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Recent Press:

S&P Raises California’s Credit Rating, 2/14/12 – NBC

142 Big OC Buildings are Distressed, 2/12/12 – The Orange County Register

How Will the $26B Mortgage Settlement Help L.A.? , 2/11/12 – NBC

Some Regions Show Stronger Home Sales than Others, 12/27/11 – NPR Marketplace

Wizarding World of Harry Potter” is Coming to Universal Studios Hollywood, 12/6/11 – CBS, KCAL9

UCLA Wins NAIOP’s Annual Real Estate Challenge, 11/18/11 – GlobeSt.com

Where Are the Real Home Bargains? Not Where You Think!, 11/2/11 – AOL Real Estate

Are Low Mortgage Rates Killing the Housing Market?, 10/31/11 – AOL Real Estate

Will Champagne and Bikini-Clad Waitresses Lure High End Investors Back to U.S. Housing Market?, 10/31/11 -Toronto Star

Real Estate Agents Go All Out to Market Luxury Homes, 10/27/11 – Los Angeles Times

Apartments are the Place of Stability, 10/21/11 – GlobeSt.com

On the Record: Student Loans (refer to first 2:15 of podcast), 9/19/11 – The Daily Bruin

Construction on Upscale Apartments Begins After 3-Year Wait, 9/9/11 – NoHo-Toluca Lake Patch

Home Prices Take a Dip, 8/19/11 – The Burbank Leader

Home Sales in Region Still Sagging, 8/15/11 – The Press-Enterprise

California Consumers Forced to Pay (Some) Debts, 7/29/11 – NBC

Sales of $20-Million-Plus L.A. Homes are Rising, 7/9/11 – Los Angeles Times

Another Foreclosure Relief Contract in Santa Ana, 6/24/11 – Voice of OC

L.A. County’s Private Property War, 6/23/11 – L.A. Weekly

Government Help May Have Stalled Market, 5/28/11 – Los Angeles Daily News

Conditions Hurt Home Sales, 5/23/11 – Los Angeles Daily News

U.S. Mega-Mansion Sales Continue to Surge, 5/14/11 – The Today Show on NBC

Real Estate Prices Fall, 5/9/11 – Glendale News-Press

Leasing is in Fashion Among Wealthy House Hunters, 4/12/11 – Los Angeles Times

LA Football Stadium Plan Has Firms Scoping Out the Neighborhood, 3/27/11 – Los Angeles Times

California Fights Foreclosure Crisis, 3/7/11 – FOX News

California Offers Mortgage Assistance to Help Families Keep Their Homes, 3/7/11 – FOX News

Luxury Apartments Coming to Former Steven’s Nursery Site, 1/24/11 – NoHo-Toluca Lake Patch

UCLA Wins Silver Shovel in NAIOP Real Estate Challenge, 11/19/10 – UCLA Anderson School

October Price Fall a First Since End of Tax Credits, 11/8/10 – Los Angeles Business Journal

The Trouble with Condos, 10/29/10 – The Wall Street Journal

Saving the American Dream, One Mortgage Modification at a Time, 10/20/10 – FOX News

America’s Rich Are Hurting Too, 10/12/10 – RTTV News Channel

After the Gold Rush, 10/11/10 – Dividend Magazine (University of Michigan)

B of A Halts Foreclosure Seizures Nationwide, 10/9/10 – Los Angeles Times

Inventory of Unsold Homes Grows, 9/27/10 – Glendale News-Press

A Tale of Two Very Different City Halls, 8/20/10 – Voice of OC

Doubling Down on Housing, 7/24/10 – The Wall Street Journal

Home Prices Steady, But Sales Creep Up, 6/7/10 – Los Angeles Business Journal

Bad Loan for Horse Resort, 5/28/10 – Las Vegas Sun

Rents and Reason, 5/21/10 – Los Angeles Times (Op/Ed by P. Habibi and E. Sussman)

California Delinquencies Recede, 5/20/10 – Los Angeles Times

Foreclosure Filings Rise Sharply, 4/22/10 – Glendale News-Press

Median Home Price Keeps Rising, 4/13/10 – San Diego Union-Tribune

Nearly Impossible to Get Home Loans, 4/2/10 – FOX News, “Special Report with Bret Baier”

Foreclosure Relief That Doesn’t Add Up, 4/1/10 – Voice of OC

Building Momentum, 3/22/10 - Los Angeles Business Journal

Median Home Price Falls Two Months in a Row, 3/8/10 – Los Angeles Business Journal

County’s Median Home Price Falls in January, 2/8/10 – Los Angeles Business Journal

Home Prices Rise Again in LA Area, 1/26/10 - Glendale News-Press

In The Spotlight: A Glimmer Amid Dim Market, 1/23/10 – Glendale News-Press

Exclusive Interview: Paul Habibi Shares His Playbook, 12/7/09 – Wall Street Cheat Sheet

Local Home Sales Jump to Highest Level in 2 Years, 11/23/09 – CBS, KCAL9

Avoid Foreclosure: Rent Your Own Home, 11/5/09 – CNNMoney.com

Young Investors Rehab Local Properties, 10/30/09 – Bakersfield Californian

Should I Buy Condos?, 10/13/09 – Get Real Radio

Ruling by Judges Rattles Mortgage Industry, 10/3/09 – Las Vegas Sun

Interest Rates Likely to Rise as Prices Fall, 8/30/08 – The Press-Enterprise

Home Prices Recovering, 8/25/09 – National Public Radio (NPR)

California Commerce, 8/16/09 – National Public Radio (NPR)

Housing Remains in Deep Slump Despite Recent Uptick, 8/3/09 – Entrepreneur Magazine

Home Prices Finally Go Up, 6/8/2009 - Los Angeles Business Journal

Californians Debate Selling Classic Landmarks, 6/3/09 – MSNBC

Hollywood Park Racetrack Faces Bleak Odds of Survival, 5/28/09 – Los Angeles Times

Homeowners Turn to Online Home Trading Sites, 5/22/09 – ABC News

Investors Prepare to Dine On Distressed Properties, 4/20/09 - Los Angeles Business Journal

KTVU “Mornings on 2″ Live TV Interview, 3/20/09 – KTVU San Francisco Bay Area

Housing Slump Not Even Close to Ending, 3/18/09 – San Diego Union-Tribune

So Cal Home Prices Don’t Decline in February, 3/17/09 – San Diego Union-Tribune

Owners Skulking from Underwater U.S. Homes, 3/17/09 – Reuters

Making Home Affordable, 3/4/09 – KCBS News, San Francisco Bay Area

A Guide to Recent Home Sale Prices, 3/1/09 – Los Angeles Magazine

Commercial Real Estate Eats its Young, 3/1/09 – The Registry

Offices Empty Out, Setting Q4 Record, 1/26/09 – Los Angeles Business Journal

Median Home Price Tumbles to Six Year Low, 12/16/08 – San Diego Union-Tribune

Diverse City Looks Beyond Challenges, 10/28/08 - Financial Times

Housing Downturn Could Be Letting Up, 8/27/08 – San Diego Union-Tribune

Downsizing in Los Angeles: Mansion to Condo, 8/21/08 - New York Times

“Quote of the Day,” by Paul Habibi, 8/7/08 – San Diego Union-Tribune

Santa Monica’s Real Estate Market Doing Just Fine, 2/7/08 – Curbed LA

Getting to the Top, 2/5/08 – Entrepreneurship Panel at UCLA Anderson

Upward Mobility, 10/1/07 – Los Angeles Magazine

El Segundo Attracts Relocating Businesses, 8/17/07 – The Daily Breeze

Project’s Housing Would Meet Need, 3/27/07 – San Francisco Chronicle

Grasping the Big Picture, 10/1/06 – University of Michigan Newsletter (Feature Piece, p. 16)