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	<title>Maryland</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Montgomery Housing Partnership To Celebrate 20 Years of Providing Affordable Housing in Montgomery County</title>
		<link>http://maryland.realestaterama.com/2010/03/16/montgomery-housing-partnership-to-celebrate-20-years-of-providing-affordable-housing-in-montgomery-county-ID0167.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MHP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Non Profit Developer will Honor David Reznick with Community Leadership Award March 18. Silver Spring, MD - March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- David Reznick, Principal and Chairman of Reznick Group, will be honored next week by Montgomery Housing Partnership with its first Community Leadership Award. He will receive the award at MHP’s 20th Anniversary Dinner on March 18, at the Bolger Center in Potomac, Maryland.]]></description>
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		<title>County Urges Caution with Tax Refund Loans; Offers Free Tax Preparation Assistance</title>
		<link>http://maryland.realestaterama.com/2010/03/15/county-urges-caution-with-tax-refund-loans-offers-free-tax-preparation-assistance-ID0166.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryland RealEstateRama</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[March 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the filing date for federal and state income taxes one month away,  Montgomery County’s Community Action Board recommends that consumers avoid  Refund Anticipation Loans (RALs). These highly advertised loans can subject  consumers to high interest rates, additional fees and repayment risks.]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Census Questionnaires Mailed Out Next Week; Enumerators Reaching Out to Homeless Population on March 31</title>
		<link>http://maryland.realestaterama.com/2010/03/11/us-census-questionnaires-mailed-out-next-week-enumerators-reaching-out-to-homeless-population-on-march-31-ID0165.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryland RealEstateRama</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[March 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The 2010 U.S. Census Survey questionnaires will be mailed to every household beginning next week.  Residents should watch for their questionnaire in the mail, fill it out with information on every person living in their residence, and return it by April 1]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney General Warns Consumers to Avoid Foreclosure Sharks</title>
		<link>http://maryland.realestaterama.com/2010/03/08/attorney-general-warns-consumers-to-avoid-foreclosure-sharks-ID0164.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryland RealEstateRama</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Foreclosures]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE, MD - March 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Just as sharks smell blood in the water, foreclosure  rescue scammers can pick out desperate homeowners on the brink of foreclosure.  Many homeowners are unaware of their options and panic. In the latest issue of  The Consumer’s Edge, Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler warns  homeowners and consumers of foreclosure rescue scams, and offers tips on how to  avoid them.]]></description>
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		<title>Kratovil Backs Legislation to Help Returning Veterans and Surviving Spouses</title>
		<link>http://maryland.realestaterama.com/2010/02/25/kratovil-backs-legislation-to-help-returning-veterans-and-surviving-spouses-ID0163.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryland RealEstateRama</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Foreclosures]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Frank Kratovil]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
February 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Frank Kratovil today backed legislation to protect returning  veterans and surviving spouses from the threat of home foreclosure and to  promote opportunities for returning service members to transition into careers  in education, after discussing the proposals in recent meetings with his  Veterans Advisory Committee and other local veterans groups.]]></description>
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		<title>SARBANES HONORED FOR ADVANCING ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS</title>
		<link>http://maryland.realestaterama.com/2010/02/25/sarbanes-honored-for-advancing-energy-efficient-buildings-ID0162.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryland RealEstateRama</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[John Sarbanes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC - February 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman John Sarbanes was honored by the U.S.  Green Building Council (USGBC) in its Top 10 List of legislation that is helping  to advance green building and the economic activity and jobs that come with it.   Congressman Sarbanes was included in the list as author of H.R. 4155, the  Property Assessed Clean Energy Tax Benefits Act of 2009]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Protection Division Orders Prince George’s County Home Builder to Pay Nearly $300,000 in Restitution and Penalties;  Suspends the Registration of Harford County Builder</title>
		<link>http://maryland.realestaterama.com/2010/02/19/consumer-protection-division-orders-prince-george%e2%80%99s-county-home-builder-to-pay-nearly-300000-in-restitution-and-penalties-suspends-the-registration-of-harford-county-builder-ID0161.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryland RealEstateRama</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE, MD - February 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that his Consumer Protection Division has issued a final order requiring Home at Last, LLC and its principal to refund payments of $211,076.20 collected from consumers to construct homes in Prince George’s County and to pay penalties of $75,200. The Division found that Jacquelyn Willis, and her company, Home at Last, violated Maryland’s Custom Home Protection Act by failing to place or maintain money paid by consumers into an escrow account or having a surety bond to cover the deposits and payments made. The Division also found that Willis and her company violated the Home Builder Registration Act and the Consumer Protection Act by failing to build homes as promised.]]></description>
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		<title>FORMER PARTNERS TO HOLD DUELING AUCTIONS FOR OCEAN CITY LUXURY CONDOS Buyers benefit from &#8220;auction war&#8221;: no minimum prices, no buyer premiums</title>
		<link>http://maryland.realestaterama.com/2010/02/18/former-partners-to-hold-dueling-auctions-for-ocean-city-luxury-condos-buyers-benefit-from-auction-war-no-minimum-prices-no-buyer-premiums-ID0160.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marshall Auctions</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Ocean City, MD - February 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The collapse of an Ocean City real-estate partnership has led to competing auctions for waterfront condominiums — and created an opportunity for real-estate bargain hunters.]]></description>
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		<title>Governor O&#8217;Malley. Congressman Cummings Testify on Foreclosure Mediation Bill</title>
		<link>http://maryland.realestaterama.com/2010/02/17/governor-omalley-congressman-cummings-testify-on-foreclosure-mediation-bill-ID0159.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maryland RealEstateRama</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANNAPOLIS, MD - February 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Testifying before members of the  Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and the House Environmental Matters  Committee, Governor Martin O’Malley and Congressman Elijah Cummings, today  called for the passage of a foreclosure mediation bill that protects Maryland  homeowners.  In his 2010 legislative package, Governor O’Malley has introduced  the emergency legislation that would give every Maryland family facing  foreclosure the legal right to mediation with the lender seeking the  foreclosure.]]></description>
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		<title>The Fitzgerald at UB Midtown to Become Baltimore&#8217;s Largest LEED Certified Residential Development</title>
		<link>http://maryland.realestaterama.com/2010/02/01/the-fitzgerald-at-ub-midtown-to-become-baltimores-largest-leed-certified-residential-development-ID0158.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Bozzuto Group</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Mixed-Use Apartment Community Expected to Achieve LEED Certification. Greenbelt, MD - February 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Bozzuto Group today announced The Fitzgerald at UB Midtown is on track to become the most sizeable LEED certified apartment community in the Baltimore area.]]></description>
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