<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="0.92"> <channel><title>Front Gate Properties, LLC Real Estate</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com</link> <description>We are the &#34;key&#34; to your Front Gate in Aiken, South Carolina</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:14:56 +0000</lastBuildDate> <docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs> <language>en</language> <item><title>Head of FDIC Supports Loan Write-Downs</title> <description><![CDATA[ The possibility of solving the underwater mortgage problem by writing down principal has been deemed politically impossible by the Obama administration, but some government officials see write-downs as the best long-term solution. One of the most outspoken supporters of write-downs is Federal Deposit Insurance Chair Sheila Bair. This week, she called underwater mortgages a continuing problem [...]]]></description><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/head-of-fdic-supports-loan-write-downs/</link> </item> <item><title>Beige Book Reports Economy Is Improving</title> <description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book survey of national economic conditions reported that the economy is improving. Bad weather was blamed for slow home sales and construction in New York, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. The Fed also reported sluggish lending with banks still cautious and borrowers reluctant to take out big loans. Home and condo sales were up in [...]]]></description><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/beige-book-reports-economy-is-improving/</link> </item> <item><title>Survey Shows Frustration With HAMP</title> <description><![CDATA[Real estate practitioners mostly gave the Obama administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) a thumbs-down, according to a report from Market Pulse Survey for Homes &#38; Land. Only 10 percent of the respondents — 51 percent of whom had been in the business for at least 10 years — believed the administration’s program had done any [...]]]></description><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/survey-shows-frustration-with-hamp/</link> </item> <item><title>Lower Rates Boost Mortgage Applications</title> <description><![CDATA[Mortgage applications rose 14.6 percent last week on a seasonally adjusted basis compared with the previous week. They were up 15.5 percent on an unadjusted basis. Much of the increase was in refinances as rates dropped below 5 percent, although the purchase index increased 11.7 percent compared with the previous week and was just 9.8 percent [...]]]></description><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/lower-rates-boost-mortgage-applications/</link> </item> <item><title>Obama Takes Licks From HAMP Critics</title> <description><![CDATA[Congressional lawmakers on both sides of the aisle took potshots at the Obama administration’s latest efforts to fix the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). President Obama announced last week that he was allotting $1.5 billion to assist local housing finance agencies in the states with the most foreclosures: California, Florida, Nevada, Arizona, and Michigan. Democratic Congresswoman Marcy [...]]]></description><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/obama-takes-licks-from-hamp-critics/</link> </item> <item><title>Pending Home Sales Down</title> <description><![CDATA[Pending home sales are down and additional declines are expected from abnormal weather conditions, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in January, fell 7.6 percent to 90.4 from an upwardly revised 97.8 in December, but remains 12.3 percent higher than January 2009, when [...]]]></description><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/pending-home-sales-down/</link> </item> <item><title>Aiken City to discuss traffic lights, parking</title> <description><![CDATA[ Aiken City Council members will discuss two downtown traffic issues during tonight&#8217;s City Council meeting. Council members will hear from officials from the S.C. Department of Transportation concerning recent changes to traffic signals downtown. SCDOT will present a &#8220;Plan B&#8221; to fix issues that have stemmed from the installation of the new system a week ago. The [...]]]></description><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/aiken-city-to-discuss-traffic-lights-parking/</link> </item> <item><title>Home, Garden Tour scheduled for March 27</title> <description><![CDATA[The St. Thaddeus Home and Garden Tour has been set for Saturday, March 27 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. This year&#8217;s tour features several of Aiken&#8217;s oldest homes and gardens, restored and renewed, as well as newer homes built in a historic setting. 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There will be an opening reception held on Monday from 6:30 until 8 p.m. Columbia artist Michael Dwyer&#8217;s abstract work is on display in the upper gallery, and Louisiana artist Troy Wingard&#8217;s pastel and gold life creations are on [...]]]></description><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/two-art-exhibits-open-for-march/</link> </item> <item><title>A visit with a Humane Education classroom</title> <description><![CDATA[By CHRISSEY MILLER Aiken SPCA volunteer coordinator The Aiken SPCA Humane Education program teaches kindness to animals, responsible pet ownership, and (get this!) writing and math skills, as well as character education. The Humane Education volunteers provide an engaging experience for elementary school students. Most of the volunteers teaching the lessons have past experience as educators, [...]]]></description><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/a-visit-with-a-humane-education-classroom/</link> </item> </channel> </rss>
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