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		<title>Little things that make a BIG difference &#8211; Driveways</title>
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		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I was over at one of my rental houses assessing the landscaping in preparation for a big spring clean-up. While I was there my tenant mentioned that she had the biggest weed problem in the cracks of &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://gemoftheweek.com/?p=5396">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday snooping time! They paid how much for that house?!?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 10:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Snooping time with nosy Gladys Kravitz! Join me in checking out how much are people paying for property in your town. Here are the latest property transfers: Westport Fairfield Easton Weston Ridgefield WIlton Norwalk]]></description>
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		<title>What the heck is going on in the rental market?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 11:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have not had any clients looking to rent a house in a while and in the last few weeks I have had a few. On top of that, the leases on two of my investment properties have come due &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://gemoftheweek.com/?p=5382">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Home Sales Snapshot &#8211; 5/17/13</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Source: Greater Fairfield County CMLS,  HOUSES Sold = Single Family, Multi-Family, Condo/Co-Op &#160;  ]]></description>
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		<title>Did HGTV pop the real estate bubble?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My husband is convinced that HGTV is, in part, responsible for the collapse of the housing market a few years ago. He says that, because HGTV made house flipping and home improvement look soooo easy and wrapped everything up with &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://gemoftheweek.com/?p=5363">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s always easier than it looks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a well-known saying in real estate that &#8220;bathrooms and kitchens sell a house&#8221; and, let&#8217;s face it, there is nothing better than a well done bathroom. Seems like designing a bathroom would be easy. Right? You know what you need &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://gemoftheweek.com/?p=5361">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>To see ourselves as others see us</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mother always used to mutter an expression from the poet Robert Burns that is so true&#8230;&#8221;Oh, to see ourselves as others see us.&#8221; Basically it means we only see things from our own perspective and don&#8217;t really consider how &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://gemoftheweek.com/?p=5354">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We went over to one of our rental houses yesterday to do some quick fertilizing after all the rain. While we were there our tenant came out to say hi. In the course of the conversation he asked if we&#8217;d &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://gemoftheweek.com/?p=5348">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday snooping time! They paid how much for that house?!?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 11:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Snooping time with nosy Gladys Kravitz! Join me in checking out how much are people paying for property in your town. Here are the latest property transfers: Westport Fairfield Easton Weston Ridgefield WIlton Norwalk]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage 101</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 11:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgages play a HUGE role in what I do for a living. They are probably the most important element of any house purchase. They are not only important at the time of the purchase and but they will also affect &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://gemoftheweek.com/?p=5334">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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