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	<title>Value and Comfort</title>
	<link>http://valueandcomfort.com</link>
	<description>Promoting Healthier, Cost-Effective, and Greener Real Estate Practices in the Bay Area</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 05:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Buying a Bank-Owned Home? 8 Things You Should Know</title>
		<link>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/05/06/buying-a-bank-owned-home-8-things-you-should-know/</link>
		<comments>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/05/06/buying-a-bank-owned-home-8-things-you-should-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 05:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bruce_richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Real Estate</category>

		<category>Foreclosure</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Once a property is fully foreclosed by a bank or lender and listed for sale, it is commonly referred to as a REO (Real Estate Owned) listing. Most bank owned properties are listed with local real estate agents. Good buys are available. They require research, preparation, patience &#38; persistence. Buying a bank owned home isn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Wind Damage to Wind Power: Greensburg Builds a Model Green Town</title>
		<link>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/05/06/from-wind-damage-to-wind-power-greensburg-builds-a-model-green-town/</link>
		<comments>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/05/06/from-wind-damage-to-wind-power-greensburg-builds-a-model-green-town/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 05:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bruce_richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Real Estate</category>

		<category>Green Homes</category>

		<category>Disaster Preparedness</category>

		<category>Energy-Efficiency</category>

		<category>Energy efficient home</category>

		<category>Environmental health</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While venture capitalists are pouring money into Silicon Valley green-tech companies, cities in other states are making bold moves to build green communities.
On May 4, 2007, a class EF5 tornado, nearly two miles wide, destroyed 95% of Greensburg, KS. Left with a blank slate and true the the nature of their self-sufficient image, the community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Behind-the-Scenes Look at Consumption</title>
		<link>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/05/01/behind-the-scenes-look-at-consumption/</link>
		<comments>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/05/01/behind-the-scenes-look-at-consumption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 23:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bruce_richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Real Estate</category>

		<category>Recycling</category>

		<category>Energy-Efficiency</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[All this stuff we hear about living green. There are so many things that we can do that are easy. Here&#8217;s a behind-the-scenes tube about our stuff.

Why watch it? Well, from its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hot Tip: Eco-Friendly Paint Strippers</title>
		<link>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/05/01/hot-tip-eco-friendly-paint-strippers/</link>
		<comments>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/05/01/hot-tip-eco-friendly-paint-strippers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 23:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bruce_richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Green Homes</category>

		<category>Home Remodeling</category>

		<category>Tips &amp; Tricks</category>

		<category>Environmental health</category>

		<category>Home environment</category>

		<category>Home health</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, you want to refinish the floors or that dresser (with potential!) you found at a garage sale. Forget the noxious odors and health risks associated with paint strippers.
aMAIZEingTM Biobased Solvent &#38; Stripper is a 100% bio-based solvent and stripper, derived from corn and soybeans. It and similar products made by SoyClean and  Molecular Tech Coatings Inc.&#8217;s EFS-2500 removes adhesives, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Title Companies Allowing Greener Transactions</title>
		<link>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/03/15/title-companies-allowing-greener-transactions/</link>
		<comments>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/03/15/title-companies-allowing-greener-transactions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bruce_richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Real Estate</category>

		<category>Recycling</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fidelity National Title is the most recent title insurance company to offer customers an eco-friendly alternative to traditional paper-based closings. According to a recent announcement by account manager Desiree Baker, they are providing the following earth-friendly solutions:

An online application utilizing e-signatures (original notarized documents will always need to be hard copies).
Online document storage to eliminate the need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buy High, Sell Low: Investors&#8217; Herd Behavior</title>
		<link>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/03/15/buy-high-sell-low-investors-herd-behavior/</link>
		<comments>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/03/15/buy-high-sell-low-investors-herd-behavior/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bruce_richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Real Estate</category>

		<category>Investing</category>

		<category>Foreclosure</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Keeping up with the Joneses effects investment decisions, according to a couple of Stanford U. profs. Fear of missing out seems to be a driving factor. We don&#8217;t want to be poor when everyone around us is rich.
Making the wrong decision is not as bad as not making the right one. After all, when the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staging for Sale or for Life: Five Ways to Be More Comfortable in Your Home</title>
		<link>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/03/13/staging-for-sale-or-for-life-five-ways-to-be-more-comfortable-in-your-home/</link>
		<comments>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/03/13/staging-for-sale-or-for-life-five-ways-to-be-more-comfortable-in-your-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bruce_richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Real Estate</category>

		<category>Home Remodeling</category>

		<category>Tips &amp; Tricks</category>

		<category>Home environment</category>

		<category>Home health</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Home staging is the idea of decorating a home to make it more attractive to buyers. 
Not moving? Then use it to make your home more livable, attractive, and a healthier &#8220;nest&#8221; for you and your family!
The act of creating a powerful first impression can be done for a minimal investment. If you&#8217;re selling, you&#8217;ll can increase the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bring Energy and Vitality into Your Home: Top 10 Feng Shui Tips</title>
		<link>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/03/13/bring-energy-and-vitality-into-your-home-top-10-feng-shui-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/03/13/bring-energy-and-vitality-into-your-home-top-10-feng-shui-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bruce_richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Architecture</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a topic discussed in most major lifestyle magazines and on your favorite home decorating shows &#8212; feng shui. I was first introduced to this ancient Chinese philosophy in the early 1980s as it applied to architecture, landscape features, and martial arts.
Meaning &#8220;wind&#8221; (feng) and &#8220;water&#8221; (shui), its principles can be applied to almost any decorating style [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buyers: Get Off the Fence! History Repeats Itself.</title>
		<link>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/01/29/buyers-get-off-the-fence-history-repeats-itself/</link>
		<comments>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/01/29/buyers-get-off-the-fence-history-repeats-itself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bruce_richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Real Estate</category>

		<category>Investing</category>

		<category>History</category>

		<category>Foreclosure</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Breaking News from the New York Times
&#8220;A word to the wise: The great Los Angeles housing boom is over. The real estate price explosion in southern California, which sparked a national boom still continuing elsewhere, has stopped. The bubble that everyone said could never burst has burst. All over Los Angeles and Orange County, home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Eroding Property Lines to the Bank: Creek Bank Stabilization Approaches</title>
		<link>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/01/09/taking-eroding-property-lines-to-the-bank-creek-bank-stabilization-approaches/</link>
		<comments>http://valueandcomfort.com/blog/2008/01/09/taking-eroding-property-lines-to-the-bank-creek-bank-stabilization-approaches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bruce_richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Real Estate</category>

		<category>Menlo Park</category>

		<category>Palo Alto</category>

		<category>Landscaping</category>

		<category>Woodside</category>

		<category>Environmental health</category>

		<category>Home environment</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If a creek is eroding your property, what you do to stabilize the banks can have significant unintended consequenses to your property and others downstream.
Some typical guidelines for bank stabilization approaches include:

Do not reduce the width of the creek, as this will almost certainly cause erosion both in the bed and downstream.
Do not reduce the [...]]]></description>
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