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 <title>Help spread the word about green valuation issues</title>
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 <title>Redfin: &#039;Offer Insights&#039; showcase agents&#039; expertise</title>
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 <title>Redfin&#039;s theatrics serve no constructive purpose</title>
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 <title>HomeLight deserves our support</title>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:12:51 -0800</pubDate>
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 <title>Multiple offers doesn&#039;t mean you&#039;re overpaying</title>
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 <description>Letter to the Editor&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2012/08/31/multiple-offers-doesnt-mean-youre-overpaying&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:14:04 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Vet home inspectors before deadlines loom</title>
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 <description>Letter to the Editor&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2012/07/20/vet-home-inspectors-deadlines-loom&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:00:55 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Unattached appliances are personal property</title>
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 <description>Letter to the Editor&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2012/07/19/unattached-appliances-are-personal-property&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:19:00 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Trulia working with MLS to identify sources of stale data</title>
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 <description>Letter to the Editor&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2012/07/16/trulia-working-with-mls-identify-sources-stale-data&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <title>Underpricing short sales &#039;borderline unethical&#039;</title>
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 <title>Vet originators of FHA 203(k) loans to investors</title>
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 <title>Realtors should dictate terms to listing portals</title>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 03:14:00 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Agents must take advantage of resources available to them</title>
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 <description>Letter to the Editor&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2012/05/24/agents-must-take-advantage-resources-available-them&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <title>In Illinois, incentives to buyer&#039;s agents must go through broker</title>
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 <description>Letter to the Editor&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2012/05/17/in-illinois-incentives-buyers-agents-must-go-through-broker&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <title>Appraisals are lagging behind the market</title>
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 <title>Owner-occupants already have first dibs on many REOs</title>
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 <description>Letter to the Editor&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2011/06/16/owner-occupants-already-have-first-dibs-many-reos&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2011/06/16/owner-occupants-already-have-first-dibs-many-reos#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://lowes.inman.com/taxonomy/term/4939">first look</category>
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 <description>Letters to the Editor&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2011/06/14/loan-mods-a-3-ring-circus&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2011/06/14/loan-mods-a-3-ring-circus#comments</comments>
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 <description>Letter to the Editor&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2011/06/6/hourly-rate-the-solution-low-real-estate-commission&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2011/06/6/hourly-rate-the-solution-low-real-estate-commission#comments</comments>
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 <title>Include hourly rate in buyer-broker agreement</title>
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 <description>Letter to the Editor&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2011/06/3/include-hourly-rate-in-buyer-broker-agreement&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <title>&#039;Today&#039; show&#039;s advice on sales &#039;tricks&#039; spot on</title>
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 <description>Letter to the Editor&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2011/05/27/short-sale-agents-buyers-get-short-end-stick&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>Letter to the Editor&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2011/05/26/take-furnishings-table-in-real-estate-negotiations&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>Letter to the Editor&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lowes.inman.com/opinion/letter-to-editor/2011/04/14/real-estate-reform-must-come-within-industry&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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