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  • Important Information About Grants For First Time Home Buyers
    By: Kit Shura | -
    It can be pretty hard to buy your first home without running into trouble. But there are plenty of options available to help first time buyers, including home buyers grants. Let's take a look at what you need to know about these incredibly helpful forms of home buyers' assistance, and all the options out there. The right one could help you buy your dream home.


    There are grants available in almost every area, and all of them are a little bit different. Most of these gra ...

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  • Little Bit But Useful For First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit (hbtc)
    By: Vik Palan | - Just right away, Canadian first-time homebuyers can take pro of the First-time homebuyers Tax Credit (HBTC). If you meet the criteria and your home qualifies, this may well be a careful bonus to taking the plunge of export your originally chunk of residential real estate.
    The Canadian Real Estate Association has stretch unfashionable with records alarming to in sellers, but serious instead of in buyers. With sales plummeting by 17 apiece cent in 2008, the marketplace has been prepared, ...

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  • Down Payment Assistance: First Time Home Buyers In Illinois
    By: Louis Jeffries | - Down Payment Assistance: The State of Illinois.

    These are the steps to get financial help for a first time home buyer in Illinois.

    *** Review the complete Home Start guidelines online.
    *** Contact a loan officer from an approved Home Start lender and get pre-approved.
    *** Take a first time home buyers class.
    *** Find a home that meets the pre-approval parameters.
    *** Close on your first home.

    Illinois Home Start Program.

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  • First Time Home Buyers Stimulus - Don't Pass Up This Opportunity!
    By: Mark Walters | - Have you been saving money for years in the hopes of finally being able to buy your first new home? Have your dreams of becoming one of the happy first time home buyers been dashed because of the recent economic crisis? Don't give up hope just yet. President Barack Obama has made efforts in order to make your dream of being a first time homeowner possible through the home stimulus package tax credit.

    If you have not owned a house in the last three years and you are buying a house ...

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  • Affordable Homes And First Time Buyers
    By: Andy Jones | - Times have changed recently for first time buyers. House prices were rising weekly and more first time buyers were stretching themselves, some possibly borrowing up to 6 times their salaries. Affordable housing was also becoming more popular and there was increased demand due to rising property prices, shortage of affordable homes and social housing shortage.

    Over the last year and a half now that the economy has taken a downturn, it is a different story. 100% mortgages are no longe ...

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  • Valuable Tips For First Time Chicago Home Buyers
    By: Nick Messe | - Buying a home is undoubtedly one of the most exciting events in a person's life, so it's important to go about it in the right way. Being prepared and getting pre-approved for a mortgage before you even start looking is a very good idea. It is probably the most important thing you can do if you are a Chicago first time home buyer.

    Imagine the advantages you will enjoy simply by being in the driver's seat. Without pre-approval embarking on this journey is rather like plunging into ...

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  • First Time Car Buyers Loan - How To Qualify For The First Auto Loan
    By: Williams Orchard | - Driving away in your first car is such a trill, especially if it is taken independently. But to fulfill this dream you either have to make cash payment or opt for car financing. Unfortunately, for many students and first time car buyers choosing either of the options seems like a dreadful dream. On one hand, a cash payment seems impossible and on another hand, securing vehicle financing with limited or no credit history really gets tough.



    But if a person considers thes ...

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  • First Time Buyers - Rent To Own
    By: Gen Wright | - If you are a first time home buyer and are feeling a little daunted by all of the task involved in choosing a home and choosing a lender, you are not alone. Many first time buyers often feel overwhelmed by all of the details. Some may even choose to purchase a home they really do not care for because it is all they can afford and many may not purchase at all, for a lack the necessary down payment required to purchase a home. To prevent yourself from being in this situation as a first time b ...
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  • What Are Fha Loans And Va Loans?
    By: Gen Wright | - If you are currently in the market to buy your first home, you may be feeling a little overwhelmed regarding your financing options. You are probably hearing terms you've never heard before and get many of them confused. The following are explanations of what FHA loans and VA loans are and how they can assist you in purchasing your first home.

    In simple terms, an FHA loan is a loan insured by the government. The Federal Housing Administration guarantees payment on the loa ...

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  • Apply For Down Payment Assistance
    By: Gen Wright | - Do you find yourself unable to purchase a home due to the lack of money for a down payment? Unfortunately, many people are currently in this same situation. Many people often stop the pursuit of home buying once they discover the amount they will need for a down payment. However, if you do not have the necessary down payment to purchase your home, you will find there are many down payment assistance programs available to help you achieve your goal of being a home owner.

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  • Credit Union Auto Loans -- 7 Keys To A First Time Buyers Approval
    By: Justin Reynold | - Credit union auto loans are great for first time buyers in need of money for an upcoming vehicle purchase.

    In fact, credit unions are usually the best source, because they will typically offer rates and terms to first time buyers that can't be found with other auto lenders.

    Unfortunately, not all first time buyers will qualify.

    Here are 7 key factors that credit unions consider in their auto loan approval process:

    7) Your Credit Rating ...

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  • What Do Mortgage Lenders Look At When Assessing An Application?
    By: Jerry Figueroa Lee | - Applying for a mortgage can be a difficult process and often more complicated than it needs to be, especially when you are a First Time Buyer. Or is it? Many mortgage application myths, which the lenders do nothing to dispel, over complicate the application process and give the impression that qualifying for a mortgage is more difficult than it actually is. In fact there are only three things that concern any mortgage lender and those are; Security, Ability to Pay and Willingness to Pay.
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  • Property Affordability - Myth Or Reality?
    By: Sotiris Bassakaropoulos | - A recent poll conducted about property investment showed that 80 percent of people surveyed believe that it is difficult for first-time buyers to afford a home. A majority of those polled 59 percent also said that they believe it is more difficult now to buy a home than it was five years ago. Having a closer look at this property affordability trend reveals that young adults and those that classify themselves as minorities, find it more difficult to afford a home. This is a bigger problem now t ...
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  • How A Recession May Affect First Time Property Buyers
    By: Nicholas Hunt | - Most financial experts are now all but certain of economic strife ahead, with estimates of severity ranging from a flat line economy - in the best and maybe most unrealistic case - right through to serious worries of a severe global recession of the like not seen for a generation. In fact, many now assert that we're dealing with a recession right now, but the official figures simply haven't caught up yet.

    Of course, few of us will relish the thought of recession with all the hards ...

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  • Easier Low Interest Rate First Time Car Loans
    By: Anjitha Sakthidharan | - For many first time car loan applicants, the absence of a credit history can create a hurdle on the way of getting finance for a new or used car. Yet, there are ways to overcome the difficulty. First of all, try to create a credit history for yourself by applying for a valid credit card. A six months history of your dealing with the credit card is enough to enable the lenders to examine your credit record, which will help the lender to decide your eligibility for the loan. If approved, you will ...
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  • When Is The Right Time To Buy A Property?
    By: Jerry Figueroa Lee | - In the current climate, one of the questions we are often asked is when will be the right time to think about buying. The answer is right now, if possible, but let's expand on that a little further.

    One of the main concerns of those looking to buy a property is what might happen to house prices. Let's face it; nobody wants to invest in such an expensive asset if it is going to continue to lose value. With the media full of reports of double figure falls in values, and estimates of ...

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  • When Choosing Your Mortgage ' Consider This
    By: Jerry Figueroa Lee | - For many the major consideration when taking out a mortgage is how much the monthly payment will be. This is understandable as most people know what their level of income is and how much they can reasonable afford to pay in financing a mortgage. Unfortunately, it is this assumption that can cost you dearly.

    - Total Cost Calculation
    - Overall APR
    - Arrangement fees
    - Portability
    - Early Repayment Charge
    - Term of mortgage / Age of borrower
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  • First Home Buyers Make A Comeback
    By: Abbi Rouse | - The residential property market has been buoyed by the return of first-home buyers, new figures have shown.

    According to the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), new entrants to the market helped to push up total house purchase sales for the first time since January. Figures from the group indicated that while estate agents typically handled five home sales during August, this rose to seven in September. This increase was in part attributed to the abolition of stamp duty ...

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  • Straight Answers Are In Short Supply
    By: Paul Dubsky | - The evaporation of the extraordinary strong housing market, which played the role of the darling benefactor to thousands of people for so long, means in a nutshell, that the party is now over.

    What it also means, is that many have enjoyed things that came to them too easily and early in their lives, and who will now have to face the real world which requires a great deal of effort in order to enjoy the good life. Largely, the blame of course lies with those who offered so much cre ...

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  • How Do I Break Into The Property Market?
    By: Lavana James | - Worldwide, consumers are feeling the tightening strangle hold of increased commodity prices, petrol price hikes and the damning effects of the worst global melt down in eighty years, but not all is gloom and doom for the South African economy.

    Fortunately we have been relatively unscathed by the collapse of the banking and investment sectors in both the USA and EU, which to a great extent was fuelled by the inordinate greed of a few decision-makers.

    Interest rate c ...

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  • First-time Buyer's Advice - South Africa
    By: Lulie Swanepoel | - Being a first-time property buyer in South Africa can be a daunting experience. It's a big decision to make with even bigger responsibilities. Therefore, it's important to do proper research in order to get all the help you can before taking your first steps onto the property ladder.

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    If you are looking to buy, you need to start with first things first. Finance.
    Although finance might seem like the most obvious area to consider, some people tend to ov ...

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  • First Time Buyers Are Struggling To Find Mortgages
    By: Danielle Fletcher | - You may be forgiven for thinking that in todays current economic situation finding a mortgage if you are a first time buyer is near on impossible. You would be right to a certain extent, in that mortgages for first time buyers are definitely harder to come by, but they are not completely extinct. The housing market relies on first time buyers to keep it buoyant and enable people to move to the next rung of the ladder.

    If there is a huge drop in the number of first time buyers, ...

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  • Are Teenagers Replacing Fairies At The Bottom Of The Garden?
    By: Diane Cossie | - As the credit squeeze tightens further and the reality of the high deposit required to be able to buy your first home hits hard a new trend is emerging.

    With the banks dictating stricter new mortgage lending criteria and higher deposits, the first time buyers of today face deposits that are the equivalent of several years annual salary. For the parents of this generation a few thousand pounds saved up to help out is a mere drop in the ocean.

    It seems that a potenti ...

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  • First-time Buyers Advised To Wait Out The Mortgage Mess
    By: Sarah Othman | - First time buyers are being urged to wait out the mortgage mess. The markets should settle down before customers consider getting a mortgage, experts say.

    100% mortgages are no longer an option and a number of banks, including The Co-op Bank and First Direct are choosing to temporarily suspend availability of their home loans. Claire Frances of Moneysupermarket .com says: Consumers looking for a mortgage are facing less choice and higher rates. The Bank of England has warned t ...

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  • Housing Minister Proposes £1,500 Grant To Help First-time Buyers
    By: Sarah Othman | - Housing Minister, Caroline Flint and Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, have recently announced a new package of major measures to tackle the difficulty key workers and first-time buyers have been facing when trying to break into the property market. The options available to first time buyers will include a housing grant of 1,500. However, only those who take up a shared equity loan under the governments new Open Market Homebuy scheme (OMHB) will be eligible for the grant.

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  • An Fha Loan For The First Time Home Buyer
    By: IC | - If you are buying a home for the first time you may not be aware of all of the loan options that are available to you. Many first time home buyers are finding that the best option for them is the FHA home loan. There are many reasons for this, but of all of the people who take advantage of the loans that are backed by the Federal Housing Administration, first time home buyers are the most common.

    Why an FHA Loan for Your First Home Purchase

    One of the most commo ...

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  • Decrease Recorded In First Time Buyer Numbers
    By: Mark Dawson | - In research carried out by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), the number of first-time buyers getting on the property ladder was revealed to have fallen.

    Over the course of June, some 35,600 loans were issued to those looking to make their initial steps into the housing market - down from the 39,800 recorded in the same month last year. Although the most recent CML figures indicated a rise from the 34,600 noted during May, the June statistics were the lowest recorded for the m ...

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  • Homebuyers More 'careful' About Debt
    By: Mark Dawson | - First-time buyers are becoming increasingly prudent over the costs of buying a home, it has been suggested.

    According to Paul Holmes, chief executive of Firstrung, those looking to take their initial steps on the housing ladder are evermore aware of the various financial pressures related to the process. However, as they now have less choice over the type and location of the first home due to rising expenses, first-time buyers are forgoing splashing out on some "incidental" areas ...

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  • First Time Buyers 'look To Family For Mortgage Help'
    By: Abbi Rouse | - More first-time buyers are looking to their loved ones for help when purchasing a property, new figures reveal.

    In research released by Abbey, some 23 per cent of those consumers taking their initial steps on the housing ladder have asked family and friends as their primary source of advice, in comparison to 13 per cent of respondents opting to get guidance from mortgage brokers. Despite these statistics, the financial services provider purported that there is a rising trend among ...

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  • Borrowers Risking 'mortgage High Wire'
    By: Mark Dawson | - Potential first-time buyers are taking an increasing number of financial risks in an attempt to get on to the property ladder.

    The announcement comes as new figures released by LV= show that one in six (15 per cent) of adults under the age of 35 are willing to take on a mortgage worth at least four times their annual salary. Young buyers' readiness to "borrow big" was again highlighted as five per cent of the under-35s are said to be prepared to opt for a deal worth more than five ...

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  • Potential House Buyers Forced To 'lower Their Sights'
    By: Tom Dawson | - Prospective first-time buyers in London are struggling even more to get into the housing market, an industry expert has claimed.

    According to Paula John, editor of Your Mortgage, consumers in the capital are having to wait an average of five years before they are able to save up enough cash to purchase their first home - a rise of some 11 months from a study conducted last year. Consequently, Ms John reported that due to the increased amount of time it takes to put money away to m ...

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  • Buyers Need To Insure Property Is 'affordable Now And In The Future'
    By: Abbi Rouse | - First-time buyers need to approach the housing market with caution, an industry expert has warned.

    According to Paul Davies, spokesperson for Mortgage Financial, young professionals looking to get on to the bottom rung of the housing market should opt for a mortgage product that is suited to their needs and future career aspirations. However, he suggested that following five base rate rises from the Bank of England over the last 12 months and predictions of further increases to co ...

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  • Consumers Determined To Buy First Home
    By: Abbi Rouse | - Consumers are determined to get onto the property ladder, according to a new report.

    Figures released in Bradford & Bingley's annual First Time Buyer Report show, some 46 per cent of potential buyers are concerned that house prices are set to become ever more expensive over the coming months, with a quarter stating that if they do not buy a home now than they never will be able to do so in the future. As a result consumers are willing to take out a secured loan "at almost any cost ...

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  • First Time Buyers Spend 'third Of Income' On Mortgage
    By: Abbi Rouse | - Consumers are spending an increasing proportion of their salary on mortgage repayments, new figures reveal.

    In the Woolwich Mortgage Affordability study conducted by Barclays about a third of first-time buyers'income is now spent making payments on secured loans. Over the course of June, those homeowners in their 20s - reported to make up the majority of first-time buyers - use 32.4 per cent of their annual salaries on their mortgage. However, across borrowers of all groups mortga ...

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  • Buyers Find It 'hard' To Get On Housing Ladder
    By: Abbi Rouse | - Potential first-time buyers are developing problems getting into the property market as they frequently spend money which is intended to go towards housing deposits, it has been suggested.

    According to research conducted by Abbey, some 11.2 'dipped into' their account at least once. One out of five (19.5 per cent) respondents were reported to take out money from their funds once every couple of months. Meanwhile, 11.2 per cent were reported to go into their account nearly every mo ...

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  • House Price Dilemma
    By: Abbi Rouse | - A government-backed housing body has warned that the next generation of homebuyers face average house prices that can be as much as ten times their salary. This warning comes as the number of homes being built decreases and the dream of becoming a homeowner becomes near to impossible for millions of young people.

    The government-backed housing body, the new National Housing and Planning Advice Unit, found that more than a third of non-homeowners think that they will never be able t ...

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  • Must Read Tips For First Time Buyers
    By: James Copper | - First time homebuyers face many challenges. It is a scary, yet exciting process to buy your first home. It can be overwhelming to take on such a large debt. For the majority of people, a home purchase is the largest purchase they will ever make.

    It helps to understand the process and get to know what to expect. This will help ease the process and make it less confusing and scary.

    The first thing to consider is if buying a home is the best thing to do. For most peopl ...

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  • Getting A Bad Credit Or No Credit Auto Loan
    By: Dale Rogers | - Everyday people swamp into the dealerships all across the US, looking at new or pre owned vehicles. Getting an auto loan can be challenging, but there are different options depending on your credit score and credit history. Bad credit shouldn't stop anyone from getting a car loan, it may be obtainable to even the worst situations. But, be prepared you may have to provide such things as: proof of residence, most recent pay check stubs, and maybe even references. Bad credit car loans are harder to ...
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  • Mortgages - A Guide For First Time Buyers
    By: James Copper | - The prospect of buying a home for the first time can be a very exciting experience, however for many it can also be a very daunting one too.

    Being able to put down a deposit significant enough to secure a mortgage remains the biggest up hill struggle for most first time buyers. The fact is that the bigger your available deposit, the wider your selection of mortgage products will be.

    Traditionally the average first time buyer would have had to be able to put down a ...

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  • What You Need To Know About Uk Mortgages As A First Time Buyer
    By: Derek Both | - The time has come for you to buy a house, but for a first time buyer, the housing market can be frightening and confusing. Unethical lenders may try to ensnare you with high interest rates and a loan that will have you paying for years. Many houses are priced out of the range affordable by first time buyers. The market for mortgage loans fluctuates every year, the interest rates rising and falling without apparent rhyme or reason. All these things make finding a good deal on a house difficul ...
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  • Mortgages. Turn Your Pennies Into Pounds
    By: Michael Challiner | - House prices continue to rise. First time buyers continue to struggle to get a hold on the property market. The headlines in the newspapers must make depressing reading for would-be first time house purchasers.

    Ten years ago around 4,000 would have been considered a reasonable deposit on a house. This figure has reportedly risen to around 12,000. No wonder the average age for a first time buyer has gone from 30 to 34 years old.

    There is nothing for it but ...

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  • First Time Buyers Beware
    By: Joseph Kenny | - Although its a big undertaking, buying your own home is one of the wisest moves you can make. Rather than pouring money away on rent, you will effectively be investing in your property with every mortgage payment.

    You will also become a homeowner, which should please your bank manager no end. You may find offers of loans and credit suddenly become a lot more frequent, and when youve just moved into a new home it can seem tempting to borrow money to kit the place out. B ...

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  • First Time Buyers Beware
    By: Joe Kenny | - Although its a big undertaking, buying your own home is one of the wisest moves you can make. Rather than pouring money away on rent, you will effectively be investing in your property with every mortgage payment.

    You will also become a homeowner, which should please your bank manager no end. You may find offers of loans and credit suddenly become a lot more frequent, and when youve just moved into a new home it can seem tempting to borrow money to kit the place out. ...

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  • Zero Interest Home Loans For First Time Buyers
    By: Ryan Arsendatama | - Buying a first home has always been everyones dream. Many families are unable to realize their dreams due to little or no cash reserves. Buying a home involves having cash to make your down payment as well as closing costs. On top of this, the first time home buyer, understandably, may not know which loan program best fits his/her needs. Zero interest home loans for first time buyers do not mean that zero interest will be charged. With a large variety of home loans available, it is no wonder ...
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  • Condominiums - Advantages Of Ownership
    By: Raynor James | - Condominiums tend to be a love it or hate it subject with property owners. Here are the advantages of owning a condominium.

    Condominium Advantages

    Condominiums provide a unique living opportunity in the United States, one that many people have jumped on in this hot real estate market. Although not for everyone, condominium ownership does have some distinct advantages over stand alone homes.

    1. Condominiums are cheaper than stand alone homes. Un ...

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  • Mortgages. First-time Buyers Let Down By The Governments Homebuy Scheme.
    By: Michael Challiner | - Late last year, accompanied by the usual razzmatazz, Gordon Brown announced the Governments new Open Market Homebuy mortgage scheme for first-time buyers.

    Under the Homebuy scheme, first time buyers take out a mortgage for 75% of a home's value with no deposit and the Government and the mortgage lender will in practice buy the remaining 25% of the property. Then when the borrower eventually decides to sell the property, the borrower will receive 75% of the net sales proceed ...

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