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        <Description>&lt;h2 style="MARGIN-TOP: 2px"&gt;For some it is a daily habit or guilty pleasure -- turning in the newspaper to the comics and finding the daily horoscope.&amp;nbsp; Maybe not every day, but admit it, you glance a peek at your fortune and see what the stars have to say from time to time.&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Homebuying Horoscope" height="346" alt="Homebuying Horoscope" hspace="8" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/3/0/8/8/ar120526390388035.jpg" width="347" align="right" /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here's today's &lt;u&gt;Homebuying Horoscope&lt;/u&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TODAY'S BIRTHDAY&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp; This month you'll make exciting new plans to purchase a home later this year.&amp;nbsp; You start browsing the internet for information and driving around some neighborhoods.&amp;nbsp; Your lucky numbers are: 8, 31, 15, 27, and 38.&amp;nbsp; Buy a lottery ticket with those numbers and perhaps you can afford &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/296942/Homes-You-Can-Buy" rel="bookmark"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Homes You Can Buy if You Have a Rich Uncle Die&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ARIES:&lt;/strong&gt; (March 21-April 19).&amp;nbsp; You make the subconscious decision to empower yourself&amp;nbsp; by learning more about the homebuying process.&amp;nbsp; Perhaps &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/172485/Buying-a-Home-in" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;a flowchart would help&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TAURUS:&lt;/strong&gt; (April 20-May 20).&amp;nbsp; Your dream of success is real and right around the corner.&amp;nbsp; All you need to do is make the decision to allow it to be.&amp;nbsp; Push on all the doors until you find the right one.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GEMINI:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; (May 21-June 21).&amp;nbsp; Buying a home doesn't have to be complicated.&amp;nbsp; Especially when you have a &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/219775/Choosing-a-Good-Negotiator" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;great negotiator on your side.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CANCER:&lt;/strong&gt; (June 22-July 22).&amp;nbsp; First time?&amp;nbsp; Don't beat yourself up.&amp;nbsp; You're great at being a beginner and learning new things.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/402595/Top-6-5-Reasons" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Attending a homebuyer seminar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; can help you reach your goals.&amp;nbsp; You missed the most recent one, but stay tuned for the announcement of future seminars.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Don't leave your homebuying decisions to the stars" height="355" alt="Don't leave your homebuying decisions to the stars" hspace="8" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/0/0/5/9/ar120526421395009.jpg" width="365" align="left" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LEO:&lt;/strong&gt; (July 23-Aug. 22). Love is in your life.&amp;nbsp; You're getting married or you're having a child.&amp;nbsp; Time to sell that condo and move up to &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/386435/The-Townes-at-Cameron" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;a great townhouse community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIRGO:&lt;/strong&gt; (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).&amp;nbsp; You may experience a serious case of deja vu.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/392252/Swing-Open-the-Closet" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Swing open the closet door&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and see what you find.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LIBRA:&lt;/strong&gt; (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).&amp;nbsp; Surprises lurk around the corner.&amp;nbsp; Congratulations!&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/384084/Will-the-Sellers-Come" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Sellers are coming down on price&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SCORPIO:&lt;/strong&gt; (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Cultivate your courage and creativity.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/374232/Buying-or-Selling-in" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Get educated about the local real estate market. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SAGITTARIUS:&lt;/strong&gt; (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).&amp;nbsp; Parent your inner child by &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/398707/What-s-Happening-in" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;giving yourself a little time out&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CAPRICORN:&lt;/strong&gt; (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).&amp;nbsp; Do your best.&amp;nbsp; Your best is enough. 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