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		<title>First-time buyers account for nearly half of home sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks in part to an $8,000 tax credit, first-time buyers accounted for a record 47 percent of all home purchases this year, according to the National Association of Realtors, based in Chicago.
The economic stimulus bill funded the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers through Nov. 30. This month Congress extended it to homes that are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prudentialpreferred.wordpress.com&blog=3801896&post=330&subd=prudentialpreferred&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. News Editorial Pick: Pittsburgh Best Affordable Places to Retire:</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>PA ranks third in the country for green jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green jobs, green technology and green behaviors are being touted as the country&#8217;s escape from the recession and its re-emergence. Oh yeah, they&#8217;re also counted on to protect our environment. In Pennsylvania, Harrisburg&#8217;s implementation of several policies, like Act 29 and other incentives and rebates meant to help businesses and citizens implement green practices, make [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prudentialpreferred.wordpress.com&blog=3801896&post=325&subd=prudentialpreferred&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WSJ Uncovers Credit for Making your Home Energy Efficient</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By GWENDOLYN BOUNDS
The proposed &#8220;cash for caulkers&#8221; program aims to encourage homeowners to invest in things like caulking air leaks around windows, doors and in crawl spaces and basements, adding insulation in walls and attics, and installing more efficient heating and cooling equipment.
Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126093155848193191.html
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		<title>Forbes Mag: Pittsburgh housing prices will rise in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At least one economist thinks home prices will fall in markets across the country next year, with one exception: Pittsburgh.
According to a report in Forbes Magazine, Economy.com&#8217;s Mark Zandi says home prices will fall between five percent and 10 percent in the next 12 months, with the weakest areas in Florida, California, Nevada and Arizona.
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		<title>Home Foreclosures Down 8% Last Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IRVINE, Calif. – Dec. 10, 2009 – RealtyTrac® (http://www.realtytrac.com/gateway_co.asp?accnt=137300), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its November 2009 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled foreclosure auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 306,627 U.S. properties during the month, a decrease of nearly 8 percent from the previous month but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prudentialpreferred.wordpress.com&blog=3801896&post=319&subd=prudentialpreferred&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pittsburgh among &#8220;Best Bang&#8221; metros</title>
		<link>http://prudentialpreferred.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/pittsburgh-among-best-bang-metros/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new Forbes magazine survey puts Pittsburgh in the top 25 of the top 100 &#8220;Best Bang-for-the-Buck Cities.&#8221;
The survey looked at factors like commute times, home vacancies, housing affordability, real estate taxes, unemployment and jobs forecast. The Pittsburgh metro ranked 22nd overall, tying with Knoxville, Tenn. Pittsburgh&#8217;s highest category ranks are in the housing price forecast (sixth) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prudentialpreferred.wordpress.com&blog=3801896&post=317&subd=prudentialpreferred&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>30-Year Mortgage Rate At 38-Year Low</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage rates generally fell again this week, with the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages reaching the lowest level in at least 38 years, according to Freddie Mac&#8217;s weekly survey.
&#8220;Interest rates for 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages fell for the fifth consecutive week to an all-time low while the average rate on five-year (adjustable-rate mortgages) hovered [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prudentialpreferred.wordpress.com&blog=3801896&post=314&subd=prudentialpreferred&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pittsburgh Among Best Cities to Find a Job</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh registered one of the nation’s best growth rate in online job postings last month, according to a new report.
The index, by online human resources researchers CareerCast.comand JobSerf, measures U.S. managerial recruitment activity. Pittsburgh, Boston and Atlanta and were tops in year-over-year growth in online job postings, according to the report.
Read More: http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2009/11/30/daily9.html?ed=2009-11-30&#38;ana=e_du_pub

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		<title>Pittsburgh ranked America&#8217;s fourth fastest recovering city</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh has earned a top spot in Forbes&#8217; list of &#8220;America&#8217;s Fastest Recovering Cities.&#8221; What does that mean exactly? It means that even though no region has escaped the recession, Pittsburgh has a pretty high level of economic security&#8211;fourth in the nation to be precise, right behind Austin, TX, San Antonio, TX and Omaha, Neb., which [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prudentialpreferred.wordpress.com&blog=3801896&post=310&subd=prudentialpreferred&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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