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		<title>Spring Home Maintenance Checklist</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/spring-home-maintenance-checklist-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like we&#8217;ll have another nice weekend, a great opportunity to get the yard picked up and planter boxes ready, but don&#8217;t forget to give your house a checkup.  Print this list out, add and delete specific items to personalize to your home. Spring Home Maintenance Checklist Safety Equipment: Ensure that all smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers are in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indoor Air Quality</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/indoor-air-quality/</link>
		<comments>http://sellevalley.com/blog/indoor-air-quality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Air Quality]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know many parents are concerned about the chemicals and hormones in the food, baby bottles and other products we give our children, opting for as many organic products we can afford, but how often do you think about the indoor air quality of your home? The EPA estimates that people spend 90% of their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Green Building?</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/what-is-green-building/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Framing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sellevalley.com/blog/?p=388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Green” has become a fuzzy word with different connotations to different people. It permeates advertising in nearly every market, from luxury cars to toy cars, with varying degrees of legitimacy to the audience. As consumers, we’ve become skeptical of the word and anyone trying to sell it to us. When I first mentioned green home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Home Maintenance Checklist</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/winter-home-maintenance-checklist-2/</link>
		<comments>http://sellevalley.com/blog/winter-home-maintenance-checklist-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Checklists]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although it is only September, Fall is upon us and inevitably Winter will arrive before we are ready for it. I don&#8217;t know about you, but I&#8217;m a nut about lists and reminders. Here is a Winter Home Maintenance Checklist for those of us that live in cold climates. Print it out, add and delete specific items [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Home Maintenance Checklist</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/spring-home-maintenance-checklist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 18:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sellevalley.com/blog/?p=377</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had intended to post the Spring Home Maintenance Checklist in early April, but seeing that we have the same cold, rainy weather that we did a month ago I don&#8217;t think my procrastination will do much damage. Print it out, add and delete specific items to personalize the list to your home. Spring Home Maintenance Checklist Safety Equipment: Ensure that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will the 30 year fixed become a thing of the past?</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/will-the-30-year-fixed-become-a-thing-of-the-past/</link>
		<comments>http://sellevalley.com/blog/will-the-30-year-fixed-become-a-thing-of-the-past/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Loan Mortgages]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: I&#8217;m not an economist, that&#8217;s why I included links, but I find this all fascinating, and a bit scary. A few weeks ago I listened to an NPR&#8217;s Planet Money podcast about the Frankenstein Mortgage. The term described the lily-white 30 year fixed mortgage that we all believe to be the safest bet for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Permeable Pavement and Stormwater Pollution</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/permeable-pavement-and-stormwater-pollution/</link>
		<comments>http://sellevalley.com/blog/permeable-pavement-and-stormwater-pollution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All the flooding around the Bonner Mall got me thinking about porous asphalt and permeable pavers. With all of the precipitation we get there&#8217;s got to be a better way to manage stormwater and the pollution carried in rainwater runoff (air pollution particles, spilled oil, detergents, solvents, de-icing salts during freezing conditions , dead leaves, pesticides, fertilizer, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Energy Credits extended&#8230;but reduced.</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/federal-energy-credits-extended-but-reduced/</link>
		<comments>http://sellevalley.com/blog/federal-energy-credits-extended-but-reduced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Audits]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sellevalley.com/blog/?p=350</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you miss out on the Federal Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credits? You&#8217;re in luck.  The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (what a mouthful)  included an amended extension of the Tax Credit. The legislation extends the 25C heating and cooling equipment and building envelope tax incentives for another year but at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bonner County Daily Bee Profiles Selle Valley</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/bonner-county-daily-bee-profiles-selle-valley/</link>
		<comments>http://sellevalley.com/blog/bonner-county-daily-bee-profiles-selle-valley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cottage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sellevalley.com/blog/?p=345</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I want to thank Cameron Rasmusson of the Bonner County Daily Bee for his great profile of Selle Valley Construction, Inc. and our Cottages at Cedar Green project. The article does a wonderful job conveying what we are trying to accomplish by building energy efficient certified homes. I only wish I were so eloquent. Click [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Appraisal Guidelines</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/new-appraisal-guidelines/</link>
		<comments>http://sellevalley.com/blog/new-appraisal-guidelines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Appraisals]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sellevalley.com/blog/?p=334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you ever read builder blogs and websites you are familiar with the problems Green Builders, and any builder exceeding Code, are having with accurate appraisals.  Typically, appraisers use the Multiple Listing Service to find comparable homes and sales. The problem lies in the fact that most MLS do not have options for “green”, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cottage gets a HERS rating of 61!</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/the-cottage-gets-a-hers-rating-of-61/</link>
		<comments>http://sellevalley.com/blog/the-cottage-gets-a-hers-rating-of-61/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 18:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cottage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sellevalley.com/blog/?p=322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After months of waiting we finally got the HERS rating for the Cottage: 61! (UPDATE: The final score came in at 57!) The HERS rating is similar to the EnergyGuide labels you see when appliance shopping. You know the yellow lables with &#8220;uses the most energy&#8221; on one end and &#8220;uses the least energy&#8221; on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Reasons to Buy a Home</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/top-10-reasons-to-buy-a-home/</link>
		<comments>http://sellevalley.com/blog/top-10-reasons-to-buy-a-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Loan Mortgages]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sellevalley.com/blog/?p=315</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Homeownership has had a tough go the past few years.  Recently, Time magazine had a cover story titled &#8220;Rethinking Homeownership&#8221;, detailing why homeownership may no longer make sense. It all seems so shortsighted to me. The Wall Street Journal agreed and counter-argued with their story: &#8220;10 Reasons to Buy a Home&#8221;, summarized below: You Can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The SAVE Act: Considering Energy Costs into Loan Underwriting</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/the-save-act-considering-energy-costs-into-loan-underwriting/</link>
		<comments>http://sellevalley.com/blog/the-save-act-considering-energy-costs-into-loan-underwriting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Appraisals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many know, when applying for a home mortgage underwriting examines your tax returns, pay stubs, credit scores and bank statements. An appraisal is required to ensure that the home&#8217;s value is equal to or above the purchase price. That appraisal minimally inspects the home, mostly relying on square footage, lot size, year built and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware the Cheap Contractor: Questions to ask a potential builder</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/beware-the-cheap-contractor-questions-to-ask-a-potential-builder/</link>
		<comments>http://sellevalley.com/blog/beware-the-cheap-contractor-questions-to-ask-a-potential-builder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 13:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bidding Projects]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I had to blog about this because I think it is the perfect example of why homeowners should be wary of the lowest bid for their project, and why you should do a little background check on your builder. We recently got a call from someone building a new home who had questions about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Certified Green Cottage</title>
		<link>http://sellevalley.com/blog/certified-green-cottage/</link>
		<comments>http://sellevalley.com/blog/certified-green-cottage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cottage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently completed our NAHB Green Building Standard certified cottage in Sandpoint. It has been a fun project and we are thankful for all of the subcontractors that worked on the project with an open mind and enthusiasm. Achieving certification is a whole house approach and efficiency and conservation considerations must be addressed in six [...]]]></description>
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