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  <description>Let our brokers like Quinn Kiet at the LA Condo Store help you find the downtown condo or loft that fits your idea of comfort, style and urban living. We are specialists in boutique city living and can help you make the transition from the suburbs to the city. Relocation to Downtown Los Angeles is our specialty.</description>
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    <title>PARK FIFTH Development Approved!!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ On May 13, 2008 the City Council approved the jewel of Downtown Los Angeles: The Park Fifth Condo Project. This $1.5 Billion development is a twin tower complex consisting of a 76-story and a 44-floor tower that house a 5-star hotel and condominium u... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-05-22 18:08:31</pubDate>
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    <title>REO Investors Welcomed!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Attention all REO investors: we can help you negotiate the best price on REO listings. 

Our unique role in the REO market has allowed us to demand concessions from banks in order to meet our investor needs. If you are interested in REO property no... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-05-22 18:01:48</pubDate>
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    <title>Arts District Expands Further in Downtown Los Angeles</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ The Los Angeles City Council approved a plan to expand the southern boundary of the Arts District, paving the way for redevelopment of the mostly industrial area between Sixth and Seventh streets just west of the L.A. River.&nbsp; Councilman Jose Hui... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-03-12 23:34:03</pubDate>
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    <title>Short Sales A Waste of Time</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ &quot;Short Sale!&quot; These words fill buyers with giddiness and glee as their hopes rise for getting a great distressed home priced at pennies on the dollar.&nbsp; The sad truth is that these type of sales are the worst run transactions in the mar... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-03-07 00:30:01</pubDate>
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    <title>Downtown L.A. Recovering Says Zell?</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Sam Zell, the real estate tycoon who bought the Los Angeles Times and sees downtown L.A. as his new pet project has publicly stated that he expects the real estate market to be in recovery next year. 

This prediction goes against every sentiment p... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-28 00:34:34</pubDate>
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    <title>Downtown Los Angeles Loft Living: The New Urban Revival</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ The Dilemma
Since the 1950&rsquo;s, real estate in Downtown Los Angeles has been mostly commercial and office space, with very little residential activity. Los Angeles was the original model for the &quot;suburban&quot; way of life: drive downtown t... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-26 00:45:01</pubDate>
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    <title>Sovereign Funds To The Rescue?</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Two of Downtown Los Angeles' most high profile high rise developments have been on life support since&nbsp; the start of this year.&nbsp; With&nbsp; ominous&nbsp; delays and rescheduling of groundbreaking dates, things were not looking good for&nbsp;... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-24 01:55:15</pubDate>
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    <title>Bailout of Banks Is Ludicrous</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ The banks' proposed bailout wherein the federal government buys all the banks' bad debt so that the banks can have cash to create more loans is fiscally irresponsible and solely helps the banks, not the homeowners. Sadly, the banks are making this so... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-23 00:45:39</pubDate>
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    <title>Roosevelt Lofts vs. 1100 Wilshire</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Comparing Roosevelt Lofts to 1100 Wilshire condos. Prices and square footage being equal, I'd choose Roosevelt. But the market reality is that 1100 Wilshire is about $150,000 cheaper for a similar sized unit, now what? Which is better now?

1100 Wi... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-20 22:10:38</pubDate>
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    <title>Conforming Loan Limits Up to $729,750</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Thinking of buying a loft at Luma or Evo but don't think you can swing the higher interest rates payments? Well, relief is near! The economic stimulus package signed by President Bush will soon bring 5.9% interest rate loans to buyers of luxury lofts... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-18 23:28:18</pubDate>
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    <title>Borrowers' Top 5 Mistakes</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ The following list is my take on the Top 7 biggest mistakes borrowers make when signing on the dotted line. Sure we all want to buy a condo in Downtown, but let's do it prudently!

1. Forgetting to check if the loan has a prepayment penalty.
2. No... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-16 13:28:16</pubDate>
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    <title>Chinatown Condo Project Is Go!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ LA City Council has approved of the Chinatown Condo project. This project seeks to convert the barren industrial land north of Chinatown into a mixed use green space consisting of condos, shops, and green space.&nbsp; The project perfectly integrates... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-16 13:10:01</pubDate>
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    <title>Grammy Museum to Open in October</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ L.A. Live is set to open the next phase of its project: the four story Grammy Museum. Part of the $2.5 billion project, the museum will display art and technology involved in music production. The museum itself is expected to cost $30 million by comp... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-16 13:01:24</pubDate>
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    <title>Danish Restaurant in South Park's Luma</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Luma welcomes the Danish restaurant Hygge! The name means &quot;comfy&quot; in Danish. And for those who love to indulge, there will be an exquisite Danish bakery on site to meet your buttery needs. The restaurant is 6,362 sq.ft. of eating space, inc... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-14 13:50:38</pubDate>
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    <title>More Bicycles in Downtown?</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Is LA finally becoming a bicycle friendly city? That issue was raised before the city's Planning and Land Use Management committee on Tuesday - it was raised by Councilman Ed Reyes' recent motion on bicycle improvements citywide. 
This may be just t... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-13 15:31:43</pubDate>
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    <title>The LA River To Be a Park!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ The Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan is turning the River into a pedestrian friendly park. Finally! One of LA's forgotten resources can once again welcome its residents and visitors to the beauty that is a the River. Currently, the four a... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-09 18:06:03</pubDate>
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    <title>Downtown Open House Tours</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ DCBID gives a Saturday Housing Bus Tour twice a month. Stops at the current highrise lofts and condos available, from South Park Lofts to Luma to 2121 Lofts. You can call 213-624-2146 to RSVP for the next tour.



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    <pubDate>2008-02-09 17:48:32</pubDate>
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    <title>LA Rentals Still Strong Investments</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Great article from the Multi-housing news about LA's continued rise in apartment rents. Good news for prospective rental investors! 

A short blurb from that article to whet your appetite: 

&quot;While the housing crisis is severely affecting th... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-01 21:23:54</pubDate>
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    <title>LA's School for the Performing Arts Set for 2009 Opening</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ LAUSD Central High School for the Visual and Performing Arts

Scheduled to open for the 2009 school year, this will be LA's first school dedicated to the performing arts. It looks like LA is taking its cultural revival very seriously. ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-01 21:13:14</pubDate>
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    <title>Love Cream Puffs? Beard Papa Is Here!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ If you have never tried it, you must come to Third and Alameda at the Little Tokyo Shopping Mall to have a taste of heaven - the best cream puff you will ever bite into.

Located on the ground floor of the mall, Beard Papa bakes FRESH cream puffs t... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-01 20:52:57</pubDate>
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    <title>Broadway Theater District Returns!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Currently a street of mom and pop discount shoe stores and electronic wares, Broadway is about to return to its former glory as LA's &quot;theater district&quot;. With clean up already begun on several historic theaters, the current owners have combi... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-01 20:40:53</pubDate>
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    <title>Panel Is Optimistic About Downtown Real Estate</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ The Downtown business community gathered at the Central City Association luncheon last Thursday to discuss and predict the direction of the Downtown housing market in 2008. The panel discussion held at the Downtown Marriot was called&nbsp; &quot;The ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-29 12:45:35</pubDate>
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    <title>Nine story mural inside the Roosevelt Lofts</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ The 80 year-old Roosevelt Lofts on Seventh and Flower was recently renovated to include a beautiful nine story mural of a waterfall in the interior wall of the concrete courtyard. Let us know if you'd like to live in one of the newly renovated units ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-21 15:24:25</pubDate>
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    <title>Successfully Reducing the Homeless in Downtown</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Over the last 16 months since the LAPD's initiative to reduce homelessness in Downtown LA began, the statistics bear out the program's successful impact on Downtown. The number of people sleeping in the streets of Downtown has dropped by 900, from 1,... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-21 15:12:47</pubDate>
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    <title>Predicting the</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Correction, bubble, decline, disaster - depending on who's talking, they all are describing the same event: picking up the pieces of the subprime meltdown. The big question everybody is wondering is, &quot;when will we hit bottom so I can start shopp... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-16 19:54:29</pubDate>
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    <title>Continues to be a Buyers' Market - Sales volume in LA drop by 48% from last year</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[  The sales volume in December/2007 dropped 47.8% from a year ago&nbsp; to 4,430. Median sales price of $470,000 represents a sharp decrease of 5.8% from November median - that's also a 14.5% from the August peak of $550,000.

It appears that living... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-16 19:16:45</pubDate>
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    <title>More Greenspace: a Lake in Downtown!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ The federal government has decided to build a lake Downtown, to be bounded by 1st, Broadway, 2nd and Hill. This is Downtown LA's first lake! The lake will be managed by the National Park Service and should be a beautiful integration with the $3 billi... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-16 12:43:36</pubDate>
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    <title>Flea Market Comes to Downtown LA</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ On Sunday January 20, 2008, the founder of Melrose Trading Post (a Sunday flea market organized at Fairfax High School) is sharing his vision with the residents of Downtown Los Angeles: the South Park Flea Market will welcome visitors to a 2 acre par... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-15 11:39:05</pubDate>
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    <title>Improved Security for South Park and LA Live Area</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ A new South Park Business and Community Benefit District (BID) was passed and starting Jan. 1, 2008, it replaces the &quot;South Park BID&quot; after a three-year term ending Dec. 31, 2007. The biggest difference is the improved security effort by de... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-15 11:32:24</pubDate>
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    <title>L.A. LIVE Retail is Here!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ L.A. Live Retail Is Ready. 
This fall&nbsp; L.A. Live's fabulous retail shops will be open for your entertainment and dining pleasure. Eagerly awaited tenants include Fleming Prime Steakhouse, the Farm of Beverly Hills, Katsuya Restaurant, the Yard ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-10 13:11:59</pubDate>
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    <title>4 New Developments for Sale!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ The following 4 projects are slated for sale in 2008. Call us and reserve a spot now!

Brockman Building. (Financial District)
Starting in the $300,000s, lofts in the historic 1921 building on Seventh and Grand will go on sale by the end of April.... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-10 12:35:56</pubDate>
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    <title>Welcome to the L.A. Condo Store Blog!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Today January 9, 2008, the L.A. Condo Store has officially gone LIVE. I will be updating the stories and news I hope will be interesting to residents, future residents and fans of Downtown Los Angeles living.

Please check here every day for the la... ]]> </description>
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