-claire-real-estate/4019/show/</guid>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ There were 35 residential homes sold in Fall Creek in 2007.&nbsp; Real estate in the Eau Claire metropolitan statistical area did not experience a large price runup in the last few years, but that also means our market is more steady in slow times as... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-12 12:59:06</pubDate>
    <category>2007 Sales Data</category>
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    <title>Elk Mound, WI Real Estate Sales Statistics For 2007</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ There were 35 residential homes sold in Elk Mound in 2007.&nbsp; Real estate in Elk Mound did not experience a large price runup in the last few years, but that also means our market is more steady in slow times as well. Homes that were well priced s... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-08 15:48:23</pubDate>
    <category>2007 Sales Data</category>
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    <title>2007 Wisconsin Real Estate Sales Statistics: Buffalo, Pepin, and Trempealeau Counties</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ There were 199 residential homes sold in Buffalo, Pepin, and Trempealeau Counties in 2007.&nbsp; Real estate in Buffalo, Pepin, and Trempealeau Counties did not experience a large price runup in the last few years, but that also means our market is m... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-07 21:12:59</pubDate>
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    <title>Chippewa Falls, WI Real Estate Sales Statistics For 2007</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ There were 392 residential homes sold in Chippewa Falls in 2007.&nbsp; Real estate in Chippewa Falls did not experience a large price runup in the last few years, but that also means our market is more steady in slow times as well. Homes that were we... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-06 20:50:59</pubDate>
    <category>2007 Sales Data</category>
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    <title>Altoona, WI Real Estate Sales Statistics For 2007</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ There were 98 residential homes sold in Altoona in 2007.&nbsp; Real estate in Altoona did not experience a large price runup in the last few years, but that also means our market is more steady in slow times as well. Homes that were well priced sold ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-05 16:11:49</pubDate>
    <category>2007 Sales Data</category>
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    <title>Eau Claire Area Real Estate Sales Statistics for 2007</title>
    <guid>http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/blogs/eau-claire-real-estate/3929/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/blogs/eau-claire-real-estate/3929/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ There were 1007 residential homes sold in the Eau Claire Area School District in 2007.&nbsp; Real estate in Eau Claire did not experience a large price runup in the last few years, but that also means our market is more steady in slow times as well. ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-04 15:40:12</pubDate>
    <category>2007 Sales Data</category>
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    <title>Banned Phrase: Search MLS</title>
    <guid>http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/blogs/eau-claire-real-estate/3890/show/</guid>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Recently the powers that be at the Realtors Association of Northwestern Wisconsin decided that real estate agent websites can no longer contain the phrase &quot;Search the MLS.&quot; MLS, of course, stands for Multiple Listing Service and refers to t... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-01 09:26:15</pubDate>
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    <title>Eau Claires Third Ward Neighborhood</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Geography:
Northern Boundary: Harding   Ave and Lake   Street
Eastern Boundary: Putnam  Park
Southern Boundary: Putnam Park
Western Boundary: UW-Eau Claire campus
&nbsp;
The Third Ward is surrounded on three sides by a river bluff. To the East ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-03-30 21:04:40</pubDate>
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    <title>Overview of Eau Claire's East Hill Neighborhood</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Eau Claire&rsquo;s East Hill Neighborhood
&nbsp;


Above: A section of trail linking Boyd and Archery Parks.
&nbsp;
Geographical range
Northern border &ndash; Eau   Claire River
Eastern Border: US   Business Hwy 53 / Hastings Way
Southern Bo... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-03-21 21:20:19</pubDate>
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    <title>10 Reasons to relocate to Eau Claire, Wisconsin</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Ok, so I know &ldquo;top 10&rdquo; lists are dead. But I need to get this blog rolling with a topic, so I thought I would write about something I know well. Following are just some thoughts on why I think Eau Claire is a great place to be.
1. Eau Cl... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-03-14 14:22:48</pubDate>
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