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<![CDATA[Real estate transactions CCT]]>
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<![CDATA[Real estate: listings of homes sold in East Bay circulation area: Contra Costa County, some Alameda, Solano]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Staff Reports / Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:17:34 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Housing Sale Statistics ANG papers]]>
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<![CDATA[Real estate: Overview of homes sold in Alameda, San Joaquin and San Mateo circulation area]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Staff Reports / Oakland Tribune)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:17:30 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Bay Area home prices rising]]>
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<![CDATA[Median price sees first year-over-year increase in two years<P> <img src="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2009/0105/20090105_014658_bluedot_4x7.gif">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href="/ci_13825624">More foreclosures on prime loans</a></strong> <P> <img src="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2009/0105/20090105_014658_bluedot_4x7.gif">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href="/real-estate-news">Databases: East Bay sales, foreclosures</a></strong>]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Eve Mitchell / Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:38:36 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Defaults engulf more prime loans]]>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; A rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure, adding to concerns about the strength of the economic recovery.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (ASSOCIATED PRESS)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:23:40 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Housing Sale Statistics CCT]]>
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<![CDATA[Real estate: Overview of homes sold in East Bay circulation area: Contra Costa County, some Alameda, Solano]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Staff Reports / Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:53:44 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Robert B. Jacobs:]]>
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<![CDATA[Law of the Land: Real estate information]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Robert B. Jacobs / Contra Costa Times Correspondent)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:53:16 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[James Dulley: Slam the door on heat-robbing leaks]]>
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<![CDATA[Cut Your Utility Bill: Real estate advice on energy efficiency]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (James Dulley / Cut Your Utility Bill)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:53:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Big dreams in a small space]]>
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<![CDATA[n Family turns 380 square feet into their own stylish abode]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (David A. Keeps / Los Angeles Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:49:52 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Real estate transactions CCT]]>
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<![CDATA[Real estate: listings of homes sold in East Bay circulation area: Contra Costa County, some Alameda, Solano]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Staff Reports / Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:49:42 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[New U.S. home construction falls]]>
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<![CDATA[It unexpectedly dropped to its lowest point since April, with the decrease atrributed to uncertainty on tax credit extension..]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:51:31 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Progress at Oak Knoll -- buildings coming down]]>
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<![CDATA[Lehman Brothers spending $4.2 million to abate fire, environmental hazards at former Naval base and finish demolition of wood structures.]]>
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<![CDATA[cburt@bayareanewsgroup.com (Cecily Burt / Oakland Tribune)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:17:31 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Dixon land is auctioned off in Magna horse-racing bankruptcy case]]>
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<![CDATA[A judge has approved the sale of a 257-acre site in Dixon to a partnership controlled by horse racing executive Frank Stronach.The auction was part of the bankruptcy case involving Golden Gate Fields owner Magna Entertainment, whose chairman is Stronach.]]>
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<![CDATA[gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com (George Avalos  /  gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:24:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Innovative Bank sees losses grow]]>
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<![CDATA[n Oakland bank facing several issues going forward]]>
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<![CDATA[gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com (George Avalos  /  Oakland Tribune)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:06:42 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Pleasanton office complex falls into default]]>
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<![CDATA[A three-building office complex in Pleasanton has stumbled into a default on its $41 million mortgage, fallout from tenant departures and rising vacancies.]]>
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<![CDATA[gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com (George Avalos  /  Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:59:49 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Blacks, Latinos at higher risk of foreclosure]]>
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<![CDATA[Blacks and Latinos - especially those living in major cities - are at a higher risk of defaulting on their mortgages or having their homes foreclosed, according to a recent study.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Tania Chatila, Staff Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:08:44 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Expansion and extension of home-buying tax credit seen as lifting market]]>
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<![CDATA[New program extends deadline, adds credit for replacement homes, raises qualifying income limit.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Eve Mitchell  /  Contra Costa Times)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:43:53 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Expanded and extended homebuyer's tax credit expected to boost home sales]]>
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<![CDATA[Government expands, extends program for homebuyers]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Eve Mitchell<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:emitchell@bayareanewsgroup.com'>emitchell@bayareanewsgroup.com</a><br /></p>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:16:38 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Bay Biz Buzz: Sabrix bought by Thomson Reuters]]>
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<![CDATA[San Ramon-based Sabrix Inc., a maker of software to manage tax transactions, has been bought by Thomson Reuters in a deal that is not expected to result in significant job cuts.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:16:20 -0700]]>
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