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	<description>Real Estate News, Press Releases and Articles from Idaho</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Achieving the dream of homeownership</title>
		<link>http://idaho.realestaterama.com/2010/03/11/achieving-the-dream-of-homeownership-ID079.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IHFA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BLACKFOOT, ID - March 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Owning a home is something her family has dreamed of for some time, and now it’s a reality. With a little help from two programs, Scott and Julie Campfield and their three children now have a home of their own in Blackfoot. “It’s the first time I’ve ever owned a home – it’s amazing,” said Julie. Scott and Julie purchased their home in November after working with Idaho Housing and Finance Association’s (IHFA’s) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) and Individual Development Account (IDA) programs.]]></description>
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		<link>http://idaho.realestaterama.com/2010/02/15/78-ID078.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Idaho RealEstateRama</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Boise, ID  - February 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Based on recently released national fourth-quarter financial performance statistics, Idaho-based financial institutions are not immune from the effects of the recession. Gavin Gee, director of the Idaho Department of Finance, reported that Idaho-headquartered commercial banks have experienced increased amounts of non-current loans and loan charge-offs, an increase in foreclosed real estate properties and, as a group, negative earnings for the year. In his budget presentation to JFAC this morning, Gee said, “Our Idaho financial institutions are caught in an economic upheaval that they did not create, one caused by a culture of risk carried out by large money center institutions, not traditional lenders like those we have in Idaho.]]></description>
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		<title>$69,600 awarded to homeless shelters and service providers across Idaho</title>
		<link>http://idaho.realestaterama.com/2010/02/11/69600-awarded-to-homeless-shelters-and-service-providers-across-idaho-ID077.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IHFA</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Homeless &amp; Crisis Assistance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Home Partnership Foundation responds in time of need. BOISE, ID - February 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Home Partnership Foundation, brought to you by Idaho Housing and Finance Association, has awarded 13 emergency response grants in the amount of $69,600 to homeless shelters and service providers across the state. These funds are intended to support the greatest needs of housing service providers statewide including shelter operations and capital improvements, funding for motel vouchers (when shelters are full), as well as homelessness prevention efforts.]]></description>
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		<title>$8,500 contributed to Finally Home! Homebuyer Education</title>
		<link>http://idaho.realestaterama.com/2010/02/02/8500-contributed-to-finally-home-homebuyer-education-ID076.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IHFA</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Education &amp; Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BOISE, ID - February 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- US Bancorp Foundation recently contributed $8,500 to the Finally Home!®  Homebuyer Education Program administered by the Idaho Partners for Home Buyer  Education, Inc. (IPHBE, Inc.). US Bancorp has contributed on an annual basis  since the program’s inception.]]></description>
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		<title>State Mortgage Regulators Announce Launch of &#8220;NMLS Consumer Access&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://idaho.realestaterama.com/2010/01/28/state-mortgage-regulators-announce-launch-of-nmls-consumer-access-ID075.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Idaho RealEstateRama</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[January 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System &#38; Registry (NMLS)—a mortgage licensing system operated by state financial regulators, including Idaho—is launching “NMLS Consumer Access.” NMLS Consumer Access is a fully searchable website that allows the public to view information concerning state-licensed mortgage companies, branches, and individuals currently licensed through NMLS]]></description>
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		<title>Settlement Gains Refunds for Idaho Mortgage Modification Victims</title>
		<link>http://idaho.realestaterama.com/2009/12/23/settlement-gains-refunds-for-idaho-mortgage-modification-victims-ID074.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Idaho RealEstateRama</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Boise, ID - December 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Twelve Idaho homeowners who paid a Meridian man, Paul Clarence Aughtry, IV, for mortgage loan modifications will receive refunds totaling $12,400 as a result of settlement agreements with Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and the Idaho Department of Finance. As a result of the actions, Aughtry is prohibited from engaging in loan modification activities in Idaho.]]></description>
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		<title>$6,000 contributed to Finally Home! Homebuyer Education</title>
		<link>http://idaho.realestaterama.com/2009/12/21/6000-contributed-to-finally-home-homebuyer-education-ID073.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Idaho Department of Finance</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOISE, ID - December 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wells Fargo Foundation recently contributed $6,000 to the Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education Program administered by the Idaho Partners for Home Buyer Education, Inc. (IPHBE, Inc.). In total, Wells Fargo has contributed $100,000 to the program, $5,000 of which was dedicated to translation of the course textbook into Spanish.]]></description>
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		<title>Qualified homebuyers can now benefit from tax credit extension</title>
		<link>http://idaho.realestaterama.com/2009/12/21/qualified-homebuyers-can-now-benefit-from-tax-credit-extension-ID072.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IHFA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOISE, ID - December 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Qualified homebuyers can now take advantage of the recent extension and expanded provisions of the federal homebuyer tax credit of $8,000 for first-time homebuyers and $6,500 for homebuyers who have lived in their home for the past five years. To be eligible for this tax credit, homebuyers must sign a contract for a new home by April 30, 2010 and close on the home by June 30, 2010.]]></description>
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		<title>Commission rules on building contractors&#8217;, highway districts&#8217; petitions</title>
		<link>http://idaho.realestaterama.com/2009/12/03/commission-rules-on-building-contractors-highway-districts-petitions-ID071.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Idaho RealEstateRama</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[December 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is granting in part and denying in part petitions for reconsideration filed by area highway districts and, in the same case, denying a petition for reconsideration by the Building Contracts Association.]]></description>
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		<title>Minnick supports two credit measures for consumers</title>
		<link>http://idaho.realestaterama.com/2009/12/02/minnick-supports-two-credit-measures-for-consumers-ID069.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Idaho Department of Finance</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C. - December 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- In these tough times, Idahoans deserve the chance to buy a home or attend college without having to worry about unfair marks from credit agencies.]]></description>
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