<?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; home buyers</title> <atom:link href="http://www.frontgateaiken.com/tag/home-buyers/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>Survey Reveals Why Buyers Are Waiting on Sidelines</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/survey-reveals-why-buyers-are-waiting-on-sidelines/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/survey-reveals-why-buyers-are-waiting-on-sidelines/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:07:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[home buyers]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=7178</guid> <description><![CDATA[Twenty-seven percent of Americans say they plan to buy a home in the future (with most saying in two or more years), and only two percent say they plan to purchase a home in the next 12 months, according to a new Move Inc. survey of 1,000 American adults. 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In previous recessions, lowering interest rates has driven the economy upward. What’s different this time around? Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/record-low-rates-not-swaying-some-households/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>10 Steps to Win Over Sellers</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/10-steps-to-win-over-sellers/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/10-steps-to-win-over-sellers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:15:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[home buyers]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=5043</guid> <description><![CDATA[Helping eager buyers get the home of their dreams isn’t so easy in this unsettled market. Here are 10 tips for making sure sellers won’t turn up their nose at an offer: 1. 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