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“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.” - Edith Lovejoy PierceOn that note, I wish all of you many great opportunities to fill your books with interesting, joyful and happy stories in 2009.Thank you for supporting me throughout 2008. Our interactions and joint experiences

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The luxury market in 2009 will be very different than in 2008For most of 2008, the luxury market has been bi-modal. The bottom half of the of the upper tier has been slower than one would normally expect during a market slow down, because many entry-level luxury buyers have stretched to buy as much house as possible, often using loans which proved to be inappropriate for their situations. This

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Accoding to Kevin Budde, Assistant Vice-President of Countrywide, The government's steps will help the economy. They are pumping liquidity into the credit markets, keeping the businesses' doors open allowing them to make payrolls and setting a floor under housing. It seems it can't happen fast enough for the scared buyers. So here's how Kevin sees it:"Here's how I expect the situation to unfold.

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It seems the sky has no limit and that there is no such thing as too big!When the new single family residence is completed in early 2009, family Ambani will move in to their 27 stories, 400,000 square feet single family residence in Mumbai India. The cost, originally set at $1 billion, is now approaching $2 billion. So why did the Ambanis decide to go so big? Well, after having lived in their 22-

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America's Free-Falling Housing MarketSacramento, California 18.5%Las Vegas, Nevada 17.2%San Diego, California 17.1%Tampa, Florida 11.7%Los Angeles, California 10.7%Miami, Florida 10.6%Phoenix, Arizona 9.5%Jacksonville, Florida 8.7%Detroit, Michigan 7.7%Atlanta, Georgia 7.1%5 Top Cities for Home OwnersSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaSalt Lake City, UtahAustin, TexasKansas City,

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A summary by Laurie Moore-Moore "Founder of The Institute of Luxury Home Marketing" and "The Annual Survey of Affluence and Wealth in America," produced for American Express by The Harrison Group, reports good news for those of us who work in the luxury housing market. While the average American may look gloomily at the nation's bleak housing statistics, the wealthy consumer sees opportunity.

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I will start my Real Estate Blog in January 2008!!It will provide information, trends and my point of view about the real estate market on the Peninsula.Warm wishes for a New Year filled with joy, success and lots of happiness!! :-)Melissa S. Lindt

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