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	<title>the Property Monger Real Estate Blog</title>
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	<description>A residential real estate blog for Eastern Massachusetts, Greater Boston, and Cape Cod.</description>
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		<title>Massachusetts approves advance on home buyer tax credit</title>
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First time home buyer credit can be used for closing costs and down payments via a loan from the state.















Certain first-time home buyers in Massachusetts will be eligible for an advance on the $8,000 tax credit, giving them much needed closing costs up front, under a new program recently unveiled by Governor Deval Patrick.
According to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.spotlightre.com/blog/?p=257</link>
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		<title>Showcase your Home with the Right Lighting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a realtor, there are few things as important as making a strong and lasting impression on potential buyers. While there are many ways to accomplish this feat, there is one method that is often overlooked. Home staging is the act of presenting a home in the most visually appealing manner possible. One of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.spotlightre.com/blog/?p=248</link>
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		<title>The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)</title>
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Recently, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), also known as the 2009 economic stimulus plan. Millions of individuals will benefit from this plan. Below is an short overview of the plan.
Discuss the benefits and potential effects of the 2009 economic stimulus plan at the Boston Real Estate Forum: American Recovery [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.spotlightre.com/blog/?p=196</link>
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		<title>U.S. Government to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac</title>
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This past Sunday, the U.S. government officially took over the gigantic mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in what will most likely prove to be the largest federal bailout our government has ever participated in. Bigger then the Savings and Loan crisis. Concerned over huge losses from the two companies, the government has stepped in to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.spotlightre.com/blog/?p=182</link>
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		<title>A contest from the Boston Globe; have your property for sale staged and featured in the Boston Globe Magazine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sellers, Win a Staging of Your Home
 
 
One of the editors at The Boston Globe Magazine has reached out to us in order to promote a contest they are offering. As part of their fall real estate issue (Oct. 26, 2008), they are having a contest in which local sellers can get one room of their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.spotlightre.com/blog/?p=168</link>
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