<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Front Gate Properties, LLC Real Estate &#187; Seller Resources</title> <atom:link href="http://www.frontgateaiken.com/category/resources-seller/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com</link> <description>We are the &#34;key&#34; to your Front Gate in Aiken, South Carolina</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:08:43 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Pending Home Sales Stabilize</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/resources-seller/pending-home-sales-stabilize/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/resources-seller/pending-home-sales-stabilize/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:03:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Seller Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Buyer Tax Credit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pending home sales]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=3911</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pending home sales have leveled from a market swing driven by response to the home buyer tax credit, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. 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