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		<title>One of America&#8217;s Best Pancakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been driving by this place for YEARS and have not got around  to trying it.  I have always wanted to because the line to get in is so  long, but have not because the line to get in is so long.  One of these  days I&#8217;m going to get up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tonyandlibbyrealestateblog.com/2010/08/25/one-of-americas-best-pancakes/</link>
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		<title>Plastic Bag Resolution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Portland, Oregon city council is demanding a ban on single-use plastic  bags at the grocery store.  So much so that they passed a city  resolution Wednesday stating that Portland will ban plastic bags  sometime in the future if state lawmakers fail to pass a  statewide ban  next year.
A city resolution [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tonyandlibbyrealestateblog.com/2010/08/04/plastic-bag-resolution/</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Cities for Young Adults</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Portland, Oregon has 2,241,841 residents and 21.9% of those are from Generation Y.  Some of the top employers include Intel, Fred Meyer Stores, Oregon Health  &#38; Science University, Providence Health Systems, Kaiser Foundation  Health Plan of the NW, city government and Legacy Health System.  These are just some of the reasons that Portland, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tonyandlibbyrealestateblog.com/2010/07/29/top-10-cities-for-young-adults/</link>
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		<title>Lower Rate of Childhood Obesity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From 2003 to 2007 Oregon has come up as  having the lowest rate of childhood obesity of any other state in the  country.  Unfortunately ALL  states need to do something about it&#8217;s overweight children.  Some will  have more trouble than others because of factors like poverty and race  have complicated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tonyandlibbyrealestateblog.com/2010/07/21/lower-rate-of-childhood-obesity/</link>
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		<title>Market Report Portland Oregon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[June Residential Highlights
While inventory continued to stay low in the Portland Metro area, sales activity saw both increases and declines. When comparing June 2010 with June 2009, closed sales increased
13.3%. Pending sales and new listings fell 25.2% and 4.9%, respectively. Comparing June 2010 with the previous month, May 2010, closed sales dropped 1.9% (2,012 v. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tonyandlibbyrealestateblog.com/2010/07/16/market-report-portland-oregon-3/</link>
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		<title>#1 Best City to Visit This Summer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you break down our U.S. cities by weather, parks, family fun and  farmer&#8217;s markets then Portland Oregon ranks #1 in cities to visit this  summer!!!

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-34887215
PLEASE  CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE http//:www.TonyandLibby.com
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		<link>http://tonyandlibbyrealestateblog.com/2010/06/30/1-best-city-to-visit-this-summer/</link>
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		<title>Bogus Tax Credits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are actually some home buyers out there who are trying to get  $8,000 from the government (taxpayers) even though they didn&#8217;t meet the  deadline for an accepted offer.
The requirements clearly state that an offer had to be accepted by  April 30th and close before June 30th.  Is seems that some buyers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tonyandlibbyrealestateblog.com/2010/06/25/bogus-tax-credits/</link>
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		<title>Portland Oregon Market Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May Residential Highlights
When comparing sales activity in the Portland metro area in May 2010 to the same time last year, May 2009, closed sales increased 43.7%. Pending sales and new listings both decreased by 24.1% and 10.2%, respectively. On a month-to-month basis, when comparing May 2010 to April 2010, closed sales grew 5.6% (2,050 v. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tonyandlibbyrealestateblog.com/2010/06/18/portland-oregon-market-report-3/</link>
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		<title>Avoid Foreclosure Scams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some Red Flags to help you avoid foreclosure scams.
1)   No one should be asking you for a fee in advance.  Do not pay anyone up  front, you will never hear from them again!
2)  They should not  guarantee you anything.  If someone makes promises, especially without  hearing your specifics first, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tonyandlibbyrealestateblog.com/2010/06/07/avoid-foreclosure-scams/</link>
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		<title>Underrated Portland Oregon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sherman&#8217;s Travel via Yahoo Travel have listed Portland, Oregon as one  of our nation&#8217;s most underratted cities.
Reasons cited include our proximity to the coast, mountains and wine  country.  Not to mention our great art shows, tax-free shopping, and of  course Saturday Market.  I don&#8217;t know why they wouldn&#8217;t mention the  microbrews, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tonyandlibbyrealestateblog.com/2010/05/26/underrated-portland-oregon/</link>
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