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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.westmarco-re.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>RealEstate.com REALTORS A Hybrid, the next generation in real estate</title><link>http://www.westmarco-re.com/blogs/httpwwwwellcomematcomreal-estate-videop2373/default.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Debug Build: 61019.2)</generator><item><title>Underwater Homeowners</title><link>http://www.westmarco-re.com/blogs/httpwwwwellcomematcomreal-estate-videop2373/archive/2009/10/29/underwater-homeowners.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">437fc109-183e-4ce5-96a6-b2f28c7e2c7b:563752</guid><dc:creator>Phyllis Borchardt</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.westmarco-re.com/blogs/httpwwwwellcomematcomreal-estate-videop2373/comments/563752.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.westmarco-re.com/blogs/httpwwwwellcomematcomreal-estate-videop2373/commentrss.aspx?PostID=563752</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;In yesterday&amp;#39;s New York Times David Streitfield commented on the millions of American homeowners whose negative equity will keep them underwater for years to come, &amp;quot;a modern variation of the Victorian debtor&amp;#39;s prison that is freezing a large swath of the market.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yesterday&amp;#39;s vote in the U.S. Senate offers assistance for first time homebuyers and moveup homebuyers through the end of April 2010&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No real relief is yet available for millions that can not think in terms of a &amp;quot;moveup&amp;quot; in current conditions. 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