<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="0.92"> <channel><title>KathyMcAlpin.com</title><link>http://www.kathymcalpin.com</link> <description>Specializing in Peoria, Glendale, Phoenix and El Mirage Real Estate</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:28:10 +0000</lastBuildDate> <docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs> <language>en</language> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /><item><title>Phoenix Area Travel Alerts &#8211; Feb 10-13</title> <description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a link for travel alerts in the Phoenix area for this weekend. http://www.azdot.gov/ccpartnerships/news/closures/index.asp Hope this is helpful for you! Share and Enjoy:]]></description><link>http://www.kathymcalpin.com/2012/02/11/phoenix-area-travel-alerts-feb-10-13/</link> </item> <item><title>Phoenix Area Weekend Travel Alert Feb 3-6</title> <description><![CDATA[Here is the Metro Phoenix area Travel Alerts for this weekend. http://www.azdot.gov/ccpartnerships/news/closures/index.asp Have a safe and happy weekend! Share and Enjoy:]]></description><link>http://www.kathymcalpin.com/2012/02/03/phoenix-area-weekend-travel-alert-feb-3-6/</link> </item> <item><title>Phoenix Area Travel Alert Jan 27-30</title> <description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a link to travel limitations in and around the Greater Phoenix area. http://www.azdot.gov/ccpartnerships/news/closures/012712.pdf Have a safe and happy weekend! Share and Enjoy:]]></description><link>http://www.kathymcalpin.com/2012/01/27/phoenix-area-travel-alert-jan-27-30/</link> </item> <item><title>Phoenix Area Freeway Closures &#8211; Weekend of 1/20-1/23</title> <description><![CDATA[Here is a link to the ADOT map of freeway closures for this weekend. http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1103007733076-62/WeekendFwyAlertMapADOTJan1912b.pdf Check it out if you plan to go across town during this fabulous weekend. Share and Enjoy:]]></description><link>http://www.kathymcalpin.com/2012/01/20/phoenix-area-freeway-closures-weekend-of-120-123/</link> </item> <item><title>Phoenix Area Freeway Closures &#8211; Weekend of January 6-9</title> <description><![CDATA[Here is a link to the ADOT Freeway Closures information for this weekend.  Helpful to check when you head across town! http://www.azdot.gov/ccpartnerships/news/closures/index.asp Have a fun and happy weekend! Share and Enjoy:]]></description><link>http://www.kathymcalpin.com/2012/01/06/phoenix-area-freeway-closures-weekend-of-january-6-9/</link> </item> <item><title>VA Funding Fee and FHA Loan Limits &#8211; Changes as of October 1, 2011</title> <description><![CDATA[The mortgage industry is scrambling with the changes being established by the Feds.  The latest is their change in funding fees for VA Loans.  In this case, it&#8217;s a break for those using their VA loans.  Here&#8217;s a link to my mortgage contact Eddie O&#8217;Dowd&#8217;s site that shows what these changes are. http://eddiemortgage.com/2011/09/16/3017/ Also on [...]]]></description><link>http://www.kathymcalpin.com/2011/09/20/va-funding-fee-and-fha-loan-limits-changes-as-of-october-1-2011/</link> </item> <item><title>Student Loans and Your Credit</title> <description><![CDATA[I received the following from Joe Hansen, a mortgage professional here in the metro Phoenix area.  Joe works with buyers to help them get their credit up to par so they can buy a home.  With so many people going to school after a job loss to get marketable in a new skill, Student Loans are [...]]]></description><link>http://www.kathymcalpin.com/2011/09/06/student-loans-and-your-credit/</link> </item> <item><title>A Taste of Patriotism</title> <description><![CDATA[As this week of July 4th, 2011 nears the end, I received an email from a dear friend with this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5lbNXNn3CI I&#8217;ve seen lots of things come across the internet, through email and facebook.  Last Sunday, as Mass let out, our choir sang America the Beautiful and many of the people in the church [...]]]></description><link>http://www.kathymcalpin.com/2011/07/07/a-taste-of-patriotism/</link> </item> <item><title>Children are Drowning!</title> <description><![CDATA[In 2010, 21 Phoenix-area children drowned.  So far this year, eight have lost their lives. Each year, we hear of children drowning.  Most could have been prevented by closer supervision.   An article written for the Arizona Republic tells some of these tragic stories: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/05/29/20110529arizona-drownings-families-guilt.html Drownings occur in pools, of course, but also in bathtubs and [...]]]></description><link>http://www.kathymcalpin.com/2011/05/29/children-are-drowning/</link> </item> <item><title>FHA Mortgages Drop After Fee Hike</title> <description><![CDATA[Just got this update from my loan officer friend, Steve Johnson. FHA Mortgages Drop After Fee Hike An increase in FHA fees is being blamed for a sharp drop in mortgage applications for home purchases last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Home purchase mortgage applications fell 13.6 percent last week, to their lowest [...]]]></description><link>http://www.kathymcalpin.com/2011/04/27/254/</link> </item> </channel> </rss>
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