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><channel><title>Twin Cities Real Estate Blog &#187; investors</title> <atom:link href="http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/tag/investors/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com</link> <description>Housing News, Opinion, Statistics and Homes for Sale</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:01:14 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=abc</generator> <item><title>Twin Cities: 1 in 6 Homes Purchased With Cash in 1st Half of 2010</title><link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/twin-cities-1-in-six-homes-purchased-cash-2010/</link> <comments>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/twin-cities-1-in-six-homes-purchased-cash-2010/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:31:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Foreclosures and Short Sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Info for Sellers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Market Stats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cash financing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[foreclosures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[investors]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=1370</guid> <description><![CDATA[Based on data from NorthstarMLS, I was able to put together the following chart that shows how home buyers in the first 1/2 of 2010 were financing their purchases.  Fully 1 in every 6 buyers paid in cold hard cash, a huge increase from the 1 in 20 to 1 in 25 ratio more typical [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/twin-cities-1-in-six-homes-purchased-cash-2010/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Investors Competing with Home Buyers on Foreclosures</title><link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/investors-competing-with-home-buyers-on-foreclosures/</link> <comments>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/investors-competing-with-home-buyers-on-foreclosures/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:57:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Foreclosures and Short Sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Info for Buyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Market Stats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Personal Experiences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[investors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[special financing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cash offers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[first time buyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[foreclosures]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=980</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the last 12 months I&#8217;ve had a few situations where my client&#8217;s offer on a foreclosure was rejected in favor of a cash offer.  In my office, I know of many others that have experienced the same thing. With the data provided by RMLS that I used yesterday to comment about FHA transactions, I am also [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/investors-competing-with-home-buyers-on-foreclosures/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>FHA Loans Make up Nearly 40% of Real Estate Sales in Twin Cities in 2009</title><link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/fha-loans-40-percent-of-sales-in-twin-cities/</link> <comments>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/fha-loans-40-percent-of-sales-in-twin-cities/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:10:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Info for Buyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Info for Sellers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cash purchases]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conventional]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fha financing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[investors]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=972</guid> <description><![CDATA[The housing market continues to change and one of the largest changes in 2009 was the resurgence of FHA financing.  As lenders have tighted up financing requirements and increased down payments from 0% a few years ago to predominantly 10% today, FHA&#8217;s more forgiving standards and lower 3.5% down payment requirement have made it a very [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/fha-loans-40-percent-of-sales-in-twin-cities/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>

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