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	<title>Mom Talks Real Estate</title>
	<link>http://www.momtalksrealestate.com</link>
	<description>Maxine Golden's Podcast, Blog and Links</description>
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		<title>Eggs, Sperm and the Financial/Housing Markets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My bio shows that I was a high school biology teacher long before I was a real estate professor. Today, my biology and real estate experience intersect.
We’ve learned that limited gene pools and localized interbreeding in humans can accentuate negative or positive traits in offspring (hemophilia, extra fingers or extraordinary athletic prowess). Animal breeders and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.momtalksrealestate.com/2008/09/30/eggs-sperm-and-the-financialhousing-markets/</link>
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		<title>WASHINGTOWN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The big guys are meeting in Washingtown
Trying to draw a conclusion
Watching once-aspiring deals fall down
All mired in confusion
The old guard members stroll the lawn
Accidently squashing roses
With flaring nostrils we hear the sound
Of roots upturning ancient poses
The younger guard is standing by
Unfettered by tangled pieces
It won&#8217;t be easy, it will take a while
To sort through all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.momtalksrealestate.com/2008/09/26/washingtown/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;A First&#8221; for Mom Talks Real Estate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, podcast #31 of Mom Talks Real Estate tested a new format.  We went to a streaming live videocast in a talk show format.  It was a surprise sneak preview to an audience of about 500.
The topic was the Sunday federal government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, including possible implications for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.momtalksrealestate.com/2008/09/09/a-first-for-mom-talks-real-estate/</link>
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		<title>Revival of my Podcast notes for the day after &#8220;Sunday Save II&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a result of yesterday&#8217;s &#8220;Sunday Save III,&#8221; I decided to publish my notes from episode 29.  The last event did not make investors more confident in the long run.  In fact, in the last two months, the stock market dropped considerably and FNMA and FMAC stock (and thus the investors) lost over 80 percent of their value.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.momtalksrealestate.com/2008/09/08/revival-of-my-podcast-notes-for-the-day-after-sunday-save-ii/</link>
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		<title>Mom Talks Real Estate 29: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Treasury secretary Paulson is working Sundays again to prop up another casualty in the mortgage crisis. This time he&#8217;s trying to save Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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		<link>http://www.momtalksrealestate.com/2008/07/14/mom-talks-real-estate-podcast-29/</link>
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		<title>Mom Talks Real Estate 28: Tips For A Smooth Closing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is there any reason you should read the fine print at a closing? You bet there is. 
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		<link>http://www.momtalksrealestate.com/2008/07/07/mom-talks-real-estate-podcast-28/</link>
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		<title>Mom Talks Real Estate 27: So, how long does it take?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All good things come in time. But how long should you expect various phases of the transaction to take? 
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		<link>http://www.momtalksrealestate.com/2008/06/09/mom-talks-real-estate-podcast-27/</link>
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		<title>Short Sale - LONG SHOT!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is an outline for podcast 26, given 6/2/08, which should be posted shortly.

Definition of Short Sale: Selling a home for less than the value of one&#8217;s mortgage(s), with the permission of the lender(s)
Advantages of short sale vs. foreclosure 
 
 Seller avoids foreclosure &#38; eviction
 Seller&#8217;s credit may not suffer as much
 Bank [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.momtalksrealestate.com/2008/06/03/short-sale-long-shot/</link>
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		<title>Mom Talks Real Estate 26: Short Sale, Long Shot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems logical that the lender would want to make a deal to get at least part of their money back, right? Not so fast.

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		<link>http://www.momtalksrealestate.com/2008/06/02/mom-talks-real-estate-podcast-26/</link>
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		<title>Mom Talks Real Estate 25: HOA – Yea Or Nay?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Homeowners’ associations are being harmed by foreclosures and the resulting unpaid association dues.
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		<link>http://www.momtalksrealestate.com/2008/05/26/mom-talks-real-estate-podcast-25/</link>
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