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Lisa JacksonSenior Vice PresidentJOHN BURNS REAL ESTATE CONSULTING, LLC

Appraisals Impact Sales Price, But Not Cancelations

September 9, 2009

Analysis of:Appraisal Angst | www.nxtbook.com

Builders are facing issues due to the new changes in the HVCC appraisal code. While for the time being they are adjusting their prices to keep their sales, the impact of these changes for the new home construction industry is yet to be seen.

Lisa JacksonSenior Vice PresidentJOHN BURNS REAL ESTATE CONSULTING, LLC

Thriving Condo Sales

September 9, 2009

Analysis of:New Fannie Mae Condo Regulations Could Stifle Condo Demand | www.nuwireinvestor.com

Despite the new Fannie and Freddie regulations restricting mortgage financing, a condo project by Standard Pacific in Torrance, California is thriving. The success comes from knowing their buyer and structuring financing options.

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

The Billion Dollar Wild Salmon Industry Has Lost It's Salmon

September 4, 2009

Analysis of:Canada: Millions of Salmon Fail to Return | www.realtruth.org

Acidic water, ocean temperature change, sea lice and warmer river waters do not bode well for the return of the Canadian wild salmon. This poses a loss of 1.6 billion dollars to the industry. With some of the environmental issues spinning out of control, and out of the control of the fishery managers, certainly no quick fix is in site. Is it then crazy to even think about farmed salmon in Alaska, probably.

John BurnsPresidentJOHN BURNS REAL ESTATE CONSULTING, LLC

Thank You, Uncle Sam

September 2, 2009

Analysis of:Hope can fuel bulls' charge as stocks rally despite worries | www.usatoday.com

We believe that the recovery will be W-shaped and that April was only a false bottom. Our estimate is that there will be a slowing beginning in December, and that we will hit the true bottom in summer of 2010.

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

Pollock, Biomass And The Rise in Our Ocean's Temperatures, Loom Large

August 30, 2009

Analysis of:Warm Sea Temperatures Whet Krill Appetite, Put Seafood at Risk | www.bloomberg.com

Overfishing has been a problem in the fisheries industry for many years. It has decimated species worldwide. We may be finally seeing positive change in our management of these same fisheries through better management and cooperation of nations. However, the warming of our oceans could prove devastating. This issue will prove to be impossible to solve in the short term. It also will illustrate that overfishing will pale in comparison in it's effect.

John BurnsPresidentJOHN BURNS REAL ESTATE CONSULTING, LLC

Policy Makers, CEOs and Investors Beware

August 26, 2009

Analysis of:1. Mortgage Rates to Benefit from Stabilized Home Prices, Jumbo Mortgage Rates in Particular | www.examiner.com

The emergence of home price stabilization is spotty and should not be over-simplified. It’s important to look at the underlying indicators to see where stabilization is actually taking place.

John BurnsPresidentJOHN BURNS REAL ESTATE CONSULTING, LLC

Has Housing Construction Really Bottomed?

August 26, 2009

Analysis of:U.S. Economy: Housing Starts Gain to Seven-Month High (Update1) | www.bloomberg.com

The recent good news in housing starts is based on seasonally adjusted data, which can fluctuate and affect solid conclusions. Non-seasonally adjusted data across a 12-month period is a more stable reflection of construction activity.

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

Aquaculture, Microalgae and Saltwater Could Help Alter Our Worlds Water Crisis

August 25, 2009

Analysis of:Our Water Supply, Down the Drain | www.washingtonpost.com

Land based aquaculture near our oceans utilizing species that tolerate or need saltwater for survival, along with microalgae being farmed in the same grow out ponds, algaculture, could be a partial answer of our two most daunting world problems, potable water and oil. Combining the three elements will save potable water, grow food for human consumption as well as provide bio fuels for industry and transportation.

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

Arctic Fisheries; Leading a Sustainability Effort is The USA, How Unique is That

August 21, 2009

Analysis of:U.S. approves Arctic fisheries plan | www.seafoodsource.com

The USA's Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke has approved the plan "that would prohibit an expansion of commercial fishing in the Arctic. Imagine any government taking this action prior to the fisheries being on the threshold of collapse. The plan is to put in place a sustainable program with controls to insure the health of the fisheries. The bell has sounded on our world's fisheries, and Commerce Secretary Locke has heard it.

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

Salmon For The Masses May Be Coming To An End

August 18, 2009

Analysis of:Chilean salmon industry plunges into an abyss of pesticides and antibiotics | www.grist.org

Salmon pricing continues to fall due to the lack of demand here in the States. We are seeing wild caught salmon now being used as fish food. This short lived trend will come to an end, as will the dominance of Chilean farmed raised salmon. These elements could be the early indicators that the farmed salmon industry, as we know it today, will be changing dramatically in the future.

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