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  <title><![CDATA[Valentine's Day Ice Romance: 4 Winter Wonderland Hotels [SLIDESHOW]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ever since Sweden&#039;s Icehotel opened in 1990, hoteliers have been trying to one-up the original ice palace. Here are 17 photos of 3 of the best imitators.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:57:46 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Investors Snapping Up Cut-Price Land Deals in Romania]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Investors showed increased interest in buying land in Romania's Bucharest-Ilfov County region in 2011 according to new data from IMOPEDIA.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[2011 a Record Year for Russian Property Investment]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Investment in Russian real estate went through the roof last year; beating records set at the height of the boom in 2008 fuelled by massively increasing confidence in the market according to the latest reports from CB Richard Ellis.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA['Flight to Quality' Noted for Retail Real Estate Assets]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Investors are continuing to target prime retail real estate assets, despite the current economic difficulties and low consumer confidence.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Empire State Building Owner Files for IPO]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Malkin family, owner of the Empire State Building and other properties in New York and Connecticut, has filed for an initial public offering that will allow the public to own a piece of the storied Art Deco landmark.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297725/20120213/empire-state-building-owners-files-ipo.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:31:18 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Overwhelming Majority of Americans Think Purchasing a House 'Important']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[What can Americans not live without? A car? A smartphone? Credit cards? Lake Research Partners found out via a survey, and the answer may be a little surprise for some.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297366/20120212/overwhelming-majority-americans-think-purchasing-house-important.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:50:42 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mortgage Problems? Turn Your House into a Billboard]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[When they saw the house on El Dorado Drive in this Los Angeles suburb being painted a startling orange and green and giant billboards hung on the outside, Scott and Beth Hostetler&#039;s neighbors were initially angry and confused. Some even considered calling the police.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:21:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Port Authority and the World Trade Center]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[An audit released this week called the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey &quot;a challenged and dysfunctional organization,&quot; citing the ballooning costs at New York&#039;s World Trade Center. But, for all the turmoil at the site, the Port Authority has taken steps to return it to both the private and public city.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:05:21 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dubai: Is the World's Tallest Building on Fire? [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Rumors are sweeping the Internet that Dubai&#039;s Burj Khalifa skyscraper, the world&#039;s tallest, is on fire, while officials claim it&#039;s just fog]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297103/20120211/dubai-burj-skyscraper-fire.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:59:20 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mortgage Settlement: Details May Not Yet Be Finalized, Says American Banker]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A source has told American Banker that the terms of this week&#039;s massive national mortgage servicing settlement have not been finalized, and that politics drove Thursday&#039;s announcement]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:02:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Residential Buy to Let Funding and Financial Incest]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[It would seem no matter where you look at the moment – Buy to Let is hogging the news. Blooming, booming, flourishing and no end of adjectives adorn the headlines; all in a bid to flog the concept to the public that having someone else paying your m.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Down and Dirty with the Property Recovery - America]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Haven't you heard, the American housing market is in recovery? According to some experts the mounting up of positive metrics across consecutive months can only be interpreted as showing that the market has bottomed.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Equity Funding 'Has Become More Important than Debt']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Using equity to fund the purchase of real estate investments has become more popular than debt financing.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Halle Berry House: Actress Seen Looking for Temporary Home]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Looks like actress Halle Berry is in the market for a temporary place.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296589/20120210/halle-berry-house-actress-temporary-home.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:14:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Demand for global distressed property increased at the end of 2011]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Demand for distressed property is rising in more countries than it was previously, according to the results of the latest Global Distressed Property Monitor from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors published today (Friday 10 February).]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:01:49 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lebanese Property Market Slowing Amidst Political Uncertainty]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[After several years of strong activity, the property market in Lebanon is declining sharply, mainly due to domestic political bickering and regional unrest.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296232/20120209/lebanese-property-market-slowing-amidst-political-uncertainty.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296232/20120209/lebanese-property-market-slowing-amidst-political-uncertainty.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:11:40 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Azerbaijan Tower: The Next Tallest Building in the World? [SLIDESHOW]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A new contender for the world&#039;s tallest building has emerged. Avesta Group&#039;s Azerbaijian Tower is set to rise over a kilometer in height, to around 3,444 feet and 189 floors. It would surpass the 2,723-foot Burj Khalifa, currently the world&#039;s tallest building, as well as the planned Kingdom Tower.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296147/20120209/azerbaijan-tower-next-tallest-building-world-slideshow.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:47:23 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Foreclosure Settlement: Is it Too Little? Top Negotiator Defends Deal]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Officials Thursday detailed a nationwide settlement with five large banks over foreclosure practices. Negotiators defended the deal as a way to give immediate relief to homeowners and victims of foreclosure abuses.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296123/20120209/foreclosure-settlement-deal-tom-miller.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:41:15 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Will the $26 Billion Mortgage Settlement Help You?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The massive $26 billion mortgage settlement between states and banks is designed to help millions of American homeowners -- but not everyone is eligible.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296084/20120209/will-26-billion-mortgage-settlement-help.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:23:48 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UK Hotels Urged to Refurbish if They Want to Ensure a Fruitful 2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[After a relatively disappointing 2011, hotels in the UK have been advised by hotel consultancy HVS London to focus on starting or completing refurbishments to their property in an effort to counter the on-going recession.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296046/20120208/uk-hotels-urged-to-refurbish-if-they-want-to-ensure-a-fruitful-2012.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Prime Office Rents Growing Strongly]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[According to new data from Jones Lang la Salle the growth in prime office rents in Q4 marked the 8th consecutive quarter of growth in the sector.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296045/20120208/prime-office-rents-growing-strongly.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UK Commercial Property 'Slides Marginally in January']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The performance of UK commercial real estate worsened slightly in January, compared to the previous month.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296044/20120208/uk-commercial-property-slides-marginally-in-january.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296044/20120208/uk-commercial-property-slides-marginally-in-january.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Mortgage Rates Hold at Record Low of 3.87 Percent]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates remained at a record low of 3.87 percent in the week ending Feb. 9, unchanged from the previous week, according to Freddie Mac.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:43:35 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Wave-Like Clouds Leap Over Waterfront High-Rises in Panama City, Florida [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[On Sunday, J.R. Holt captured this amazing shot of clouds forming over high-rises on the Florida Panhandle]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295770/20120209/panama-city-clouds.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:13:48 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Positive outlook for UK buy to let sector as loans increase, says CML]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The number of properties in the UK being bought with buy to let mortgages increased by around 84,000 in 2011, modestly helping to increase the supply of private rented housing in the UK, according to latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295750/20120209/positive-outlook-for-uk-buy-to-let-sector-as-loans-increase-says-cml.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:07:52 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[HWKN's 'Wendy' Wins PS1 Young Architects Courtyard Compeititon [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Architecture firm HWKN has won MoMA PS1&#039;s annual Young Architects Program competition with a fabric and scaffolding installation.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295473/20120208/hwkn-wendy-wins-moma-ps1-courtyard-competition.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:51:50 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Buys $6.2B in Mortgage Bonds from Fed]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) has purchased mortgage bonds valued at $6.2 billion from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, previously owned by the insurance giant American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG), until its government bailout in 2008.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295442/20120208/goldman-sachs-6-2-billion-mortgage-bonds.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:01 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Valentine's Day 2012: The 10 Most Romantic Landmarks in the World]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Design evokes emotion. The hallmarks of beauty -- symmetry, form and context -- create a mood that surpasses the merely physical form. Beyond design, context -- whether reality or mythology -- builds on reputation and has lionized particular locations.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295402/20120208/valentines-day-2012-romantic-landmarks.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:19:02 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[German Residential Investment Soaring High]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Transactions involving the purchase of 50 or more residential units increased by 44% year on year in Germany last year, with 6.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295279/20120207/german-residential-investment-soaring-high.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295279/20120207/german-residential-investment-soaring-high.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Prime Offices 'Performing Well']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Over the course of 2011, prime office markets around the world put in a strong performance, recording six per cent rental growth in the final quarter of the year, compared to the same three-month period in 2010.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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