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In response to "so here's my RE question: why did phoenix have the biggest drop?" by workmanda

people were pouring out of california into nevada and arizona during the first half of the decade

Posted by wheezy (aka chris) May 26 '10, 10:34

i would imagine a lot of them to phoenix, and got in over their head with the mortgage bubble.

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did CA have neg pop growth during that time? and really, why? what's the difference between "oppressive heat, bad for your skin" - workmanda May 26, 10:36 10
- CA has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country and has the highest housing costs. The economy remains fragile, people have abandoned - jnine May 26, 18:33
- cheaper housing, more jobs? -- nm - loosilu May 26, 10:38 2
  - "but you'll still have bad pores and be hot!" -- nm - workmanda May 26, 10:39 1
    - vegas was booming, drawing people to nevada. arizona also benfitted from the elderly shift from rust belt to sun belt -- nm - wheezy May 26, 10:41
- no, pop still increasing there. -- nm - Don Homer May 26, 10:36 5
  - it's complicated. foreign immigration kept california's population increasing overall but existing residents were moving out -- (link) - wheezy May 26, 10:39
  - can mara google us up pop growth by market? I wonder who else besides FL is hurting. -- nm - workmanda May 26, 10:37 3
    - in the real estate market? almost everyone. -- nm - Don Homer May 26, 10:38 2
      - I know the RE market (but thanks for assuming I'm dim!). I asked specifically about pop growth. -- nm - workmanda May 26, 10:40 1
        
        Florida is still increasing; just not as much as before. -- nm - Don Homer May 26, 10:43

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