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		<title>Blank Slate: Keeping your new home clutter free</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moving into a brand new home is an exciting opportunity to start fresh and get organized. By taking a few simple actions now, you can create the relaxing retreat you’ve always dreamed of.]]></description>
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		<title>Home buyers demand smaller, smarter designs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prospective new home buyers list energy-efficiency, organization and comfort as their top priorities in considering their next move.]]></description>
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		<title>Go mad for Midnite Madness event</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>soconnor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the Toronto Star&#8217;s NewinHomes.com for all the information on this exciting sales event.
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		<title>Builders working to reduce impact of HST on new home buyers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>soconnor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two thirds of Ontario buyers will be unaffected by new HST , big ticket homes subject to increase]]></description>
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		<title>Skylake Homes Presents Single Detached New Homes in Brampton: Only 25 Available</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>soconnor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Families looking for new homes in Brampton won’t want to miss out on new homes for sale in Ravenscliffe Court, an exciting Ontario new development being built by Skylake Homes.]]></description>
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		<title>Canada home prices may rise 10 per cent in 2010: report</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editors note</dc:creator>
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Canadian home-resale prices are likely rise in 2010 at an even faster pace than this year but a dangerous bubble probably won&#8217;t develop, TD Economics said in study published on Tuesday.

The average price of an existing home in Canada is expected to surge 9-10 percent next year to about C$346,000 as sales climb to 475,000. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genworth launches new video series designed to help educate homebuyers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editors note</dc:creator>
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Genworth Mortgage Insurance Company Canada (&#8221;Genworth Financial Canada&#8221;) introduces a new video series designed to educate homebuyers about the buying process and how to achieve homeownership sooner.

The Homeownership Education video series is a part of the company&#8217;s ongoing commitment to better prepare Canadians for homeownership. The video series can be viewed at www.homeownership.ca, a website [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homebuilders lining up to become licensed for energy efficiency</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editors note</dc:creator>
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(NC)—It&#8217;s easy being green, at least for builders of new homes in Canada. The trend towards building energy-efficient homes has never been hotter as more and more builders across Canada are calling Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to become licensed builders under their energy-efficient new homes initiatives.

Builders of EnerGuide-rated homes, R-2000*, and ENERGY STAR® qualified homes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New home sales up 113 per cent in September</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editors note</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New home sales surged 113 per cent in the Greater Toronto Area in September, with the high-rise condo market finally coming to life to join the rally in low-rise new home sales that began earlier this year, the Building Industry &#38; Land Development Association announced today.
There were 3,883 new homes and condos sold in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadians remain passionate about homeownership, Genworth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editors note</dc:creator>
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The desire for homeownership is alive and well in Canada, with many Canadians willing to go to great lengths for it. According to the Genworth Mortgage Insurance Company Canada (&#8221;Genworth Financial Canada&#8221;) First-Time Homebuyer&#8217;s Monitor released today, 68 per cent of renters said they would be willing to delay major purchases and more than half [...]]]></description>
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