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	<title> &#187; Bradley Markano</title>
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		<title>Home sales volume and price peaks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 13:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California Snapshot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Escrow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brokers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity purchase (EP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[income]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article looks at home sales volume through and beyond the current recovery.]]></description>
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		<title>Jobs move real estate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[14,245,000 people were employed statewide at the end of April 2012, 1% above one year ago. A meager 14,900 jobs were added in California  from March to April of 2012. Employment actually dropped in several of California&#8217;s largest counties, including in Los Angeles and Riverside. The largest gain in employment took place in San Francisco [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Current Market Charts Table of Contents</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 09:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A collection of charts, updated monthly, with up-to-date information and predictions about the course of the California real estate market.]]></description>
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		<title>The rise and fall of real estate brokers and agents</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DRE Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[population]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article reveals the historical population of DRE-licensed agents and brokers working in California, with explanation and forecasting about the future of real estate practice.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Newly-licensed sales agent and broker population</title>
		<link>http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/sales-and-broker-population/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DRE Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales agent]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Market Charts feature presents and examines the number of broker and sales agent licenses issued by the California Department of Real Estate from 1997-present, with forecasts for economic recovery.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>CA single- and multi-family housing starts</title>
		<link>http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/ca-single-and-multi-family-housing-starts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 13:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demographics and Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[condominium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[residential property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[single family residence (SFR)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The month of March 2012 saw an increase in construction starts for both single-family residences (SFRs) and apartments and condos. 4,170 apartment/condo starts took place in March 2012, the highest number of apartment/condo starts to take place in a single month since 2008. The overall trend for SFR construction remains flat, with little change from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homebuyers feel ready and willing to buy, but not financially able</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 11:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First-time homebuyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Volatility Factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer confidence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article presents information on buyer expectations and optimism, to be used as a tool for evaluating future sales volume in California real estate.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>FHA, PMI, or neither?</title>
		<link>http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/fha-pmi-or-neither/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 08:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FHA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Market Chart compares the costs and benefits of assorted forms of default insurance demanded by mortgage lenders on loans with LTVs exceeding 80%, and suggests the optimal financing path for homebuyers and their agents.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Defaults and foreclosures in a steady decline, for now</title>
		<link>http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/defaults-and-foreclosures-in-a-steady-decline-for-now/</link>
		<comments>http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/defaults-and-foreclosures-in-a-steady-decline-for-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 21:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Default and Foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Journal Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[May 2012 Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notice of default (NOD)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notice of trustee sale (NOTS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shadow inventory]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article presents the trends revealed in the first quarter 2012 default and foreclosure data. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>S&amp;P 500: Stock pricing vs. % earnings (P/E Ratio)</title>
		<link>http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/tracking-the-market/</link>
		<comments>http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/tracking-the-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 12:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[income]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[price-earnings ration (p/e ratio)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Market Chart tracks the current stock pricing and earnings on the S&#038;P 500 stock pricing index, and makes connections between the world of the stock market and the world of real estate.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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