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         <title>Brookline real estate mogul ordered to pay fine for illegal campaign contributions</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:11:45 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Ironically, as economy improves, foreclosures may increase</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:45:01 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Study: Licensing rule cut number of real estate agents, increased what clients paid by 17%</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:44:30 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Report: Mass. foreclosures fell 30% in 2011</title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:41:48 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Dozens push for mortgage writedowns outside Bank of America</title>
         <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/2012/01/dozens-push-for-mortgage-writedowns.html</link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:46:49 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Building activity rebounds in Bay State</title>
         <link>http://www.wickedlocal.com/quincy/news/x1368169336/Building-activity-rebounds-in-Bay-State</link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:55:23 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Boston Bubble Wrap: The Real Story for MA - Dec 2011</title>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:53:33 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Romney talks housing, ends up defending banks</title>
         <link>http://www.boston.com/news/politics/articles/2012/01/24/romney_talks_housing_ends_up_defending_banks/</link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:28:17 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Obama Proposes Mortgage Bailouts, Handouts, Copouts Exactly One Paragraph After Stating &quot;Top to Bottom: No Bailouts, No Handouts, and No Copouts&quot;; How the Taxpayer Ripoff Works</title>
         <link>http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2012/01/obama-proposes-mortgage-bailouts.html</link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:31:00 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>In tight local market, no relief for renters, apartment hunters</title>
         <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/01/26/home_prices_may_still_be_down_but_boston_rents_hit_an_all_time_high_in_2011/</link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:21:15 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Borrower better accept the consequences</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:20:56 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Massachusetts home sales in 2011 at lowest level since 1990</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:37:00 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>MAR and Warren Group both report ~4% YOY nominal decline in SFH median in December, drop in volume</title>
         <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/01/24/mass_homes_sales_take_a_slight_hit/</link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:30:57 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation says unfunded retiree health care liability is growing for towns and cities</title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:36:33 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>O'Brien calls for criminal action against the Big Banks; says they acted like &quot;criminal enterprise&quot; (PDF)</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:09:44 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Mass. jobless rate dips to 6.8% in Dec., but 6,200 jobs cut</title>
         <link>http://bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1397098</link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:56:10 -0600</pubDate>
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