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opens drywall information center'/><category term='Crist to veto anything that raises insurance rates'/><category term='McCarty continues push for insurance bill'/><category term='Citizens: in “best financial position” ever'/><category term='Committees: Volunteer for an Association Committee'/><category term='Couple wants $4.3M in damages for Chinese drywall'/><category term='FHA borrowers get drywall help'/><category term='FEMA offers insurance rate cuts under remapping'/><category term='rejects others'/><category term='2nd Florida insurer drops policy over Chinese drywall'/><title type='text'>Comments on One Property Management Blog: Chinese drywall homes for sale draw some buyers</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.opmblog.com/feeds/7115602398837704320/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6963534782883332882/7115602398837704320/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.opmblog.com/2010/05/chinese-drywall-homes-for-sale-draw.html'/><author><name>Humasan Real Estate Blog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12692487384950468772</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vXfDOisSyWc/TNxMEiz_lTI/AAAAAAAAAFE/EfXYUFOT9js/S220/JEH%2BPictures%2B009.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963534782883332882.post-7202507569503306145</id><published>2012-01-11T16:20:58.755-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-11T16:20:58.755-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I wonder if the reduced prices cover the cost it w...</title><content type='html'>I wonder if the reduced prices cover the cost it will take for the new home owner to replace the defective drywall. I feel like that would be a complicated problem to solve and could get rather expensive. The article did say, though, that some of the &lt;a href="http://www.resg.info/relocation/snohomish-county-wa/everett-wa-real-estate-homes-land/" rel="nofollow"&gt;homes for sale&lt;/a&gt; have already had it removed, yet they are still offered at lower prices. Why is that?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6963534782883332882/7115602398837704320/comments/default/7202507569503306145'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6963534782883332882/7115602398837704320/comments/default/7202507569503306145'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.opmblog.com/2010/05/chinese-drywall-homes-for-sale-draw.html?showComment=1326316858755#c7202507569503306145' title=''/><author><name>Keelytm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11988570653621032375</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.opmblog.com/2010/05/chinese-drywall-homes-for-sale-draw.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963534782883332882.post-7115602398837704320' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6963534782883332882/posts/default/7115602398837704320' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1044065686'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963534782883332882.post-5447968742531331773</id><published>2011-08-16T10:17:01.355-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-16T10:17:01.355-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Wow, I hope that the new &lt;a href="http://www.TheBe...</title><content type='html'>Wow, I hope that the new &lt;a href="http://www.TheBellaCasaRealty.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;homes for sale&lt;/a&gt; that I&amp;#39;m looking at don&amp;#39;t have this drywall. That could be disastrous, and would make for an awful investment.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6963534782883332882/7115602398837704320/comments/default/5447968742531331773'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6963534782883332882/7115602398837704320/comments/default/5447968742531331773'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.opmblog.com/2010/05/chinese-drywall-homes-for-sale-draw.html?showComment=1313504221355#c5447968742531331773' title=''/><author><name>Roy D. Slater</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02288442431559130809</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.opmblog.com/2010/05/chinese-drywall-homes-for-sale-draw.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963534782883332882.post-7115602398837704320' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6963534782883332882/posts/default/7115602398837704320' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1051187942'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963534782883332882.post-640779304888472512</id><published>2011-06-01T12:35:09.945-04:00</published><updated>2011-06-01T12:35:09.945-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I hadn&amp;#39;t heard of these &lt;a href="http://www.lo...</title><content type='html'>I hadn&amp;#39;t heard of these &lt;a href="http://www.lowcountryhomesearch.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;homes for sale&lt;/a&gt; before, but it&amp;#39;s interesting that they are putting them on the market. I guess if a man wants to buy something defective at a discounted price, as long as he knows he&amp;#39;s buying it, the good on ya.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6963534782883332882/7115602398837704320/comments/default/640779304888472512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6963534782883332882/7115602398837704320/comments/default/640779304888472512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.opmblog.com/2010/05/chinese-drywall-homes-for-sale-draw.html?showComment=1306946109945#c640779304888472512' title=''/><author><name>Leslie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246620272485707827</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.opmblog.com/2010/05/chinese-drywall-homes-for-sale-draw.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963534782883332882.post-7115602398837704320' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6963534782883332882/posts/default/7115602398837704320' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-914519448'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963534782883332882.post-4454184270035837095</id><published>2011-05-06T13:06:01.638-04:00</published><updated>2011-05-06T13:06:01.638-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I think that if there is a risk of these &lt;a href="...</title><content type='html'>I think that if there is a risk of these &lt;a href="http://bethesdahomesforsale.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;homes for sale&lt;/a&gt; being dangerous, that they should not be on the market.  It&amp;#39;s an unnecessary risk that no one should take.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6963534782883332882/7115602398837704320/comments/default/4454184270035837095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6963534782883332882/7115602398837704320/comments/default/4454184270035837095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.opmblog.com/2010/05/chinese-drywall-homes-for-sale-draw.html?showComment=1304701561638#c4454184270035837095' title=''/><author><name>Richey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05390037640938542716</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.opmblog.com/2010/05/chinese-drywall-homes-for-sale-draw.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963534782883332882.post-7115602398837704320' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6963534782883332882/posts/default/7115602398837704320' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1619163199'/></entry></feed>
