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		<title>The rise and fall of real estate brokers and agents</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>Current Market Charts Table of Contents</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
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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>Newly-licensed sales agent and broker population</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>CA single- and multi-family housing starts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California Construction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[condominium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[residential property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[single family residence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The month of December 2011 saw a rise in construction starts for both single-family residences (SFRs) and apartments and condos. However, only 21,420 SFR starts took place statewide in 2011, 6% below 2010. The overall trend for SFR construction remains flat, with little change from 2010 expected until 2015. 25,595 multi-family starts were initiated in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California tiered home pricing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[buy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[residential property]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Housing prices in November 2011 remained level or dropped by 1-2 index points in all three home-pricing tiers in California’s three largest cities, according to the Case-Shiller price indexes (shown below). Pricing for high-tier homes has remained mostly flat and weak throughout 2010 and 2011, after a brief &#8220;dead cat bounce&#8221; rise in mid-2009. Average [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defaults and foreclosures drop, for now</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[January 2012 Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate newsflash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[negative equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trustee’s deed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As both jobs and home sales remained scarce, 34% of all California home resale activity in the fourth quarter of 2011 was attributed to real estate owned (REO) inventory — approximately the same as in the prior quarter and down from an even higher 38% one year earlier. [For current REO data and analysis, see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homebuyers feel ready and willing to buy, but not financially able</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Market Volatility Factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agent licensing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[consumer confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home sales]]></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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		<title>Home sales on the rise in December</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[January 2012 Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate newsflash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jumbo loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[market trends]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[37,734 new and resale home transactions closed escrow in California during December 2011, up 4% from 36,215 transactions one year ago. December is the fifth consecutive month in which home sales volume surpassed corresponding months in 2010, which could indicate the beginning of a larger trend. Home sales volume was relatively flat from month to [...]]]></description>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[income]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[speculator]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last quarter of 2011 saw a slight rise in both stock pricing and the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio. Stock pricing fluctuated from quarter to quarter over the course of 2011, but ended with almost no overall gain or loss. Meanwhile, the P/E ratio has shown a declining trend since its peak in mid-2009. Chart last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 30 Brokers in CA by Number Employed: 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Markano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[January 2012 Journal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[broker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This market chart presents 2011's successes in the world of real estate: the thirty brokers who employ the largest number of agents. ]]></description>
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