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		<title>Real Estate Technology Advancements Of 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in December of 2009, Inman.com published an article predicting technology advancements in the real estate industry. This included Internet, social media, search engines, and mobile technologies. The author recently revisited his predictions to see how things went. He wasn’t wrong about anything I don’t think, he just thought it would happen this year and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ideaviews.com/2010/09/real-estate-technology-advancements-of-2010/</link>
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		<title>What Are Your Social Media Fans Worth?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is an on-going debate right now between marketers and advertisers desperately trying to quantify the value of social media marketing. There have been several proposed models but each one seems to have their weak spots. It might make you wonder if it’s even possible to really go beyond your fan and follower numbers but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ideaviews.com/2010/08/what-are-your-social-media-fans-worth/</link>
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		<title>How New Homes Can Overcome The Foreclosure Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a market flooded with REO homes it is hard to convince a first time home buyer that buying a new home is the right choice. With so many discounts, it’s hard for buyers to really consider newly built homes. The good news for builders is that new homes can offer things that older ones [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ideaviews.com/2010/08/how-new-homes-can-overcome-the-foreclosure-market/</link>
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		<title>What Do Social Media Users Really Want?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If Internet addiction is real then I think it’s safe to say that social media addiction is too. After all, most of the Internet is heading towards being more collaborative and this is largely in part due to the rise of social networking. The argument of whether or not social media is addictive is irrelevant [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ideaviews.com/2010/08/what-do-social-media-users-really-want/</link>
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		<title>Finding The Sweet Spot In The Luxury Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Builders everywhere are trying to design new homes with the latest in sustainable technology while trying to maintain a high profit margin. There are several experts that see unstoppable reduction in profits for new homes. Most of them think that this is a change that builders need to start accepting for the future. Builderonline.com has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ideaviews.com/2010/08/finding-the-sweet-spot-in-the-luxury-market/</link>
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		<title>Are You Wasting Money On Your Developments?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Builderonline.com has a great article titled “50 Ways To Waste Your Money.” It’s on their website and in this month’s issue of builder magazine. If you haven’t read it yet, I suggest you do so here. It’s a lengthy article but it’s worth a read in its entirety. I naturally enjoyed some of the more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ideaviews.com/2010/08/are-you-wasting-money-on-your-developments/</link>
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		<title>The New American Dream</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Past government policies have always promoted home ownership. In fact, Herbert Hoover believed that owning a home in America could help combat the spell of Communism during the Red Scare. Owning a home has always been the American way of life or at the least the desirable way of life. It seems that our financial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ideaviews.com/2010/08/the-new-american-dream/</link>
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		<title>How Big Can A Certified Sustainable House Be?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s an interesting question and one that certainly needs to be answered. According to the U.S Green Building Council’s LEED program, a large house can indeed be certified. This doesn’t mean that it goes without penalty of course. Any home over 1,900 square feet applying for a LEED certification will lose points. Is that it? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ideaviews.com/2010/08/how-big-can-a-certified-sustainable-house-be/</link>
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		<title>Will The Mobile Web Make Your Real Estate Website Irrelevant?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How relevant is my website in the era of the distributed web? This is a question that we are all asking ourselves. I recently read a great article touching on this topic here. I highly recommend you take a look at it. It used to be that a website was all you really needed as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ideaviews.com/2010/08/will-the-mobile-web-make-your-real-estate-website-irrelevant/</link>
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		<title>Look Beyond Square Footage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A reduction in square footage in new homes shouldn’t be viewed as a bad thing. In fact, consumers are actually looking for homes that are smaller, include sustainable features, and are high customizable. This doesn’t mean that builder should down scale their current floorplans, add Energy Star appliances, and give buyers a choice of finishes. [...]]]></description>
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