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	<title>Amy S. Myers, e-PRO, CENTURY 21 American Heritage, 724-845-4700 X 1330</title>
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		<title>Holiday Time, a Good Time or Bad Time to Sell Your Home?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In most cases, you would think that the holiday time is a bad time to sell a home.  &#8220;Sixty percent of real estate professionals advise their sellers to list a home during the holidays because it’s a good time to sell, according to a new survey conducted by Realtor.com.&#8221;  &#8211; Daily Real Estate News, December [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amysmyers.com/2011/12/05/holiday-time-a-good-time-or-bad-time-to-sell-your-home/</link>
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		<title>Home Projects &amp; Ideas that will Increase Home Value</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The real estate market is still very competitive for sellers.  Sellers are in stiff competition more than ever with their home on the inside and out. A few home improvement projects will impact buyers. Sellers going to have to spend a little time (and cash) but it will be well worth it. Painting – take [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amysmyers.com/2011/10/04/home-projects-ideas-that-will-increase-home-value/</link>
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		<title>Pittsburgh Magazine Award 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Made the list for 2011 Five Star Real Estate Agents for Pittsburgh Magazine.]]></description>
		<link>http://amysmyers.com/2011/06/27/pittsburgh-magazine-award-2011/</link>
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		<title>Private Transfer Fees Now Prohibited in PA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Pennsylvania has just become the 28th state to ban private transfer fees. Gov. Tom Corbett today signed HB 442 into law, becoming Act 8 of 2011. Private transfer fees are part of a covenant attached to a property deed that forces the seller to pay 1 percent of the purchase price to a private third-party [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amysmyers.com/2011/06/27/private-transfer-fees-now-prohibited-in-pa/</link>
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		<title>Love it!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Showed an old quaint home in Oakmont, PA recently.   This was the kitchen sink.  Yes, a bit out dated but so cute.  The basement had a field stone foundation. Mobile Phone Photo, copyright 2011, Amy S Myers]]></description>
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		<title>PA New Construction Does Not Require Sprinklers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Consumers who are building a new single family home in Pennsylvania are now not required to install a sprinkler system.  This just came in from the PA Association of Realtors: &#8220;Sprinklers no longer a mandate in Pennsylvania! Governor Tom Corbett today signed his first bill, House Bill 377 which removes the sprinkler mandate on all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amysmyers.com/2011/04/25/pa-new-construction-does-not-require-sprinklers/</link>
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		<title>Believe it or Not . . .</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, I took an investor to see a home on the out skirts of Pittsburgh.  We new it was going to be a rough one.  Check out the strange photos I took on my cell phone.  The house was built into a hill and it even touches the stone wall.  This can be good.  Also, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amysmyers.com/2011/04/13/believe-it-or-not/</link>
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		<title>When Buying a Foreclosure, Avoid These Mistakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are still plenty of foreclosures out there in the market in many locations across the country. It is a great time to cash in on these deals. Buyers do need to be cautious when purchasing. Sometimes you are not always getting a great bargain. Here are some things to consider: 1. Just because a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amysmyers.com/2011/04/07/when-buying-a-foreclosure-avoid-these-mistakes/</link>
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		<title>Helpful Hints to Get Your Home Ready To Sell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before choosing to update your home and make it appealing for a sale, a seller should seriously consider if that improvement will re-coup all the costs. Yes, buyers today want updated features, and many do not want to do the work themselves. Most likely if you over do it, you will be loosing money in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amysmyers.com/2011/01/27/helpful-hints-to-get-your-home-ready-to-sell/</link>
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		<title>Tips for Decluttering Your Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With all the hustle and bustle of life today, a home can easily get cluttered. Things that get can get forgotten sometimes are organizing cabinets, closets, and other storage areas. We just all need to take the time to put things back where they belong. The ultimate goal is to have a tranquil &#8211; place [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amysmyers.com/2011/01/05/tips-for-decluttering-your-home/</link>
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