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Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.</description><pubDate>Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Post Tax Credit, Hovnanian Loss Widens</title><link>http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss363&amp;sectionID=363&amp;articleID=1379835</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss363&amp;sectionID=363&amp;articleID=1379835</guid><description>Hovnanian Enterprises, Red Bank, N.</description><pubDate>Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>