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    <title>Service: The Basics of Real Estate</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ We do real estate the amateur way. We don't even pre-qualify our buyers. We don't make them sign a buyer-broker agreement. We show them as many house as they like to see and houses we feel they should see. We take them&nbsp; to lunch; we take them to... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-07-03 12:13:01</pubDate>
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    <title>Using Feng Shui to Help Sell Your House</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Clean out the clutter - you need to get rid of everything that blocks the energy in your house. Cleaning your clutter will also help &quot;lighten your burden&quot; so it feels like you are creating a more harmonious environment ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-07-02 09:17:52</pubDate>
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    <title>Tampa Bank Owned Homes and Short Sale Alternatives</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ While everybody is hustling on closing and making offers on short sales and bank owned properties, we've been searching for alternatives to this frustrating aspect of real estate here in the Tampa Bay area. Enough of this short sales and foreclosures... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-06-07 17:53:32</pubDate>
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    <title>Real Estate Renters worried over Threat of Foreclosure</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ RealtyTrac, an online tracker of real estate released that foreclosure was up 57% in January since last January. These numbers only increase the fears of recession and the mortgage meltdown. Many renters are scared that they will be evicted from ther... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-05-03 13:00:25</pubDate>
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    <title>De-Mystifying Feng Shui for the Home</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ You might giggle when you hear the term &ldquo;Feng Shui&rdquo;, either because the word sounds funny or because you relate it some mystical, new age, mumbo jumbo.&nbsp; But the applications of Feng Shui are very solid.&nbsp; Basically, Feng Shui ref... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-05-01 16:39:43</pubDate>
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    <title>How to Close Real Estate Deals More Smoothly</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ You certainly are excited about the real estate transaction you are taking. There can be unexpected mishaps and occurrences that may spoil your real estate deal. That is why you should always aim to close your real estate deal more smoothly and hassl... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-04-27 22:12:52</pubDate>
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    <title>Tampa Bank Owned Homes</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Bank owned homes, town homes, and condos are selling fast in Tampa. These are some of the very best deals. Don't miss out.
For a complete list of Bank Owned Homes, Townhomes, and Condos, visit our main site www.tampa4u.com - Look under HOT DEALS 4U ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-04-19 17:58:48</pubDate>
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    <title>Feng Shui Basics - as it applies to Real Estate</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Harmony, happiness and health are three fantastic positives for a home buyer. Theart of feng shui can help your home offer these blessings to you on a daily basis. Feng shui is a detailed art of combining elements of the earth with proper alignments ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-04-19 13:52:10</pubDate>
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    <title>There is Generation Gap Even in Real Estate</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ A few people may pay attention to it and even the real estate industry has been negligent about the surfacing fact over generation gap. For quite some time, real estate has never been associated with petty issues like generation gap between investors... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-04-12 12:50:03</pubDate>
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    <title>Making a Short Sale Work For You</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ The idea of a short sale may not be that short after all. A short sale is termed as such, because the mortgage company or the lender is willing to sell the home &ldquo;short&rdquo; of the total loan amount owed on the home. This process is not accept... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-04-03 09:36:26</pubDate>
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    <title>Tampa4U Realty Opens in Channelside</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ TAMPA, FL, April 1, 2008:&nbsp; Tampa4U.com Realty, Inc, amidst the slow real estate market, is opening a new office in Channelside, FL. Tampa4U has become known as &quot;The&quot; real estate website in Tampa largely due to their attention to custom... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-03-31 22:20:06</pubDate>
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    <title>Do I Need a Lawyer at Closing?</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Residential real estate is a constantly changing world where markets are good and bad, and where buyers and sellers can turn from good to bad as is the case in any situation where money is involved.&nbsp; Once the tough negotiations are done you can ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-03-24 11:58:36</pubDate>
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    <title>Westchase, Carrollwood, and South Tampa: Are the buyers out?</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Whew! What a weekend this have been so far and it's not over yet. It's only Saturday. Either the buyers are out in herds or those who've bookmarked us are finally calling. But this weekend have been a record for us as far as showing properties in the... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-03-08 20:07:46</pubDate>
    <category>COMMUNITIES in TAMPA</category>
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    <title>Greatest Real Estate Agent ...</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ The real winner in this contest is he or she who answers his or her phone and emails in a timely manner and provide REAL response as oppose to automated and scripted response. That is the true challenge. You can be on top of the search engines, but i... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-14 11:54:59</pubDate>
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    <title>Feng Shui Colors</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Using colors is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to shift the energy in your home based on Feng Shui theories. The colors you should use in Feng Shui should be based on the five elements including earth, fire, metal, water, and wood. Each ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-14 10:55:13</pubDate>
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    <title>Tampa Bank Owned Homes / Properties</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ First and foremost, for a limited time, we're featuring Tampa bank-owned properties on the &quot;Red-Box Deals&quot; on our site.
In the recent weeks, we've had significant increase in inquiries for short sale homes and foreclosures. Most buyers jus... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-24 14:02:09</pubDate>
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    <title>Radon And Your Home</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Two of the most important concerns in the health of your family are whether or not your home has instances of lead throughout it, and whether or not you are breathing radon gas vapours.&nbsp; Radon is a colourless and odourless radioactive gas that c... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-22 12:39:21</pubDate>
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    <title>Are you guys BUSY???</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ After the New Year, I noticed that our inquiries have tripled. All our agents are swamped and a few are burning out.
Before I write a blog about maybe the real estate market is picking up, (and make a fool of myself), let see a show of hands who's b... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-20 20:36:19</pubDate>
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    <title>Green Building in Tampa</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Green Building in Tampa? What is it and Why do we care? The green building movement is all about using our resources efficiently to create a clean environment for ourselves. This includes: efficient use of energy, recycled building materials and usin... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-19 02:04:15</pubDate>
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    <title>Tierra Verde Real Estate  Why Homeowners and Cities Alike Want a Piece of this Island Paradise</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Tucked away on an island raised from the water and navigable by canals, you&rsquo;ll find some of the nation&rsquo;s most desirable real estate. Tierra Verde &ndash; &ldquo;green land&rdquo; in Spanish &ndash; is home of Fort de   Soto, named America... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-17 10:11:03</pubDate>
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    <title>Feng Shui: Harmonizing your Home</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ 
Feng Shui expert Maxwell Sinclair talks about Feng Shui in this interview. Max is a Portland Real Estate broker for Prudential Northwest Properties and dubbed as &quot;The Rockstar of Real Estate&quot;.

Max talks about the background of Feng Shu... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-16 22:04:08</pubDate>
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    <title>Feng Shui and Real Estate: Understanding the Origins of Feng Shui</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ In order to use feng shui practically, a practitioner should have knowledge about astronomy, its astrological influences, Confusion classic, and the magnetic fields surrounding the earth. A feng shui practitioner should also know about environmental ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-15 13:23:54</pubDate>
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    <title>Quirky Things Around Celebrity Homes: Britney and Michael</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ You are constantly reading in the newspapers and magazines about celebrities buying and selling homes.&nbsp; But just like the rest of us, they still have to make sure they dot their &lsquo;I&rsquo;s and cross their &lsquo;T&rsquo;s.&nbsp; So what do... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-14 23:01:50</pubDate>
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    <title>Home Buyers: Think Affordable</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ It&rsquo;s exciting to think and dream about all of the great things you&rsquo;d like to have in your new home&mdash;more space, more updated or luxurious amenities, etc.&nbsp; There are so many wonderful memories to made, good times to be had, and c... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-12 09:38:55</pubDate>
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    <title>Tampa Real Estate Blog</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Tampa: Open 4 Business and/or Pleasure

First off ... we're so proud and happy to have this site as part of out Tampa Real Estate blog family.

 What's in it 4U: Tampa is recognized as one of the country&rsquo;s fast growing cities today. Being a... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-10 21:06:45</pubDate>
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    <title>Jon Bon Jovi and 50 Cent Real Estate Investment Approach</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[  Celebrities have the ability to purchase just about any house they desire. If they want 60,000 square feet of interior in their home, then they go about finding a home with that amount of square footage. If there is no home on the market to appease ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-10 19:40:45</pubDate>
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    <title>Lindsay Lohan's Real Estate Thrill</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Lindsay Lohan is one of the most popular celebrities on earth right now. When Lindsay Lohan decided she was going to purchase a new home, the rumor mill filled the blogosphere with guesses and claims about where she would finally take up residency. F... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-06 23:26:01</pubDate>
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    <title>Why Foreign Buyers should buy in Florida  Tampa in Particular</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ A recent article in Forbes.com showcased homes from all over the world which can be bought for $1 million. In metropolitan European cities like London and Paris, this specific amount gets the buyer a one-bedroom apartment near the center of the town.... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-05 20:11:09</pubDate>
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    <title>Florida Lakefront and Waterfront Properties</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ &nbsp;
When people think about buying lakefront property, it's no surprise that Florida is at the top of their prospective locations.&nbsp; After all, what other state has both a county called Lake County and a city named Lakeland?&nbsp; Within Lake... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-02 16:43:19</pubDate>
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    <title>Happy 2008</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Thank God we survived 2007. 2008 is going to be better.&nbsp; We're looking forward to a very fruitful, &quot;fun-filled&quot; exciting year. Can't get any worse than the last:) ... or will it. See our Welcome 2008 message to our customers: Welcome 2... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-01 15:04:56</pubDate>
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    <title>RSS = Really Simple Syndication</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Yeah, right... If it's really that simple why did it take me 2 days to figure out what it's all about. I guess I must be an RDS (real dumb student).
Well I finally figured out what it is and how it works and how NOT really simple it is. Along the wa... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-28 18:17:41</pubDate>
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    <title>The Positive Side to a Slow Real Estate Market</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ I always tell pessimists that in any market there are opportunities. In spite of what we read about the sluggish real estate market and what buyers and sellers tell us, there are a lot of positives in this market:
Prices are falling to the point tha... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-26 01:07:15</pubDate>
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    <title>A Rebound in 2008 ...</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ I saw the headline on Yahoo and immediately clicked on it: A Rebound in 2008. I clicked on the link and it's blank. That's funny. Rebound in 2008??? Blank, zilch, nada. 
I still want to read what it says so maybe later on there will be content on th... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-15 16:54:58</pubDate>
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    <title>Gift to Clients</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Quick: what's the best gift to give your clients this holiday? Last year we gave clients $20 to $50 gift cards to Panera Bread and Starbucks. We haven't decided what to give them this year...and.. we're 2 weeks away from the day. Any ideas?
We stumb... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-12 20:21:10</pubDate>
    <category>MARKETING stuff</category>
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    <title>Answer your phone</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ You spend all this time and effort optimizing your website to be one of the most visible site for your respective keyword(s)... but.... if you don't answer your phone when leads come in, you've just wasted your efforts.
This goes the same for emails... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-10 21:41:39</pubDate>
    <category>MARKETING stuff</category>
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    <title>Happy Holidays</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ My New Year's resolution is to start blogging here on real estate webmaster stuff: marketing, tips, and other real estate related experiences we encounter on a daily basis. I may not have a lot of stories to tell but I have a team of 15 who have lots... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-10 09:51:30</pubDate>
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