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The reluctant California home seller – 35 percent of homes bought pre-2000 in California yet sellers still expect unrealistic prices. Market dominated by distressed properties of foreclosures and short sales. La Mirada wakes up to mid-tier shadow inventory correction.


The surge of distressed properties in Burbank California – 435 shadow inventory properties when only 39 make it to the MLS. Foreclosure filings surge in California as Bank of America starts up the shadow inventory clearing machine.


Empire in the California Sun – Home prices in California rose 109 percent from 2001 to 2006 and have fallen 37 percent since then reaching post bubble lows. California following Tokyo housing correction trend. 50 year trend between fixed mortgage rates and new home sales broken.


The worst housing crash since the Great Depression just got worse. What happens when home values pop in other bubble metro areas? New home sales fall 82 percent from peak versus 80 percent during the Great Depression


The Heisei boom, financial trickery, and central bank voodoo – Can the U.S. support two lost decades? Japan asset bubble collapse solutions exported to the United States. 9 graphs showing troubling similarities.


When was the last time California had a sensible housing market? You might be surprised at the answer. Inland Empire deals versus overpriced Orange County. Analyzing the delusion of the starter home in Culver City.


When the economy becomes a financial circus based on debt fueled acrobatics: Lessons from the Great Depression Part 34. Tracking housing values from 1940 to 2011.


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