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New Exchange Traded Fund Makes Sophisticated Investment Strategies Available to ETF Investors The world of Exchange Traded Funds has been expanding choices to investors at an astounding rate. After dissecting stock sectors every which way, new funds were established that moved into the areas of commodities by allowing investors to invest in oil, metals and currencies. Best Performing Exchange Traded Funds for 2006 Thru August Now that we are approaching Labor Day we are at a transformation point for the trading year. The slow low volume trading of summer is about to come to an end and we are likely to see higher trading volumes going into the fall. Home Sales Continue to Drop In Southern California Home sales are dropping in Southern California. For the fourth month in a row, home sales have continued top drop, according to data for March. Will Long Term Home Ownership Lead to Profits or Declining Values? The latest report from PMI Mortgage Insurance company looks at real estate trends. The report indicated that if you owned a home from 1986 thru 2005 in 50 of the largest metropolitan areas, you did very well. Real Estate Schemes Prey on Homeowners and Lenders As the Housing Bubble is topping out more and more real estate scam artists are launching attacks on homeowners. The IRS has initiated 235 fraud cases against individuals in 2005 and the number is expected to remain steady or increase during 2006. California Real Estate Market Gives Mixed Messages In April 47,250 new and resale houses and condos were sold in the state of California. That's down from 54,500 in March which is a drop of 13.3%. April of 2005 was one of the strongest months for real estate in California's history. What a difference a year makes. Sales were down 21% from last April. Even though sales were down, prices were not. Investors Who Missed The Recent Real Estate Boom Should Look Here If you are a real estate investor and missed the housing boom, you may get another chance. Overheated in the eastern and western markets are cooling off, but there are new opportunities out there. Despite Slowdown California Home Prices Set New Record For the month of June 53,700 homes and condos were sold statewide in California in June. The pace of resale’s has picked up a little from May and has increased 3.8% in one month. In the broad picture home sales have decreased 20.7% from the same period last year. California Foreclosure Activity Up by the Biggest Margin in 14 Years- Is The Bust Starting? Although the foreclosure rate in California soared in the second quarter, it is still not clear exactly how bad this is. It certainly is not good, however in spite of the soaring foreclosure rate, foreclosures are still below normal. Housing Inventories Continue to Increase Across The Nation While Prices are Reduced In Some Markets The trend in the numbers of homes for sale is continuing to increase across the country. Housing inventories are clearly rising. The more houses for sale, the more downward pressure there will be on home sales. Post Boom Real Estate Investing The boom times of buying a single family home or condo and quickly flipping it for a profit has passed. In spite of warnings of housing bubbles and a real estate market waiting for disaster, investors this time last year were feverishly buying up real estate in Florida, Las Vegas, Arizona and other hot spots. One year later what has happened?

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