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		<title>To Buy, or Not to Buy &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That is the question, right?  When you are bombarded by headlines that scream at you &#8230; &#8220;Historic Low Mortgage Rates&#8221; &#8230;&#8221;All Time Affordability Ratios&#8221; &#8230; &#8220;Pricing is Climbing from Recessionary Lows&#8220;&#8230;&#8221;Tax Credits for Home Buyers&#8221;&#8230; doesn&#8217;t that make you want to run out and buy a home?
Well, it should!  But, in many places, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.brookfieldsd.com/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/</link>
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		<title>2010 California Tax Credit for Home Buyers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has announced that the 2010 California Tax Credit for First Time Home Buyers &#8230;
&#8220;(a)s shown in the numbers below, (has) received First-Time Buyer applications totaling more than $100 million.  However, since many of these are duplicate, revised or invalid applications, we will accept at least 28,000 applications.  This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.brookfieldsd.com/2010-california-tax-credit-for-home-buyers/</link>
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		<title>Mortgage Rates Take Another Tumble</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Freddie Mac&#8217;s &#8220;Primary Mortgage Market Survey&#8221;, the average 30 year fixed loan rate dropped to 4.57% with an average fee of 0.7 points.  This rate applies to a conforming loan amount of $417,000 or less and to buyers with a credit score of generally 700 or better.
This is the lowest recorded interest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.brookfieldsd.com/mortgage-rates-take-another-tumble/</link>
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		<title>Federal Tax Credit &#8220;Deadline&#8221; Extended</title>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama signed an extension to the closing deadline for the Federal Tax Credit for Housing on July 4, 2010.  The original legislative deadline called for all escrows opened on or before April 30, 2010 to be closed by June 30, 2010 in order to qualify for the Federal Tax Credit on the purchase [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.brookfieldsd.com/federal-tax-credit-deadline-extended/</link>
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		<title>2010 California Tax Credit a Big Hit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 California Tax Credit for First Time Home Buyers is proving to be a big success &#8230; and a big hassle for the people trying to manage the applications.
As of June 15th, the Franchise Tax Board reports they have received 15,220 applications for $78,108,000 of California Tax Credit allocation. At the current rate of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.brookfieldsd.com/2010-california-tax-credit-a-big-hit/</link>
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		<title>Eco-Savvy Meets Big Builder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it is easier for others to say nice things about you, than it is for you to say nice things about yourself.  The June 8, 2010 issue of Big Builder magazine (see pg 20) has some really nice things to say about Rockrose, the new Eco-Savvy neighborhood being built by Brookfield Homes in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.brookfieldsd.com/eco-savvy-meets-big-builder/</link>
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		<title>SoCal Home Prices Continue to Climb!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Driven in part by a slow down in the foreclosure sales numbers, a focus on coastal properties being sold and the impact of the Federal Tax Credit for Housing coming to an end, the Southern California median home sale price for May of 2010 rose 22.5%, year over year, according to MDADataQuick, a real estate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.brookfieldsd.com/socal-home-prices-continue-to-climb/</link>
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		<title>Housing in San Diego</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The economic factors supporting job growth seem to be pointing to better days ahead for home buyers and builders in San Diego.  But something is holding them back &#8230;
Job Growth in San Diego County is now positive for three months in a row!  While the unemployment rate dropped last month, it still remains [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.brookfieldsd.com/housing-in-san-diego/</link>
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		<title>Best Construction Industry Blog Site? We Won!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Brookfield San Diego blog site was elected the &#8220;2010 Best Construction Industry Blog Site&#8220;!
We captured 47% of the total vote among the 6 finalists.   Thank you for your overwhelming support!
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		<link>http://blog.brookfieldsd.com/best-construction-industry-blog-site-we-won/</link>
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		<title>2010 California First-Time Home Buyers Tax Credit Big Hit!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As reported today, by the Franchise Tax Board, 2,470 applications for the 2010 California First-Time Home Buyers Tax Credit applications have been submitted!  This credit amount request totals $13,283,000, or approximately $5,380 per application.  At this rate and application amount, the total $100 million allocation could be requested by the end of June!
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.brookfieldsd.com/2010-california-first-time-home-buyers-tax-credit-big-hit/</link>
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