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    <title>Real Estate in a Virtual World</title>
    <link>http://activerain.com/blogs/fdoleac</link>
    <description>A view of the new real estate economy where the integration of technology, consumer preferences and communication are the critical elements of success. I explore the sales process, training, tools, laws, ethics, motivation of agents, Broker/Owners and consumers</description>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1323506/hampton-nh-foreclosed-and-bank-owned-homes-for-sale</guid>
      <title>Hampton NH Foreclosed and Bank Owned Homes for Sale</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hampton, &amp;nbsp;New Hampshire Bank Owned, Foreclosures and Short Sales&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Fred Doleac - hsmpton pick&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/8/4/8/ar125752666584837.JPG&quot; height=&quot;88&quot; alt=&quot;picture&quot; width=&quot;141&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; float: right;&quot; /&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes real estate&lt;/a&gt; portal makes your real estate search easier. &amp;nbsp;Visit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/NH&quot; title=&quot;NH MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NH MLS&lt;/a&gt; map search to find foreclosure listings in each town. &amp;nbsp;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/NH/hampton/foreclosure&quot; title=&quot;hampton nh foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Hampton NH foreclosed&lt;/a&gt; to view all bank owned listings currently on the market.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;If you would like a list of bank owned real estate in Hampton, NH visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/hampton/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;Hudson new hampshire foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Hampton New Hampshire foreclosures&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;The map below is a sample of the Hampton, NH foreclosed real estate.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;hampton nh foreclosures for sale&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/7/7/7/4/ar125752717847775.png&quot; height=&quot;304&quot; alt=&quot;map&quot; width=&quot;578&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: text-bottom; border: black 1px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Hampton New Hampshire Resources&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/hampton/&quot; title=&quot;hampton nh real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Hampton NH Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; - Virtual tours, community, relocation, school, demographics, home buying and selling information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/hampton/sbMLS.php&quot; title=&quot;hampton nh mls&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Hampton NH MLS&lt;/a&gt; - Direct access to the New Hampshire MLS system.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=223&quot; title=&quot;New Hampshire foreclosed real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;New Hampshire Foreclosed Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; for background information on the foreclosure process. Please go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ma/mls/&quot; title=&quot;ma mls homes search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;MA MLS&lt;/a&gt; to view&amp;nbsp;Massachusetts listings and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/foreclosures/&quot; title=&quot;massachusetts foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;MA Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt; to obtain lists of foreclosed property by town.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Virtual Homes real estate professionals will assist you with information about the process and listings. Please call 800-856-2479 for immediate service.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:08:40 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1323506/hampton-nh-foreclosed-and-bank-owned-homes-for-sale</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1320273/cambridge-ma-real-estate-condominium-sales-2009-ytd-10-31-</guid>
      <title>Cambridge MA Real Estate Condominium Sales - 2009 YTD (10/31)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cambridge Massachusetts Condominium Market Report - Year to Date (10/30/2009)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Please visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/hub/Cambridge-Massachusetts-Real-Estate-2009-Third-Quarter-Report&quot; title=&quot;Cambridge ma market update third quarter&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cambridge MA Market Update&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(YTD-September 30,2009) to view a report for the activity for thefirst three quarters of 2009.&amp;nbsp; To view the market update for single family homes sold visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=247&quot; title=&quot;cambridge ma homes sold&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cambridge MA Homes Sold&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;There were&amp;nbsp;560 condos&amp;nbsp;sold YTD in&amp;nbsp;Cambridge, MA&amp;nbsp;with an average sales price of $453,975.&amp;nbsp; This reflects a decline of -16% 0f units sold and a drop of&amp;nbsp;-4% for the selling prices.&amp;nbsp;The&amp;nbsp;selling range&amp;nbsp;was a low of $172,500&amp;nbsp;and a&amp;nbsp;high of $1,639,000.&amp;nbsp; Over 50% of the condos sold were between $300,000 and $500,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;cambridge condos sold&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/0/2/5/ar125738139252098.png&quot; height=&quot;370&quot; alt=&quot;graph&quot; width=&quot;522&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom; border: black 1px solid;&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img title=&quot;cambridge condos sold&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/7/0/9/3/ar125738147939074.png&quot; height=&quot;415&quot; alt=&quot;graph&quot; width=&quot;512&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom; border: black 1px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:///www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; provides search tools to asist you in learning about the community, listing and market conditions.&amp;nbsp; Click on the following links for your choice of services.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/cambridge/&quot; title=&quot;cambridge ma real estate&quot;&gt;Cambridge MA&amp;nbsp;Real Estate &lt;/a&gt;-&amp;nbsp; Community, relocation and school information with town demographics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/cambridge/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;Cambridge MA Foreclosures&quot;&gt;Cambridge MA&amp;nbsp;Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt; - Obtain a list of foreclosed and bank owned real estate and short sales&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/cambridge/sbMLS.php&quot; title=&quot;cambridge ma mls search&quot;&gt;Cambridge MA&amp;nbsp;MLS Search &lt;/a&gt;- View all listings in the statewide MLS.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/MA/cambridge&quot; title=&quot;cambridge ma homes for sale - map search&quot;&gt;Cambridge MA&amp;nbsp;Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt; - Map Search - Search by location, neighborhood and commuting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This report&amp;nbsp;is based on activity&amp;nbsp;reported from the&amp;nbsp;MLSPin mls system and is not guaranteed to be accurate.&amp;nbsp; It does not represent all of the listings that have sold during the specified time frame.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:42:20 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1320273/cambridge-ma-real-estate-condominium-sales-2009-ytd-10-31-</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1316645/bedford-nh-real-estate-market-report-2009-third-quarter-</guid>
      <title>Bedford NH Real Estate - Market Report (2009-Third Quarter)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bedford, NH Homes Market Activity - Third Quarter 2009&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Please visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/hub/Bedford-New-Hampshire-Real-Estate-Market-Report-YTD-9302009&quot; title=&quot;Bedford NH market update YTD&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Bedford NH Market Update&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(YTD-September 30,2009) to view a report for the activity for the first three quarters of 2009.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Market Snapshot&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;As of September 30, 2009, there were 121 homes for sale with and average list price of $635,450. &amp;nbsp;These homes have been on the market for 157 days. &amp;nbsp;There were 13 sales pending that had an average list price of $369,319.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;There were 79 homes sold YTD in Bedford, NH with an average sales price of $405,422 and a list price of $416,683. &amp;nbsp;This is reflected in a list-to-sell percentage of 97%. &amp;nbsp;The average days on market for the sold listings was 87.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;In comparison to 2008, the number of homes sold dropped from 99 to 79 with a substantial decrease in value (average sale price) from $448,620 to $405,422. &amp;nbsp;In 2007, the average sales price was $462,159 which indicates a decline in value in 2009 of -10%.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Bedford NH homes sold&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/3/0/2/1/ar125721408312032.png&quot; height=&quot;367&quot; alt=&quot;Bedford NH Graph&quot; width=&quot;520&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom; border: 1px solid black;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Bedford Nh market for homes sold&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/6/9/0/9/ar125721427690961.png&quot; height=&quot;407&quot; alt=&quot;bedford nh market stats&quot; width=&quot;508&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom; border: 1px solid black;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate provides search tools to asist you in learning about the community, listing and market conditions.&amp;nbsp; Click on the following links for your choice of services.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/bedford/&quot; title=&quot;bedford nh real estate&quot;&gt;Bedford NH Real Estate &lt;/a&gt;-&amp;nbsp; Community, relocation and school information with town demographics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/bedford/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;Bedford NH Foreclosures&quot;&gt;Bedford NH Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt; - Obtain a list of foreclosed and bank owned real estate and short sales&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/bedford/sbMLS.php&quot; title=&quot;bedford nh mls search&quot;&gt;Bedford NH MLS Search &lt;/a&gt;- View all listings in the statewide MLS.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/NH/bedford&quot; title=&quot;bedford nh homes for sale - map search&quot;&gt;Bedford NH Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt; - Map Search - Search by location, neighborhood and commuting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This report&amp;nbsp;is based on activity&amp;nbsp;reported from the NNEREN mls system and is not guaranteed to be accurate.&amp;nbsp; It does not represent all of the listings that have sold during the specified time frame.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:36:11 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1316645/bedford-nh-real-estate-market-report-2009-third-quarter-</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1310607/portsmouth-nh-real-estate-for-sale-property-search-tools</guid>
      <title>Portsmouth NH Real Estate For Sale - Property Search Tools</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/portsmouth/&quot; title=&quot;portsmouth new hampshire real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Portsmouth New Hampshire&amp;nbsp;Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for Sale!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogs/http;//www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Fred Doleac's Best of Portsmouth new hampshire&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/1/6/2/1/ar125686274512615.png&quot; height=&quot;156&quot; alt=&quot;picture&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; float: right;&quot; /&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; provides direct access to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/nh&quot; title=&quot;new hampshire mls&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;New Hampshire MLS&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/mls/&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts MLS&lt;/a&gt; systems and offers various tools to assist you in searching properties for sale that meet your criteria. If you are a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=72&quot; title=&quot;first-time home buyers&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;first-time home buyer&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;you will be able to obtain information that will educate you to the values offered in the&amp;nbsp;Portsmouth, NH market.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New&amp;nbsp;Hampshire&amp;nbsp;Home Search Service - New Listing Alerts!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Home search is a web-based real estate software tool that keeps you continually informed of your local real estate market. Daily/real time new listing alerts, advanced search capabilities and addresses with mapping are available. &lt;strong&gt;To sign up click on&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mlspulse.com/UserRegistration?agt=fdoleac&amp;amp;PCode=AgentWebsite&quot; title=&quot;nhmls listing alerts&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NH MLS Listing Alerts&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe to our FREE service.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Portsmouth, NH&amp;nbsp;MLS Map Search&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/nh&quot; title=&quot;NH MLS map search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NH MLS map search&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;tool offers map based search results that shows listings located on street, neighborhood and town maps. Location search is a unique method of viewing and evaluating property for sale. Property search results provide satellite, street, exterior and interior views of selected listings. To utilize this tool, visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/NH/portsmouth&quot; title=&quot;portsmouth nh mls search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Portsmouth NH&amp;nbsp;MLS Map&lt;/a&gt; search.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Portsmouth new hampshire homes for sale&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/0/3/2/5/ar125686328152303.png&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; alt=&quot;map&quot; width=&quot;590&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; border: black 1px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/portsmouth/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;portsmouth nh foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Portsmouth NH Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;- REO, Bank Owned and Short Sale Property for Sale&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bank-owned (REO)and short sale listings are in all price ranges and often marketed with a real estate agents and placed in the&amp;nbsp;Multiple Listing Service (to ensure full market exposure). As a service to you we will provide a list of current foreclosure (bank owned) and short sale listings and email alerts of new foreclosed property. Virtual Homes Real Estate agents will assist you with this service.&amp;nbsp; Please call 1-800-856-2479.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Portsmouth, New Hampshire&amp;nbsp;Real Estate Virtual Community&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/portsmouth/&quot; title=&quot;portsmouth nh real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Portsmouth NH&amp;nbsp;real estate&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for town, demographic, school, relocation, home buying and selling information. This resource offers a &quot;virtual visit&quot;, access to the MLS and local newspapers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes MLS&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for a map based search of all MLS listings of NH and Massachusetts real estate. Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts real estate&lt;/a&gt; to obtain relocation and school information in MA towns. Preview communities in Maine at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ME/&quot; title=&quot;Maine Real Estate&quot;&gt;Maine Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;. Virtual Homes also provides information and MLS access for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ri&quot; title=&quot;rhode island real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Rhode Island real estate&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ct/&quot; title=&quot;Connecticut real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Connecticut real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Call Virtual Homes at 800-856-2479&amp;nbsp;for information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:45:56 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1310607/portsmouth-nh-real-estate-for-sale-property-search-tools</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1306700/newmarket-new-hampshire-real-estate-mls-search-tools</guid>
      <title>Newmarket New Hampshire Real Estate - MLS Search Tools</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/newmarket/&quot; title=&quot;newmarket new hampshire real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Newmarket New Hampshire&amp;nbsp;Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for Sale!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogs/http;//www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; provides direct access to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/nh&quot; title=&quot;new hampshire mls&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;New Hampshire MLS&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/mls/&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts MLS&lt;/a&gt; systems and offers various tools to assist you in searching properties for sale that meet your criteria. If you are a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=72&quot; title=&quot;first-time home buyers&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;first-time home buyer&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;you will be able to obtain information that will educate you to the values offered in the&amp;nbsp;Newmarket, NH market.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New&amp;nbsp;Hampshire&amp;nbsp;Home Search Service - New Listing Alerts!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Home search is a web-based real estate software tool that keeps you continually informed of your local real estate market. Daily/real time new listing alerts, advanced search capabilities and addresses with mapping are available. &lt;strong&gt;To sign up click on&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mlspulse.com/UserRegistration?agt=fdoleac&amp;amp;PCode=AgentWebsite&quot; title=&quot;nhmls listing alerts&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NH MLS Listing Alerts&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe to our FREE service.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Newmarket, NH&amp;nbsp;MLS Map Search&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/nh&quot; title=&quot;NH MLS map search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NH MLS map search&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;tool offers map based search results that shows listings located on street, neighborhood and town maps. Location search is a unique method of viewing and evaluating property for sale. Property search results provide satellite, street, exterior and interior views of selected listings. To utilize this tool, visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/NH/newmarket&quot; title=&quot;newmarket nh mls search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Newmarket NH&amp;nbsp;MLS Map&lt;/a&gt; search.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/newmarket/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;newmarket nh foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Newmarket &amp;nbsp;NH Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;- REO, Bank Owned and Short Sale Property for Sale&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bank-owned (REO)and short sale listings are in all price ranges and often marketed with a real estate agents and placed in the&amp;nbsp;Multiple Listing Service (to ensure full market exposure). As a service to you we will provide a list of current foreclosure (bank owned) and short sale listings and email alerts of new foreclosed property. Virtual Homes Real Estate agents will assist you with this service.&amp;nbsp; Please call 1-800-856-2479.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Newmarket, New Hampshire&amp;nbsp;Real Estate Virtual Community&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/newmarket/&quot; title=&quot;newmarket nh real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Newmarket NH&amp;nbsp;real estate&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for town, demographic, school, relocation, home buying and selling information. This resource offers a &quot;virtual visit&quot;, access to the MLS and local newspapers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes MLS&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for a map based search of all MLS listings of NH and Massachusetts real estate. Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts real estate&lt;/a&gt; to obtain relocation and school information in MA towns. Preview communities in Maine at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ME/&quot; title=&quot;Maine Real Estate&quot;&gt;Maine Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;. Virtual Homes also provides information and MLS access for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ri&quot; title=&quot;rhode island real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Rhode Island real estate&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ct/&quot; title=&quot;Connecticut real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Connecticut real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Call Virtual Homes at 800-856-2479&amp;nbsp;for information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:53:44 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1306700/newmarket-new-hampshire-real-estate-mls-search-tools</link>
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      <title>Andover Massachusetts Real Estate - 2009 Market Update - Have We Seen the Bottom?</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Andover, MA Homes Sold - 2009 Third Quarter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;andover MA&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/5/4/6/0/ar125598477706454.jpg&quot; height=&quot;143&quot; alt=&quot;picture&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Data indicates that the market may have turned&amp;nbsp;in the first half of 2009.&amp;nbsp; Visit Andover MA Market Report - &lt;a href=&quot;http://hubpages.com/hub/Andover-Massachusetts-Real-Estate-2009-Update-Have-We-Seen-the-Bottom&quot; title=&quot;Andover MA - Have we Seen the Bottom&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Have We Seen the Bottom&lt;/a&gt;?.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Third Quarter Statistics&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Homes Sold - Increase from 2008 of 19% to 84 units from 71.&amp;nbsp; The average sales price increased 3% to $616,796.&amp;nbsp; This is approaching the 2007 average of $628,217.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img title=&quot;Andover MA average sales price&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/2/0/8/9/ar125616992898028.png&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; alt=&quot;Andover graph&quot; width=&quot;516&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; vertical-align: bottom; border: black 1px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Active and pending listings are as of September 30, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Active Listings - there are 56 current listings with an average &quot;days on market&quot; of 104 days.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The highest concentration of listings in a given price range was 11 between $450,000-$499,999.&amp;nbsp; There are 10 listings between $1,000,000-$1,499,999.&amp;nbsp; There are six properties listed below $300,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pending Sales - Fourteen properties are currently under contract with the lowest price being $269,000 and the highest at $1,799,900.&amp;nbsp; The average asking price for pending is $651,029 and the average &quot;days on market&quot; were 106.&amp;nbsp; Most of these listings will close in October and will provide the most current comps in the market.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=226&quot; title=&quot;Andover MA real estate report&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Andover MA real estate YTD report&lt;/a&gt; for market activity through September 30, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit our other resources for Andover, Massachusetts Real Estate.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/andover/&quot; title=&quot;andover ma real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Andover MA real estate&lt;/a&gt; - community, school and demographic information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/andover/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;andover ma foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Andover MA foreclosures&lt;/a&gt; - obtain lists of foreclosed property.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/andover/sbMLS.php&quot; title=&quot;andover ma mls&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Andover MA MLS&lt;/a&gt; - direct access to the MA MLS.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/MA/andover&quot; title=&quot;andover ma homes for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Andover homes for sale&lt;/a&gt; - map based search results of homes for sale.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; for all your real estate needs.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information is data reported by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ma/mls/&quot; title=&quot;ma mls&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;MA MLS&lt;/a&gt; (MLSPin) and may not be accurate and is not a represenation of all properties sold during the reported time period.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:44:56 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1292877/andover-massachusetts-real-estate-2009-market-update-have-we-seen-the-bottom-</link>
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      <title>Stoughton Massachusetts Real Estate - Foreclosed Homes for Sale</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/stoughton/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;stoughton ma foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stoughton&amp;nbsp;MA Foreclosures&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;, Bank Owned and Short Sale Property for Sale&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Register to receive&amp;nbsp;Stoughton, MA real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) listings and short sale opportunities. One of our&amp;nbsp;Boston, Massachusetts real estate professionals will contact you and provide:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A list of existing real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in&amp;nbsp;Stoughton.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Email alerts on NEW foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in the Massachusetts MLS. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Address and mapping information. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For&amp;nbsp;Stoughton community information including school reports, demographic, relocation, home buying and selling information go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/stoughton/index.php&quot; title=&quot;stoughton ma real estate for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Stoughton MA real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; To search the MA MLS listings&amp;nbsp;visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/stoughton/sbMLS.php&quot; title=&quot;Stoughton ma mls&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Stoughton MA MLS listings&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/MA/Stoughton/foreclosure&quot; title=&quot;stoughton ma foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Stoughton Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt; for a map based search result of bank owned properties.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;stoughton ma foreclosed  homes&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/0/0/9/0/ar125557153709008.png&quot; height=&quot;366&quot; alt=&quot;map&quot; width=&quot;600&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: bottom; border: black 1px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes MLS&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for a map based search of all MLS listings of NH and Massachusetts real estate. Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts real estate&lt;/a&gt; to obtain relocation and school information in MA towns.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Preview communities in&amp;nbsp;New Hampshire&amp;nbsp;at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ME/&quot; title=&quot;Maine Real Estate&quot;&gt;NH Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http:///www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes real estate&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;also provides information and MLS access for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ri&quot; title=&quot;rhode island real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Rhode Island real estate&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ct/&quot; title=&quot;Connecticut real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Connecticut real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Call Virtual Homes at 800-856-2479&amp;nbsp;for information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:55:32 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1285713/stoughton-massachusetts-real-estate-foreclosed-homes-for-sale</link>
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      <title>Providence RI Real Estate Agents - Experience the Future of Real Estate Today!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Consumer is Now in Control of the Process -&amp;nbsp; Realtors Must Change or ....&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Recent surveys indicate that the average Realtor does not relate to the average home buyer who wants to control the home buying process.&amp;nbsp; They expect responsive, knowledgeable and tech savvy agents to provide service without commitment.&amp;nbsp; The challenge to the real estate industry is - can it change?&amp;nbsp; Will companies and agents integrate technology and adapt their business process to be more consumer entric?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate provides home buyers and sellers with an interactive Internet portal that offers tools and dynamic information without commitment.&amp;nbsp; For agents, our Internet marketing system generates leads that are qualified by the inside sales team for distribution to agents working from their home offices.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our system attracts agents that rely on lead generation, technology and training and guaranteed compensation to develop their careers.&amp;nbsp; The Virtual Homes suite of web based tools and training program assists the agents in lead management and conversion. The Virtual Office model minimizes expenses for agents and the company facilitating growth in all markets.&amp;nbsp; Our concept is to attract a new generation of Realtors.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate provides agents with the leadership and the opportunity to earn more money, in less time with minimal expenses.&amp;nbsp; Visit our real estate portal at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; to view our lead generation and MLS search tools.&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt; Experience the Future of Real Estate Today!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:35:41 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1285689/providence-ri-real-estate-agents-experience-the-future-of-real-estate-today-</link>
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      <title>Waltham Massachusetts Real Estate - Foreclosed Real Estate for Sale</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/waltham/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;waltham ma foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Waltham Boston&amp;nbsp;MA Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt;, Bank Owned and Short Sale Property for Sale&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Register to receive&amp;nbsp;Waltham, MA real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) listings and short sale opportunities. One of our&amp;nbsp;Boston, Massachusetts real estate professionals will contact you and provide:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A list of existing real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in&amp;nbsp;Waltham. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Email alerts on NEW foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in the Massachusetts MLS. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Address and mapping information. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For&amp;nbsp;Waltham community information including school reports, demographic, relocation, home buying and selling information go to&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/waltham/index.php&quot; title=&quot;waltham ma real estate for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Waltham MA real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; To search the MA MLS listings&amp;nbsp;visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/waltham/sbMLS.php&quot; title=&quot;Waltham ma mls&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Waltham MA MLS listings&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=189&quot; title=&quot;boston, ma neighborhoods&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Boston, MA neighborhoods&lt;/a&gt; for communities in Boston.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/MA/Waltham/foreclosure&quot; title=&quot;waltham ma foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Waltham Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt; for a map based search result of bank owned properties.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;waltham ma foreclosed&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/1/0/4/3/ar125548374334016.png&quot; height=&quot;382&quot; alt=&quot;map&quot; width=&quot;600&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; vertical-align: bottom; border: black 1px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes MLS&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for a map based search of all MLS listings of NH and Massachusetts real estate. Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts real estate&lt;/a&gt; to obtain relocation and school information in MA towns.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Preview communities in&amp;nbsp;New Hampshire&amp;nbsp;at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ME/&quot; title=&quot;Maine Real Estate&quot;&gt;NH Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http:///www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes real estate&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;also provides information and MLS access for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ri&quot; title=&quot;rhode island real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Rhode Island real estate&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ct/&quot; title=&quot;Connecticut real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Connecticut real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Call Virtual Homes at 800-856-2479&amp;nbsp;for information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:33:40 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1283857/waltham-massachusetts-real-estate-foreclosed-real-estate-for-sale</link>
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      <title>New Hampshire Real Estate Agents - Experience the Future of Real Estate Today!</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Consumer is Now in Control of the Process -&amp;nbsp; Realtors Must Change or ....&lt;img title=&quot;Virtual Homes Real estate&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/7/8/1/5/ar125544991751879.png&quot; height=&quot;112&quot; alt=&quot;logo&quot; width=&quot;229&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; float: right;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Recent surveys indicate that there&amp;nbsp;is a generational disconnect between the Realtor (average age 53) and theaverage home buyer (31) who wants to control the home buying process.&amp;nbsp; They expect responsive, tech savvy agents to provide service without commitment.&amp;nbsp; The challenge to the real estate industry is - can it change?&amp;nbsp; Will companies and agents integrate technology and adapt their business process to be more consumer centric?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate provides home buyers and sellers with an interactive Internet portal that offers tools and dynamic information without commitment.&amp;nbsp; For agents, our Internet marketing system generates leads that are qualified by the inside sales team for distribution to agents working from their home offices.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our system attracts agents that rely on lead generation, technology, and training and guaranteed compensation to develop their careers.&amp;nbsp; The Virtual Homes suite of web based tools and training program assists the agents in lead management and conversion. The Virtual Office model minimizes expenses for agents and the company facilitating growth in all markets.&amp;nbsp; Our concept will attract a new generation of Realtors.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate provides agents with the leadership and the opportunity to earn more money, in less time with minimal expenses.&amp;nbsp; Visit our real estate portal at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; to view our lead generation and MLS search tools.&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&quot;Results Through Teamwork and Technology&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:58:14 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1283820/new-hampshire-real-estate-agents-experience-the-future-of-real-estate-today-</link>
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      <title>Boston Real Estate Agents and the New Real Estate Economy</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Consumer is Now in Control of the Process -&amp;nbsp; Realtors Must Change or ....&lt;img title=&quot;Virtual Homes Real estate&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/7/8/1/5/ar125544991751879.png&quot; height=&quot;112&quot; alt=&quot;logo&quot; width=&quot;229&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; float: right;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Recent surveys indicate that the average Realtor is 53 years old, technophobic and does not relate to the average home buyer (31) who wants to control the home buying process.&amp;nbsp; They expect responsive, tech savvy agents to provide service without commitment.&amp;nbsp; The challenge to the real estate industry is - can it change?&amp;nbsp; Will companies and agents integrate technology and adapt their business process to be more consumer centric?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate provides home buyers and sellers with an interactive Internet portal that offers tools and dynamic information without commitment.&amp;nbsp; For agents, our Internet marketing system generates leads that are qualified by the inside sales team for distribution to agents working from their home offices.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our system attracts younger agents that rely on lead generation, technology, and training and guaranteed compensation to develop their careers.&amp;nbsp; The Virtual Homes suite of web based tools and training program assists the agents in lead management and conversion. The Virtual Office model minimizes expenses for agents and the company facilitating growth in all markets.&amp;nbsp; Our concept will attract a new generation of Realtors.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate provides agents with the leadership and the opportunity to earn more money, in less time with minimal expenses.&amp;nbsp; Visit our real estate portal at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; to view our lead generation and MLS search tools.&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt; Experience the Future of Real Estate Today!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:27:54 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1282899/boston-real-estate-agents-and-the-new-real-estate-economy</link>
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      <title>Nashua New Hampshire Homes Sold - 2009 Third Quarter Activity</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nashua, NH Real Estate - Third Quarter Market Report&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Third quarter reports represent transactions that occur during the summer months which is typically a slower seasonal market.&amp;nbsp; This is not a year to date report as that analysis does not accurately reflect the current market activity.&amp;nbsp; The winter market was one of the worst since MLS has been keeping records.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Single Family Homes Sold&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Market activity for single family homes sold was similar to 2008 however the average selling price declined 3%.&amp;nbsp; The average days on market dropped substantially from 99 days to 79 days for sold transactions.&amp;nbsp; This is due to the high percentage of entry level home sales dominating the market.&amp;nbsp; First-time home buyers are taking advantage of the $8000 tax credit and are purchasing homes since they are more affordable.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;nashua average sales price&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/1/2/5/4/ar125540191045217.png&quot; height=&quot;368&quot; alt=&quot;graph&quot; width=&quot;520&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; vertical-align: bottom; border: black 1px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Nashua homes sold&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/0/1/0/ar125540199701097.png&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; alt=&quot;bar graph&quot; width=&quot;511&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; vertical-align: bottom; border: black 1px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=216&quot; title=&quot;hillsborough county market report&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Hillsborough County market reports&lt;/a&gt; for comparisons.&amp;nbsp;The second quarter report can be viewed at &lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1157515/nashua-new-hampshire-market-report-2nd-quarter-2009&quot; title=&quot;nashua nh second quarter&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Nashua NH market report&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=216&quot; title=&quot;hillsborough county market reports&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Hillsborough County market reports&lt;/a&gt; for other towns and cities. &amp;nbsp;Other resources for&amp;nbsp;Nashua, NH&amp;nbsp;can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/nashua/&quot; title=&quot;nashua nh real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Nashua NH real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate &lt;/a&gt;for all your real estate needs.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:55:45 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1282034/nashua-new-hampshire-homes-sold-2009-third-quarter-activity</link>
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      <title>Manchester, NH Condominiums - Market Activity -2009 - Third Quarter</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manchester, New Hampshire Condominiums Sold&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Third quarter market activity of condominiums sold comparing three year selling price trends, units sold and days on market. &amp;nbsp;Pricing trend continues to decline with a 13% drop from 2008.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;manchester condo selling prices&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/9/7/1/9/ar125505550891792.png&quot; height=&quot;371&quot; alt=&quot;line graph&quot; width=&quot;524&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; vertical-align: bottom; border: 1px solid black;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Units sold declined 10% from 79 in 2008 to 70 in 2009. &amp;nbsp;In comparing to single family sales, which increased, the condominium market remains soft.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;condominiums sold&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/2/0/2/9/ar125505573492027.png&quot; height=&quot;415&quot; alt=&quot;bar graph&quot; width=&quot;513&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: middle; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; border: 1px solid black;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=216&quot; title=&quot;hillsborough county market report&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Hillsborough County market reports&lt;/a&gt; for comparisons. &amp;nbsp;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=216&quot; title=&quot;hillsborough county market reports&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Hillsborough County market reports&lt;/a&gt; for other towns and cities. &amp;nbsp;Other resources for Manchester can be found at M&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=174&quot; title=&quot;manchester foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;anchester Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=232&quot; title=&quot;manchester nh market report&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Manchester NH Market Report YTD&lt;/a&gt; for Jan-September activity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate &lt;/a&gt;for all your real estate needs.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:54:20 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1276291/manchester-nh-condominiums-market-activity-2009-third-quarter</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1274698/hudson-nh-real-estate-foreclosed-homes-for-sale</guid>
      <title>Hudson NH Real Estate - Foreclosed Homes for Sale</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hudson New Hampshire Bank Owned and Foreclosures for Sale&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes real estate&lt;/a&gt; portal makes your real estate search easier. &amp;nbsp;Visit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/NH&quot; title=&quot;NH MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NH MLS&lt;/a&gt; map search to find foreclosure listings in each town. &amp;nbsp;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/NH/hudson/foreclosure&quot; title=&quot;hudson nh foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Hudson NH foreclosed&lt;/a&gt; to view all bank owned listings currently on the market. &amp;nbsp;If you would like a list of bank owned real estate in Hudson, NH visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/hudson/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;Hudson new hampshire foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Hudson New Hampshire foreclosures&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;The map below is a sample of the Hudson, NH foreclosed real estate.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;hudson nh foreclosures&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/5/0/0/4/ar125496827340057.png&quot; height=&quot;391&quot; alt=&quot;map&quot; width=&quot;580&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: bottom; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; border: 1px solid black;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=223&quot; title=&quot;New Hampshire foreclosed real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;New Hampshire Foreclosed Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; for background information on the foreclosure process. &amp;nbsp;Virtual Homes real estate professionals will assist you with information about the process and listings. &amp;nbsp;Please call 800-856-2479.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:20:32 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1274698/hudson-nh-real-estate-foreclosed-homes-for-sale</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1272749/cambridge-ma-homes-for-sale-foreclosed-and-bank-owned-real-estate</guid>
      <title>Cambridge, MA Homes for Sale - Foreclosed and Bank Owned Real Estate</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/cambridge/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;cambridge ma foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cambridge Boston&amp;nbsp;MA Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt;, Bank Owned and Short Sale Property for Sale&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Register to receive&amp;nbsp;Cambridge,&amp;nbsp;MA real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) listings and short sale opportunities. One of our&amp;nbsp;Boston, Massachusetts real estate professionals will contact you and provide:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A list of existing real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in&amp;nbsp;Cambridge. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Email alerts on NEW foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in the Massachusetts MLS &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Address and mapping information &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For&amp;nbsp;Cambridge community information including school reports, demographic, relocation, home buying and selling information go to&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/cambridge/index.php&quot; title=&quot;cambridge ma real estate for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; Cambridge MA real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; To search the MA MLS listings&amp;nbsp;visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/cambridge/sbMLS.php&quot; title=&quot;Cambridge ma mls&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cambridge MA MLS listings&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=189&quot; title=&quot;boston, ma neighborhoods&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Boston, MA neighborhoods&lt;/a&gt; for other communities in Boston.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/MA/Cambridge/foreclosure&quot; title=&quot;cambridge ma foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cambridge Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt; for a map based search result of bank owned properties.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;cambridge ma homes for sale&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/0/9/6/3/ar12548820036907.png&quot; height=&quot;310&quot; alt=&quot;map&quot; width=&quot;580&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; vertical-align: bottom; border: black 1px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes MLS&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for a map based search of all MLS listings of NH and Massachusetts real estate. Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts real estate&lt;/a&gt; to obtain relocation and school information in MA towns.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Preview communities in Maine at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ME/&quot; title=&quot;Maine Real Estate&quot;&gt;Maine Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http:///www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes real estate&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;also provides information and MLS access for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ri&quot; title=&quot;rhode island real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Rhode Island real estate&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ct/&quot; title=&quot;Connecticut real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Connecticut real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Call Virtual Homes at 800-856-2479&amp;nbsp;for information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:21:33 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1272749/cambridge-ma-homes-for-sale-foreclosed-and-bank-owned-real-estate</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1271199/brighton-ma-real-estate-for-sale-mls-search-tools</guid>
      <title>Brighton, MA Real Estate for Sale - MLS Search Tools</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brighton, Massachusetts&amp;nbsp;Homes, Condominiums, Farms, and Multi- family&amp;nbsp;Homes for Sale!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogs/http;//www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; provides direct access to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/MA&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts MLS&lt;/a&gt; system and offers various tools to assist you in searching properties for sale that meet your criteria. If you are a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=72&quot; title=&quot;first-time home buyers&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;first-time home buyer&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;you will be able to obtain information that will educate you to the values offered in the&amp;nbsp;Brighton, MA market. Search other &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=189&quot; title=&quot;Boston neighborhoods&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Boston Neighborhoods&lt;/a&gt; for real estate information in other Boston locations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogs/http;//www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;brighton home for sale&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/2/7/2/8/ar12547997282727.JPG&quot; height=&quot;167&quot; alt=&quot;picture &quot; width=&quot;200&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin: 3px 2px; border: black 1px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Massachusetts Home Search Service - New Listing Alerts!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Home search is a web-based real estate software tool that keeps you continually informed of your local real estate market. Daily/real time new listing alerts, advanced search capabilities and addresses with mapping are available. &lt;strong&gt;To sign up click on&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mlspulse.com/UserRegistration?agt=rcpagents&amp;amp;PCode=AgentWebsite&quot; title=&quot;ma mls listing alerts&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;MA MLS Listing Alerts&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe to our FREE service.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brighton, MA MLS Map Search&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/MA&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts MLS map search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;MA MLS map search&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;tool offers map based search results that shows listings located on street, neighborhood and town maps. Location search is a unique method of viewing and evaluating property for sale. Property search results provide satellite, street, exterior and interior views of selected listings. To utilize this tool, visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/MA/Boston&quot; title=&quot; ma mls search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;MA MLS Map&lt;/a&gt; search.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/brighton/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;charlestown ma foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Brighton,&amp;nbsp;MA Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;- REO, Bank Owned and Short Sale Property for Sale&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bank-owned (REO)and short sale listings are in all price ranges and often marketed with a real estate agents and placed in the&amp;nbsp;Multiple Listing Service (to ensure full market exposure). As a service to you we will provide a list of current foreclosure (bank owned) and short sale listings and email alerts of new foreclosed property. Virtual Homes Real Estate agents will assist you with this service.&amp;nbsp; Please call 1-800-856-2479. Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://fdoleac.activerain.com/post/1258647/boston-real-estate-for-sale-foreclosed-and-bank-owned&quot; title=&quot;boston foreclosed&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Boston Foreclosed&lt;/a&gt; for bank owned property in the neighborhoods.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brighton,&amp;nbsp;Massachusetts Real Estate Virtual Community&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/brighton&quot; title=&quot;brighton ma real estate for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Brighton MA&amp;nbsp;real estate&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for town, demographic, school, relocation, home buying and selling information. This resource offers a &quot;virtual visit&quot;, access to the MLS and local newspapers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes MLS&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for a map based search of all MLS listings of NH and Massachusetts real estate. Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts real estate&lt;/a&gt; to obtain relocation and school information in MA towns.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Preview communities in Maine at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ME/&quot; title=&quot;Maine Real Estate&quot;&gt;Maine Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http:///www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes real estate&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;also provides information and MLS access for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ri&quot; title=&quot;rhode island real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Rhode Island real estate&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ct/&quot; title=&quot;Connecticut real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Connecticut real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Call Virtual Homes at 800-856-2479&amp;nbsp;for information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:32:58 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1271199/brighton-ma-real-estate-for-sale-mls-search-tools</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1271183/back-bay-boston-real-esate-foreclosures-and-bank-owned</guid>
      <title>Back Bay, Boston, Real Esate - Foreclosures and Bank Owned</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/backbay/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;back bay ma foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Back Bay, Boston&#160;MA Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt;, Bank Owned and Short Sale Property for Sale&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Register to receive&#160;Back Bay, Boston&#160;MA real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) listings and short sale opportunities. One of our&#160;Back Bay, Boston, &#160;Massachusetts real estate professionals will contact you and provide:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A list of existing real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in the Back Bay.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Email alerts on NEW foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in the Massachusetts MLS &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Address and mapping information &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For Back Bay community information including school reports, demographic, relocation, home buying and selling information go to&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/backbay/index.php&quot; title=&quot;back bay ma real estate for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; Back Bay&#160;MA real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&#160; To search the MA MLS listings&#160; visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/backbay/sbMLS.php&quot; title=&quot;Allston ma mls&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Back Bay MA MLS listings&lt;/a&gt;.&#160; Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=189&quot; title=&quot;boston, ma neighborhoods&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Boston, MA neighborhoods&lt;/a&gt; for other communities in Boston.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes MLS&lt;/a&gt;&#160;for a map based search of all MLS listings of NH and Massachusetts real estate. Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts real estate&lt;/a&gt; to obtain relocation and school information in MA towns.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Preview communities in Maine at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ME/&quot; title=&quot;Maine Real Estate&quot;&gt;Maine Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http:///www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes real estate&lt;/a&gt;&#160;also provides information and MLS access for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ri&quot; title=&quot;rhode island real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Rhode Island real estate&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ct/&quot; title=&quot;Connecticut real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Connecticut real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&#160; Call Virtual Homes at 800-856-2479&#160;for information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:15:02 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1271183/back-bay-boston-real-esate-foreclosures-and-bank-owned</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1270829/virtual-homes-real-estate-introduces-inside-sales-team-for-agent-support</guid>
      <title>Virtual Homes Real Estate Introduces Inside Sales Team for Agent Support</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&#160;&lt;strong&gt;Support Service Calls, Qualifies and Initiates Lead Management Process for Agents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate, a leading Real Estate Web 3.0 company, now provides their agents with lead &quot;scrubbing&quot;, qualifying and lead management processes.&#160; Consumers register for services and information in the Virtual Homes portal which includes a network of 800+ virtual community web sites.&#160; The inside sales team provides the first contact for consumers through a series of calls, emails and providing on-line tools to make the home buying and selling process easier.&#160; Once the initial process is in place, the agent is notified of the lead status and the services they need to provide.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lani Sanethong, Business Development Manager, said, &quot;The inside sales team supports the agents in following up a large volume of leads.&#160; By utilizing the Virtual Homes suite of tools, agents can focus on working with &quot;urgent&quot; leads and rely on the system to &quot;nurture&quot; longer term leads.&#160; The backbone of the system is VH LeadCentre, a web based CRM, which automates the flow of information to the consumer as well as the agent.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate generates over 4000 leads per month through the web portal&#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http:///www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes&lt;/a&gt; Real Estate&#160;which are managed by the Virtual Homes Internet Marketing System.&#160; Other tools provided to the agent include a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=95&quot; title=&quot;mobile lead notification system&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;mobile&#160;lead notification system&lt;/a&gt; (VH LeadAlert), MLS Pulse, and a company Intranet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fred Doleac, CEO, said &quot;Agents now have a complete support network which includes the tools and training to assist consumers in buying and selling homes.&#160; To be successful in &lt;a href=&quot;http://fdoleac.activerain.com/post/919815/the-5-key-elements-of-internet-lead-conversion&quot; title=&quot;internet lead&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;converting Internet leads&lt;/a&gt;, a quick and professional response is required and agents are not always available.&#160; The inside sales team ensure that consumers receive a timely and professional customer service response.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Virtual Homes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Virtual Homes is a full service real estate agency that has integrated technology into the real estate process, providing innovative tools for their customers. Virtual Homes provides the highest levels of customer service, establishing confidence and trust, and ensuring that the clients' best interests are represented. The agency's team members have extensive industry experience, having worked at other leading real estate agencies for many years, and bring extensive depth and breadth of knowledge to their clients. &quot;Experience the Future of Real Estate Today!&quot; and visit the Real Estate Web 3.0 portal at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/&quot;&gt;www.virtualhomes.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:15:41 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1270829/virtual-homes-real-estate-introduces-inside-sales-team-for-agent-support</link>
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      <title>Quincy MA Real Estate - First-Time Home Buyer Guide</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/quincy/&quot; title=&quot;quincy ma real estate for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Quincy MA&#160;Real Estate For Sale&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Buying a home may be the most important investment an individual or family makes in their lifetime.&#160; It is important to know the process and to be aware of the industry professionals who can assist you.&#160; The two primary advisers will be Realtors and mortgage lenders.&#160; You must understand how much you can afford and what your budget will allow.&#160; If you are a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=72&quot; title=&quot;first home buyers&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;first-time home buyer&lt;/a&gt;, you may qualify for a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fdoleac.activerain.com/post/935264/stimulus-package-modifies-first-time-homebuyer-tax-credit&quot; title=&quot;tax credit&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;tax credit&lt;/a&gt;&#160;($8000 in 2009) and could be eligible for special financing programs.&#160; To take advantage of this program, you must close on the property you purchase by December 1, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mortgage Financing - A Loan for Your Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Most home buyers borrow the money to purchase property by obtaining a mortgage through a lender.&#160; The lender may be a bank, mortgage banker, credit union or a private investor. &#160;The most common types of loans are conventional and government insured (&lt;a href=&quot;http://fdoleac.activerain.com/post/912151/what-buyers-need-to-know-about-the-new-fha-financing&quot; title=&quot;FHA financing&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;FHA&lt;/a&gt; and VA).&#160; It is advisable to obtain a &quot;credit approval&quot; from a lender prior to actively looking at property so that you understand the price range you can afford.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Real Estate Agent's Role in the Process&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a consumer in the&#160;home buying process, you have options for representation from a real estate agent.&#160; In Massachusetts&#160;you may hire a buyer's agent or work through a facilitator. A buyer agent is a licensee who acts on behalf of a buyer or tenant in the purchase, exchange, rental, or lease of real estate.&#160; A facilitator is an individual licensee who assists one or more parties during all or a portion of a real estate transaction without being an agent or advocate for the interests of any party to such transaction.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Finding Your First Home in&#160;Quincy, MA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are a variety of on-line tools and services that will assist you in finding the perfect home.&#160; The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mlspulse.com/UserRegistration?agt=rcpagents&amp;amp;PCode=AgentWebsite&quot; title=&quot;massachusetts home search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts&#160;home search service&lt;/a&gt;&#160;is easy with &quot;quick search&quot; options to search for MA homes for sale&#160;and real estate.&#160;&#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http:///www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes real estate&lt;/a&gt; agents can assist you in your search for the perfect home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Massachusetts &#160;Multiple Listing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Service&lt;/strong&gt;- Search the MLS for all&#160;MA property listings.&#160;&#160;&#160;&lt;strong&gt;Go to&#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/MA&quot; title=&quot;MA MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;MA MLS&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/foreclosures/&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt; and Bank Owned Homes&lt;/strong&gt; - Register to receive&#160;MA foreclosure (bank-owned) listings and short sale opportunities.&#160;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=35&quot; title=&quot;MA Home Search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;MA New Listing Alerts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#160;- Home search tool is a web-based real estate software tool (MLSpulse) that keeps you continually informed of your local real estate market.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Quincy, MA&#160;entry level&#160;homes can be found at&#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/MA/quincy&quot; title=&quot;quincy ma affordable homes for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Quincy MA&#160;Affordable Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;.&#160; At this map base search, click on affordable homes under popular searches.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;quincy ma homes for sale&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/3/6/4/7/ar12546966674632.png&quot; height=&quot;390&quot; alt=&quot;map of quincy&quot; width=&quot;600&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;strong&gt;Home Inspection - In-depth View of the Property&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A home inspection gives the buyer more detailed information about the overall condition of the home prior to purchase. In a home inspection, a qualified inspector takes an in-depth, unbiased look at your potential new home to advise you on the condition and necessary repairs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Legal -&#160;Obtaining Title and Possession&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In most areas of Massachusetts, both the buyer and seller have an attorney represent them.&#160; An attorney representing your interests will review the&#160;Purchase and Sales agreement, research the title and&#160;coordinate the&#160;closing. &#160;They review or&#160;prepare the&#160;HUD-1&#160;settlement statement, schedule the closing, record the documents and distribute the funds.&#160; Once the paperwork is signed and the seller receives his funds, they will give you the keys to your new home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:///www.virtualhomes.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;&#160;is your portal for all you're &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/&quot; title=&quot;massachusetts real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts real estate&lt;/a&gt; needs, (800-856-2479).&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:53:54 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1269128/quincy-ma-real-estate-first-time-home-buyer-guide</link>
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      <title>Allston Massachusetts Foreclosures for Sale</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/allston/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;allston ma foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Allston, MA Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt;, Bank Owned and Short Sale Property for Sale&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Register to receive Allston, MA real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) listings and short sale opportunities. One of our Allston Massachusetts real estate professionals will contact you and provide:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A list of existing real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in Allston MA &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Email alerts on NEW foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in the Massachusetts MLS &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Address and mapping information&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For Allston community information including school reports, demographic, relocation, home buying and selling information go to&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/allston/index.php&quot; title=&quot;allston ma real estate for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; Allston MA real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; To search the MA MLS listings in Allston, visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/allston/sbMLS.php&quot; title=&quot;Allston ma mls&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Allston MA MLS listings&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=189&quot; title=&quot;boston, ma neighborhoods&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Boston, MA neighborhoods&lt;/a&gt; for other communities in Boston.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes MLS&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for a map based search of all MLS listings of NH and Massachusetts real estate. Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts real estate&lt;/a&gt; to obtain relocation and school information in MA towns. Preview communities in Maine at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ME/&quot; title=&quot;Maine Real Estate&quot;&gt;Maine Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http:///www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes real estate&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;also provides information and MLS access for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ri&quot; title=&quot;rhode island real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Rhode Island real estate&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ct/&quot; title=&quot;Connecticut real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Connecticut real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Call Virtual Homes at 800-856-2479&amp;nbsp;for information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:01:46 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1260339/allston-massachusetts-foreclosures-for-sale</link>
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      <title>Amherst NH Homes for Sale - First-time Home Buyer Guide</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amherst New Hampshire Homes for Sale - First-Time Buyer Affordable Homes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;amherst nh homes for sale&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/7/5/8/5/ar12541086358577.jpg&quot; height=&quot;101&quot; alt=&quot;picture&quot; width=&quot;146&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin: 3px 2px;&quot; /&gt;Buying a home may be the most important investment an individual or family makes in their lifetime.&amp;nbsp; It is important to understand the process and to be aware of the industry professionals who can assist you.&amp;nbsp; The two primary resources&amp;nbsp;will be Realtors and mortgage lenders.&amp;nbsp; You must understand how much you can afford and what your budget will allow.&amp;nbsp; If you are a &lt;a href=&quot;http://doleac.typepad.com/remax_innovations/2009/02/first-homebuyers-and-the-fha.html&quot; title=&quot;first home buyers&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;first-time home buyer&lt;/a&gt;, you may qualify for a &lt;a href=&quot;http://fdoleac.activerain.com/post/935264/stimulus-package-modifies-first-time-homebuyer-tax-credit&quot; title=&quot;tax credit&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;tax credit&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;($8000 in 2009) and could be eligible for special financing programs.&amp;nbsp; To take advantage of this program, you must close on the property you purchase by December 1, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mortgage Financing - A Loan for Your Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Most home buyers borrow the money to purchase property by obtaining a mortgage through a lender.&amp;nbsp; The lender may be a bank, mortgage banker, credit union or a private investor. &amp;nbsp;The most common types of loans are conventional and government insured (&lt;a href=&quot;http://fdoleac.activerain.com/post/912151/what-buyers-need-to-know-about-the-new-fha-financing&quot; title=&quot;FHA financing&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;FHA&lt;/a&gt; and VA).&amp;nbsp;USDA offers 100% financing in qualified communities. &amp;nbsp;It is advisable to obtain a &quot;credit approval&quot; from a lender prior to actively looking at property so that you understand the price range you can afford.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Real Estate Agent's Role in the Process&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a consumer in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://fdoleac.activerain.com/post/941418/new-hampshire-homebuyer-guide&quot; title=&quot;New Hampshire home buying&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;New Hampshire&amp;nbsp;home buying&lt;/a&gt; process, you have options for representation.&amp;nbsp; As a New Hampshire home buyer, you may hire a buyer's agent or work through a facilitator. A buyer agent is a licensee who acts on behalf of a buyer or tenant in the purchase, exchange, rental, or lease of real estate.&amp;nbsp; A facilitator is an individual licensee who assists one or more parties during all or a portion of a real estate transaction without being an agent or advocate for the interests of any party to such transaction.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Finding Your First Home in&amp;nbsp;Amherst, &amp;nbsp;NH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are a variety of on-line tools and services that will assist you in finding the perfect home.&amp;nbsp; The &lt;a href=&quot;http://doleac.typepad.com/remax_country_properties/2009/02/new-hampshire-real-estate-home-search-service.html&quot; title=&quot;New hampshire home search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;New Hampshire&amp;nbsp;home search&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is easy with &quot;quick search&quot; options to search for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nh-virtualhomes.com/&quot; title=&quot;Nh homes for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NH homes for sale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and real estate.&amp;nbsp; Let us assist you in&amp;nbsp;finding the property that meets your needs.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Virtual Homes&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nhrelocation.com/&quot; title=&quot;real estate agents&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;real estate agents&lt;/a&gt; can assist you in your search for the perfect home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/NH&quot; title=&quot;new hampshire multiple listing&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Hampshire Multiple Listing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Service&lt;/strong&gt;- Search the MLS for all NH property listings.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/NH&quot; title=&quot;NH MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Go to NH MLS&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fdoleac.activerain.com/post/882494/new-hampshire-foreclosed-and-bank-owned-homes-for-sale&quot; title=&quot;New Hampshire Foreclosures and Bank owned&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;New Hampshire Foreclosures and Bank Owned Homes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Register to receive New Hampshire foreclosure (bank-owned) listings and short sale opportunities.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nhhomeforeclosures.com/&quot; title=&quot;Nh bank owned&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Go To NH Bank Owned&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=11&quot; title=&quot;home search service&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Home Search Service&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Home search is a web-based real estate software tool (MLSpulse) that keeps you continually informed of your local real estate market.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=54&quot; title=&quot;Hillsborough County Market Report&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Hillsborough County,&amp;nbsp;New Hampshire Real Estate Market Report&lt;/a&gt; for the latest housing statistics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Amherst, NH affordable homes can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/NH/Hudson/affordable&quot; title=&quot;Hudson NH affordable homes for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Amherst NH Affordable Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; At this map base search, click on affordable homes under popular searches.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Home Inspection - In-depth View of the Property&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A home inspection gives the buyer more detailed information about the overall condition of the home prior to purchase. In a home inspection, a qualified inspector takes an in-depth, unbiased look at your potential new home to advise you on the condition and necessary repairs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Legal -&amp;nbsp;Obtaining Title and Possession&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a buyer obtaining a mortgage, the lender will utilize a title attorney for the closing process.&amp;nbsp; They will research the title, prepare the settlement statement, schedule the closing, record the documents and distribute the funds.&amp;nbsp; Once the paperwork is signed and the seller receives his funds, they will give you the keys to your new home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; is your portal for all your &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/&quot; title=&quot;New Hampshire real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;New Hampshire estate&lt;/a&gt; needs, (603-732-1800).&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:33:24 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1258722/amherst-nh-homes-for-sale-first-time-home-buyer-guide</link>
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      <title>Charlestown, MA Real Estate - MLS Search Tools</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Charlestown, Massachusetts&amp;nbsp;Homes, Condominiums, Farms, and Multi- family&amp;nbsp;Homes for Sale!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogs/http;//www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;charlestown ma&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/9/0/0/8/ar125410744680093.jpg&quot; height=&quot;78&quot; alt=&quot;picture&quot; width=&quot;117&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin: 3px 2px;&quot; /&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; provides direct access to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/MA&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts MLS&lt;/a&gt; system and offers various tools to assist you in searching properties for sale that meet your criteria. If you are a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=72&quot; title=&quot;first-time home buyers&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;first-time home buyer&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;you will be able to obtain information that will educate you to the values offered in the&amp;nbsp;Charlestown, MA market.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Massachusetts Home Search Service - New Listing Alerts!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Home search is a web-based real estate software tool that keeps you continually informed of your local real estate market. Daily/real time new listing alerts, advanced search capabilities and addresses with mapping are available. &lt;strong&gt;To sign up click on&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mlspulse.com/UserRegistration?agt=rcpagents&amp;amp;PCode=AgentWebsite&quot; title=&quot;ma mls listing alerts&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;MA MLS Listing Alerts&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe to our FREE service.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Charlestown,&amp;nbsp;MA MLS Map Search&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/MA&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts MLS map search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;MA MLS map search&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;tool offers map based search results that shows listings located on street, neighborhood and town maps. Location search is a unique method of viewing and evaluating property for sale. Property search results provide satellite, street, exterior and interior views of selected listings. To utilize this tool, visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/MA/Charlestown&quot; title=&quot;charlestown ma mls search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Charlestown MA MLS Map&lt;/a&gt; search.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/charlestown/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;charlestown ma foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Charlestown,&amp;nbsp;MA Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;- REO, Bank Owned and Short Sale Property for Sale&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bank-owned (REO)and short sale listings are in all price ranges and often marketed with a real estate agents and placed in the&amp;nbsp;Multiple Listing Service (to ensure full market exposure). As a service to you we will provide a list of current foreclosure (bank owned) and short sale listings and email alerts of new foreclosed property. Virtual Homes Real Estate agents will assist you with this service.&amp;nbsp; Please call 1-800-856-2479. Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://fdoleac.activerain.com/post/1258647/boston-real-estate-for-sale-foreclosed-and-bank-owned&quot; title=&quot;boston foreclosed&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Boston Foreclosed&lt;/a&gt; for bank owned property in the neighborhoods.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Charlestown,&amp;nbsp;Massachusetts Real Estate Virtual Community&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/charlestown&quot; title=&quot;charlestown ma real estate for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Charlestown MA&amp;nbsp;real estate&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for town, demographic, school, relocation, home buying and selling information. This resource offers a &quot;virtual visit&quot;, access to the MLS and local newspapers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes MLS&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for a map based search of all MLS listings of NH and Massachusetts real estate. Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts real estate&lt;/a&gt; to obtain relocation and school information in MA towns. Preview communities in Maine at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ME/&quot; title=&quot;Maine Real Estate&quot;&gt;Maine Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http:///www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes real estate&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;also provides information and MLS access for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ri&quot; title=&quot;rhode island real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Rhode Island real estate&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ct/&quot; title=&quot;Connecticut real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Connecticut real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Call Virtual Homes at 800-856-2479&amp;nbsp;for information.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:18:35 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1258682/charlestown-ma-real-estate-mls-search-tools</link>
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      <title>Boston Real Estate for Sale - Foreclosed and Bank Owned</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boston, MA Foreclosures, Bank Owned and Short Sales&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;boston real estate for sale&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/6/4/6/4/ar125410651746462.jpg&quot; height=&quot;104&quot; alt=&quot;picture&quot; width=&quot;84&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin: 2px 3px;&quot; /&gt;Register to receive Boston, MA real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) listings and short sale opportunities. One of our Boston Massachusetts real estate professionals will contact you and provide:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A list of existing real estate foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in Boston MA &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Email alerts on NEW foreclosure (bank-owned) and short sale listings in the Massachusetts MLS &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Address and mapping information&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Click on&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomesmls.com/realestate/MA/Boston/foreclosure&quot; title=&quot;Boston Foreclosure&quot;&gt;BOSTON FORECLOSED&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Search Boston neighborhoods such as the Fenway, Jamaica Plain, Beacon Hill, Back Bay and South Boston.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click on &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=189&quot; title=&quot;Boston neighborhoods&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boston Neighborhoods&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For a map based search of foreclosures in Suffolk County please visit:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomesmls.com/realestate/MA/Boston/foreclosure&quot; title=&quot;Boston Foreclosure&quot;&gt;BOSTON FORECLOSURES&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomesmls.com/realestate/MA/chelsea/foreclosures&quot; title=&quot;Chelsea MA&quot;&gt;CHELSEA FORECLOSURES&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomesmls.com/realestate/MA/Revere/foreclosure&quot; title=&quot;Revere&quot;&gt;REVERE FORECLOSURES&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomesmls.com/realestate/MA/Winthrop/foreclosures&quot; title=&quot;Winthrop, MA&quot;&gt;WINTHROP FORECLOSURES&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;To view foreclosures in other&amp;nbsp;Massachusetts (MA) communities in a map based search:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click&amp;nbsp;on Virtual Homes &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/MA&quot; title=&quot;MA MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MA MLS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Map Search &lt;/strong&gt;a map will appear. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Type in&amp;nbsp;a town in &lt;strong&gt;Quick City Search&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;A map of the town will appear &lt;strong&gt;with&amp;nbsp;all properties listed&lt;/strong&gt; shown on the map.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Select foreclosures&lt;/strong&gt; under the&lt;strong&gt; Popular Search&lt;/strong&gt; option.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Foreclosed (bank owned) and short sale opportunities will be shown. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes MLS&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes MLS&lt;/a&gt; tool provides a map based search of all MLS listings in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.&amp;nbsp; Search by town,keyword phrases, price, location or specific criteria.&amp;nbsp; Take advantage of a map based search.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://virtualhomes.com/&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;real estate&amp;nbsp;provides a complete Internet marketing solution for agents, broker/owners and lenders including lead generation,&amp;nbsp;lead notification, management tools (CRM), training and support.&amp;nbsp; View virtual communities for local, town information in various states at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ma-virtualhomes.com/&quot; title=&quot;MA Real Estate&quot;&gt;MA Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://nh-virtualhomes.com/&quot; title=&quot;NH Real Estate&quot;&gt;NH Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ct-virtualhomes.com/&quot; title=&quot;CT Real Estate&quot;&gt;CT Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ri-virtualhomes.com/&quot; title=&quot;RI Real Estate&quot;&gt;RI Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Contact Virtual Home Real Estate at 800-856-2479.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:59:45 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1258647/boston-real-estate-for-sale-foreclosed-and-bank-owned</link>
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      <title>Amherst NH Homes and Real Estate for Sale - MLS Search Tools</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find Your Dream Home in Amherst, New Hampshire&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/amherst/&quot; title=&quot;amherst new hampshire real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Amherst New Hampshire&amp;nbsp;Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for Sale&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogs/http;//www.virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes Real Estate&lt;/a&gt; provides direct access to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/nh&quot; title=&quot;new hampshire mls&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;New Hampshire MLS&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/mls/&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts MLS&lt;/a&gt; systems and offers various tools to assist you in searching properties for sale that meet your criteria. If you are a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=72&quot; title=&quot;first-time home buyers&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;first-time home buyer&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;you will be able to obtain information that will educate you to the values offered in the&amp;nbsp;Amherst, NH market.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New&amp;nbsp;Hampshire&amp;nbsp;Home Search Service - New Listing Alerts!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Home search is a web-based real estate software tool that keeps you continually informed of your local real estate market. Daily/real time new listing alerts, advanced search capabilities and addresses with mapping are available. &lt;strong&gt;To sign up click on&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mlspulse.com/UserRegistration?agt=fdoleac&amp;amp;PCode=AgentWebsite&quot; title=&quot;nhmls listing alerts&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NH MLS Listing Alerts&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe to our FREE service.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amherst,&amp;nbsp;NH&amp;nbsp;MLS Map Search&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/nh&quot; title=&quot;NH MLS map search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NH MLS map search&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;tool offers map based search results that shows listings located on street, neighborhood and town maps. Location search is a unique method of viewing and evaluating property for sale. Property search results provide satellite, street, exterior and interior views of selected listings. To utilize this tool, visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/NH/amherst&quot; title=&quot;pelham nh mls search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Amherst NH&amp;nbsp;MLS Map&lt;/a&gt; search.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;amherst nh homes for sale&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/1/9/8/1/ar125332590218911.png&quot; height=&quot;378&quot; alt=&quot;Map&quot; width=&quot;581&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom; border: black 1px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/pelham/sbForeclosure.php&quot; title=&quot;pelham nh foreclosures&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Amherst, NH Foreclosures&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;- REO, Bank Owned and Short Sale Property for Sale&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bank-owned (REO)and short sale listings are in all price ranges and often marketed with a real estate agents and placed in the&amp;nbsp;Multiple Listing Service (to ensure full market exposure). As a service to you we will provide a list of current foreclosure (bank owned) and short sale listings and email alerts of new foreclosed property. Virtual Homes Real Estate agents will assist you with this service.&amp;nbsp; Please call 1-800-856-2479.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amherst, New Hampshire&amp;nbsp;Real Estate Virtual Community&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/amherst&quot; title=&quot;pelham nh real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Amherst NH&amp;nbsp;real estate&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for town, demographic, school, relocation, home buying and selling information. This resource offers a &quot;virtual visit&quot;, access to the MLS and local newspapers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls&quot; title=&quot;Virtual Homes MLS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes MLS&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for a map based search of all MLS listings of NH and Massachusetts real estate. Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/MA/&quot; title=&quot;Massachusetts real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Massachusetts real estate&lt;/a&gt; to obtain relocation and school information in MA towns. Preview communities in Maine at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ME/&quot; title=&quot;Maine Real Estate&quot;&gt;Maine Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;. Virtual Homes also provides information and MLS access for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ri&quot; title=&quot;rhode island real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Rhode Island real estate&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/ct/&quot; title=&quot;Connecticut real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Connecticut real estate&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Call Virtual Homes at 800-856-2479&amp;nbsp;for information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:08:38 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1245714/amherst-nh-homes-and-real-estate-for-sale-mls-search-tools</link>
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      <title>Manchester NH Condominiums - Condos Sold (August 2009)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manchester New Hampshire Condominium Market Report&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Overall market conditions continue to show a declining market in residential units sold during the month of August.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Manchester Condominiums Selling price&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/9/6/6/9/ar125332289496693.png&quot; height=&quot;426&quot; alt=&quot;Graph&quot; width=&quot;540&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Condominium average sales prices spiked from $164,048 to $176,774.&amp;nbsp; This is an unusual statistic for current market conditions showing a declining market.&amp;nbsp; This aberration may be due to the fact that there were only 14 units sold and they were not at the entry level.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Consumers can now consider&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=194&quot; title=&quot;affordable homes&quot;&gt;affordable homes&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;as a&amp;nbsp;NH first-time home buyer as the median sales price for a condominiums is 73% of the median sales price of single family homes.&amp;nbsp; Financing continues to be a barrier for many condominium sales as there are more options for single family homes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Manchester NH condos sold&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/7/2/4/5/ar125332321454273.png&quot; height=&quot;428&quot; alt=&quot;graph&quot; width=&quot;520&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/real-estate/NH/manchester/&quot; title=&quot;Manchester real estate for sale&quot;&gt;Manchester Real Estate for Sale &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/mls/NH&quot; title=&quot;NH MLS&quot;&gt;NH MLS &lt;/a&gt;to obtain information about the city and to search for current listings.&amp;nbsp; The &lt;a href=&quot;http://virtualhomes.com&quot; title=&quot;Virtual homes real estate&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Virtual Homes real estate &lt;/a&gt;portal provides access to Manchester community information, the New Hampshire MLS and foreclosed real estate services.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virtualhomes.com/blog/?p=205&quot; title=&quot;manchester nh real estate market&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Manchester NH Real Estate market report&lt;/a&gt; for 3 year comparisons of market trends.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Fred Doleac - Virtual Homes, Inc.</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:34:37 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1245690/manchester-nh-condominiums-condos-sold-august-2009-</link>
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