<?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</title> <atom:link href="http://www.frontgateaiken.com/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>Sat, 19 May 2012 10:01:45 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>Boom Towns: 7 Fastest-Growing Cities</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/boom-towns-7-fastest-growing-cities/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/boom-towns-7-fastest-growing-cities/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 10:01:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fastest-Growing Cities]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=7719</guid> <description><![CDATA[Texas dominates the list of fastest-growing cities, attracting more residents with its strong employment center, lower taxes, and more affordable housing, according to an article in Forbes.com. 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Investors are snatching up REOs, fueling price gains for distressed properties. Clear Capital, which measures median price per square foot, finds that REO prices are rising at a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/reos-get-pricier-report-shows/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>U.S. Homeownership Rate at 15-Year Low</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/u-s-homeownership-rate-at-15-year-low/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/u-s-homeownership-rate-at-15-year-low/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:59:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[homeownership rate]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=7715</guid> <description><![CDATA[The rate of U.S. citizens who live in a home they own fell to 65.4 percent in the first quarter, the lowest point 15 years, the Census Bureau reports. 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But for condo owners, renting out their homes isn’t always easy. More buildings have instituted new caps to prevent too many home owners from renting out their place. 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The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, rose 4.1 percent to 101.4 in March from an upwardly revised 97.4 in February and is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/march-pending-home-sales-rise-market-recovering/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Has the Housing Market Finally Reached Bottom?</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/has-the-housing-market-finally-reached-bottom/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/has-the-housing-market-finally-reached-bottom/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 10:19:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Housing Market]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=7703</guid> <description><![CDATA[If home buyers or home owners are waiting for the housing market to hit bottom before acting, they may have already missed it. “The crash is over,” Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Analytics Inc., told Bloomberg about the real estate market. “Home sales—both new and existing—and housing starts are now off the bottom.” Several [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/has-the-housing-market-finally-reached-bottom/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Half of U.S. Metros See Pick up in Foreclosures</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/half-of-u-s-metros-see-pick-up-in-foreclosures/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/half-of-u-s-metros-see-pick-up-in-foreclosures/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:18:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Foreclosures]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=7699</guid> <description><![CDATA[Housing analysts have warned that a foreclosure wave is coming, and the signs are starting to show. After several months of declining numbers in foreclosures nationwide, more U.S. metros are seeing a reversal as foreclosure activity begins to increase. Fifty-four percent of U.S. metros posted increases in foreclosure activity in the first quarter over the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/half-of-u-s-metros-see-pick-up-in-foreclosures/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Fed Renews Vow to Keep Interest Rates Low</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/fed-renews-vow-to-keep-interest-rates-low/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/fed-renews-vow-to-keep-interest-rates-low/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:17:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=7701</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Fed voted this week to continue its near-zero interest rate policy for the next quarter and likely much longer. The move will keep mortgage rates low in the coming months, if not years. In recent weeks, mortgage rates have hovered around record lows, which has helped increase home buyer purchasing power as well as [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/fed-renews-vow-to-keep-interest-rates-low/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>5 Cleanest U.S. Cities</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/5-cleanest-u-s-cities/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/5-cleanest-u-s-cities/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:17:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cleanest U.S. Cities]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=7695</guid> <description><![CDATA[A breath of fresh air is what you can expect in these five U.S. cities. 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