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		<title>How To Read A Plat Map for San Diego Real Estate</title>
		<link>http://westofthefive.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/how-to-read-a-plat-map-for-san-diego-real-estate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Houston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Assessor’s Map is not filed with the official County’s Records. This map is based  upon tract maps that are filed with the local County records. The Assessor will include a reference to the maps that have been filed at the County. See the image below to understand how to read a plat map [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=westofthefive.wordpress.com&blog=2247015&post=478&subd=westofthefive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>San Diego Real Estate Market Opinion</title>
		<link>http://westofthefive.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/san-diego-real-estate-market-opinion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Houston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is from my April 2008 Newsletter I send out to clients:
This is a cRaZy market!!! Let me know if historically you&#8217;ve ever seen anything like this. Conventional wisdom would suggest that this many foreclosure on the market should mean that interest rates would be historically high &#8211; around 12-15%. Completely the opposite is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=westofthefive.wordpress.com&blog=2247015&post=140&subd=westofthefive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Fine Print of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Houston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[California and San Diego real estate mortgage defaults are literally off the charts as of the first quarter of 2008. Recently I&#8217;ve been helping some new clients who got in over their heads with house debt and un-refinancable Adjustable Rate Mortgages. A recent article details some of the issues you&#8217;ll need to know about when [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=westofthefive.wordpress.com&blog=2247015&post=132&subd=westofthefive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is California In A Recession?</title>
		<link>http://westofthefive.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/is-california-in-a-recession/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Houston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NO, California nor the USA is in a recession&#8230; according to this recent article from the UCLA Anderson Forecast.  

The California forecast 
UCLA Anderson Forecast economists Ryan Ratcliff and Jerry Nickelsburg look back at the California economy since World War II and come to two conclusions. First, the U.S. and California economies move together — [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=westofthefive.wordpress.com&blog=2247015&post=128&subd=westofthefive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Wealthy Are Buying Real Estate&#8230; Why Not You?</title>
		<link>http://westofthefive.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/the-wealthy-are-buying-real-estate-why-not-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Houston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to The Annual Survey of Affluence and Wealth in America, from American Express and the Harrison Group, 40 percent of the nation&#8217;s wealthy plan to buy real estate in 2008.
What do these rich people know that you don&#8217;t? Read HERE to find out. It is TIME TO BUY real estate.
You make money when you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=westofthefive.wordpress.com&blog=2247015&post=127&subd=westofthefive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Open House &#8211; 1129 Felspar</title>
		<link>http://westofthefive.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/virtual-open-house-1129-felspar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Houston</dc:creator>
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Here is the actual MLS Listing for 1129 Felspar Pacific Beach, CA 92109
Listed by ReMax Coastal.
Contact Us for more info
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		<title>The Plastic Surgeon of Real Estate</title>
		<link>http://westofthefive.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/the-plastic-surgeon-of-real-estate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Houston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ken Cornell is truly the Plastic Surgeon of Mission Beach real estate&#8230; or should it be the Steel and Glass Surgeon of Mission Beach real estate. Being a long time resident of coastal San Diego even I marvel at the massive change in the face of Mission Beach over the past few years. Ocean Pacific [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=westofthefive.wordpress.com&blog=2247015&post=110&subd=westofthefive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Press for San Diego Real Estate from Forbes.com</title>
		<link>http://westofthefive.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/positive-press-for-san-diego-real-estate-from-forbescom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Houston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first time in a long time there is some positive news in the media regarding San Diego real estate. This article from the LA times talks about America&#8217;s Riskiest Real Estate Markets. Highlights from the article are below.
In cities like San Diego, one of five major metros where transactions rose, that&#8217;s good news, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=westofthefive.wordpress.com&blog=2247015&post=109&subd=westofthefive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>San Diego Foreclosure Search</title>
		<link>http://westofthefive.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/san-diego-foreclosure-search/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Houston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[West of the Five has some very exciting news to share with you.
A perfect storm is brewing in the San Diego real estate market for buyers. An opportunity that only comes along once in a 10 year real estate cycle is upon us now. To help you maximize this buyers opportunity we have acquired the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=westofthefive.wordpress.com&blog=2247015&post=106&subd=westofthefive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>California Real Estate Conforming Loan Limits Increased!</title>
		<link>http://westofthefive.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/california-real-estate-conforming-loan-limits-increased/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Houston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just found out this morning and I&#8217;m excited to announce HUD&#8217;s new conforming loan limits for San Diego, California Real Estate.  The real play here is the FHA loan limits&#8212;flexibility in ratios, credit, downpayment and appraisals!!  ROCK N ROLL…

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