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Is California the new Japan? – 5 charts showing nonfarm payrolls at 1998 levels, underemployment of 23 percent, 685,000 homes at least 90 days delinquent, a massive zombie real estate sector, and a decreasing homeownership rate.


Financial contradictions with banks chasing profits in other markets – 2010 year of two financial worlds. Stocks in many sectors improve while unemployment increases, home prices fall, condo values in Los Angeles decline, and option ARMs worst performing loan product.


Welcome to the United States of Foreclosures – California lists 99,000 foreclosures for sale on the MLS but 372,000 homes are active in the foreclosure process. A startling look at SoCal and $500,000+ foreclosures on a map.


The long road to a housing recovery – 279,000 California homes in shadow inventory. 2.1 million versus 4.85 million homes nationwide in the shadow inventory pipeline. Only 8,000 bank owned homes show up on the SoCal MLS yet statewide banks own 90,000 homes.


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