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		<title>Home Buying Tip: The List Price Means Less Than You Think</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An important thing to remember when buying a piece of property is that the relation between the list price, and a home’s actual value is very loose at best.]]></description>
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		<title>Home Buying Tip: Rejection is Part of the Process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When trying to secure a bargain on a piece of property, it is often a savvy strategy to aim for rejection on your first offer.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertyplex.com/2008/06/home-buying-tip-rejection-is-part-of-the-process/</link>
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		<title>Canadian Renters Increasingly Opt to Buy Homes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The past two decades have seen an increasing number of Canadian renters letting go of their leases to buy homes, according to a Statistics Canada report released late last week.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertyplex.com/2007/05/canadian-renters-increasingly-opt-to-buy-homes/</link>
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		<title>Government Reduces Minimum Down Payment on Property Purchases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Canada's major banks are applauding a new piece of federal legislation, which will lower the minimum down payment on home mortgages.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertyplex.com/2007/04/canadian-government-reduces-minimum-down-payment-on-property-purchases/</link>
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		<title>Canadian Real Estate Market Continues to Swell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite all the talk of a real estate slowdown, the cost of new homes in Canada is still increasing this summer, with nationwide growth of 1.4% in June alone.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertyplex.com/2006/08/canadian-real-estate-market-continues-to-swell/</link>
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		<title>Calgary Real Estate Prices Show Unprecedented Growth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A quarterly report released this week by Royal LePage shows Calgary, Alberta as Canada’s fastest appreciating real estate market, with the average price of a two-story home skyrocketing to $397,867, a 54.6% increase over the second quarter of last year.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertyplex.com/2006/07/calgary-real-estate-prices-show-unprecedented-growth/</link>
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		<title>Canadian Vacation Cottages in High Demand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent report from Royal LePage Realty suggests that many Canadians are now paying more for cottages and recreational properties than for their homes.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertyplex.com/2006/06/canadian-vacation-cottages-in-high-demand/</link>
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		<title>Home Equity Loans Remain Popular with Borrowers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the recent increase in mortgage rates, loans backed by the equity in one’s home are still one of the cheapest ways to borrow money.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertyplex.com/2006/05/home-equity-loans-remain-popular-with-borrowers/</link>
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		<title>New Coalition Advocates Property Tax Reform in Ontario</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Frustrated with the continual increase in Canadian property taxes, a new group has formed in Ontario with the aim of capping the annual increase in property assessments.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.propertyplex.com/2006/04/new-coalition-advocates-property-tax-reform-in-ontario/</link>
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		<title>How to Spot Motivated Home Sellers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important factors in how good a deal you’ll get on a property, is how motivated the seller is to unload the property.]]></description>
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