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		<title>Existing Home Sales Climb To A 20-Month Record</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/existing-home-sales-january-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Housing Analysis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[January's home resales moved to a 20-month high -- additional evidence that the nation's housing recovery is underway.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=376&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Foreclosure Filings Down 19 Percent In One Year</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/foreclosures-fall-19-percent-january-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Housing Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreclosures]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[REO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Foreclosure filings fell 19 percent last month versus one year ago, says foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac. It's yet one more signal that the U.S. housing market may have already climbed off its bottom.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=374&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : February 21, 2012</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/mortgage-rates-february-21-2012-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freddie Mac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homebuilder Confidence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage markets worsened last week as the Eurozone moved closer to a bailout agreement with Greece, and the U.S. economy displayed more signs of growth. Mortgage rates climbed.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=372&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : February 21, 2012</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/mortgage-rates-february-21-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homebuilder Confidence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage markets worsened last week as the Eurozone moved closer to a bailout agreement with Greece, and the U.S. economy displayed more signs of growth. Mortgage rates climbed.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=370&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Housing Starts Stay Strong; Building Permits Rise.</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/housing-starts-january-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Housing Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Building Permits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Census Bureau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing Starts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 2012 housing market started like 2011 ended -- strong.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=368&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Homebuilder Confidence Returns To Pre-Recession Levels</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/homebuilder-confidence-february-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/homebuilder-confidence-february-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Housing Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homebuilder Confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing Market Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAHB]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the sixth straight month, the National Association of Homebuilders reports that homebuilder confidence is on the rise. The Housing Market Index climbed four points to 29 in February, the index's highest reading since May 2007.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=366&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>With Retail Sales And Consumer Confidence Rising, Home Prices Are Expected To Follow</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/retail-sales-january-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Survey of Consumers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/?p=364</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have plans to buy a home in 2012, the best time to buy may be now. Today's mortgage rates are low and so are the home prices -- a combination that's unlikely to last.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=364&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fewer Jobless Claims Suggests Higher Home Prices Ahead</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/initial-jobless-claims-february-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/initial-jobless-claims-february-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Initial Jobless Claims]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Economists believe the strength of the 2012 housing market will be closely tied to jobs. If they're right, the housing market is ripe for a boost.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=362&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : February 13, 2012</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/week-ahead-february-13-2012-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurozone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail Sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage markets were mostly unchanged last week as Greece -- once again -- was front-of-mind for Wall Street investors.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=360&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : February 13, 2012</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/week-ahead-february-13-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage markets were mostly unchanged last week as Greece -- once again -- was front-of-mind for Wall Street investors.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=358&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Revamped HARP : Unlimited Loan-to-Value And Same Great Rates</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/harp-guidelines-march-19-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Guidelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HARP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Affordable Refinance Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making Home Affordable]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The government's new, revamped HARP program is 6 weeks from release. Homeowners are gearing up to refinance.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=356&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Tips : Boost Your Credit Score For Better Mortgage Rates</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/improve-credit-tips-tricks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FICO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Today Show]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lenders are reserving lowest rates for the customers with high FICOs. Here's a few ways to improve your credit score quickly.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=354&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Tax Deadline Extended To April 17, 2012</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/tax-deadline-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/tax-deadline-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1040s]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Income Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the 3rd time in 7 years, your federal income taxes will not be due April 15. They'll be due Tuesday, April 17 instead.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=352&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lock An Instant 13% Savings On Your Monthly Mortgage Payment</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/mortgage-payments-fall-13-percent/</link>
		<comments>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/mortgage-payments-fall-13-percent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freddie Mac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Refinance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You could save 13% on your mortgage as compared to one year ago.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=350&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : February 6, 2012</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/mortgage-rates-week-of-february-6-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/mortgage-rates-week-of-february-6-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurozone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-Farm Payrolls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unemployment Rate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage markets worsened last week as domestic job growth surprised Wall Street and the Eurozone moved yet one more step closer to reaching a lasting Greece sovereign debt solution.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=348&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Banks Start To Loosen Up In Underwriting</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/fed-lending-survey-q4-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/fed-lending-survey-q4-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Guidelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FICO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Loan Officer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After a half-decade of tightening mortgage guidelines, banks are starting to "loosen up".<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=346&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Home Affordability Threatened By Friday&#8217;s Jobs Report</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/jobs-report-plan-january-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/jobs-report-plan-january-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jobs Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-Farm Payrolls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unemployment Rate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It's a risky time to be without a locked mortgage rate -- especially with the pending release of January's Non-Farm Payrolls report.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=344&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Case-Shiller Index Says Detroit And Washington DC Lead The Market</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/case-shiller-november-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/case-shiller-november-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Housing Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Case-Shiller Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Condominiums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Values]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Case-Shiller Index, home values fell in 19 of 20 tracked markets in November 2011.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=342&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Supply Of New Homes At 6.1 Months Nationwide</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/new-home-sales-december-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/new-home-sales-december-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Housing Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Census Bureau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Home Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Home Supply]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Census Bureau, the number of new homes sold in December 2011 slipped 2 percent to 307,000 units on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis nationwide.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=338&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : January 30, 2012</title>
		<link>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/mortgage-rates-january-30-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/mortgage-rates-january-30-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Grimes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurozone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-Farm Payrolls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Conforming mortgage rates rallied from Wednesday through Friday's close, ending the week near all-time lows set earlier this year.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michiganmortgageblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11264512&amp;post=336&amp;subd=michiganmortgageblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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