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January home sales rise and median prices drop: L.A. County details

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January home sales for Southern California marked their seventh month in a row of increases, according to statistics compiled by La Jolla-based MDA DataQuick, with foreclosures accounting for 60% of sales. But the punchline, of course, was the new low for prices. From the news release:

The median price paid for all homes combined last month was $250,000, down 10.1 percent from $278,000 in December and down a record 39.8 percent from $415,000 in January 2008. Last month’s median was the lowest since it was $242,000 in February 2002. January’s median was 50.5 percent below the peak $505,000 median reached in the spring and summer of 2007. The median sale price -– the point where half of the homes sold for more and half for less –- has eroded consistently for 19 months. Its steep decline stems not only from falling home values but from changes in the types of homes selling. Increasingly, sales over the past year have involved foreclosure properties, and a growing share has been in the lower-cost inland areas. At the same time, sales in pricier coastal towns have remained sluggish, in part because of problems associated with the cost and availability of financing for high-end real estate.

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And this on foreclosures:

Last month’s foreclosure resales –- homes resold in January that had been foreclosed on in the prior 12 months –- represented 58.3 percent of all resales, up from 56.2 percent in December and 28.6 percent a year ago. At the county level, foreclosure resales ranged from 46.0 percent of January resales in Orange County to 71.2 percent in Riverside County. In Los Angeles foreclosure resales were 51.9 percent of resales; in San Diego 55 percent; San Bernardino 67.3 percent and in Ventura County 49.1 percent.

If you want a preview of the resale prices and numbers before they are available at dqnews.com, the L.A. County prices are on the post continuation here. Remember, in ZIP Codes with very few sales, the prices can be skewed greatly depending on which homes sold, so take it with the usual grain of salt.

-- Lauren Beale

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Community

ZIP Code

Sales Count SFR

Price Median SFR ($1,000)

Price % Change from 2007

Sales Count Condos

Price Median Condos ($1,000)

Price % Change from 2007

Median Home Price/Sq. Ft

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Countywide

3,434

$297

-37.5%

870

$290

-27.4%

$218

Acton

93510

5

$500

13.0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$173

Agoura Hills

91301

2

$600

-11.4%

7

$359

23.6%

$253

Alhambra

91801

5

$528

-13.4%

6

$315

-24.6%

$322

Alhambra

91803

4

$402

-2.0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$358

Altadena

91001

29

$370

-31.5%

1

$277

-1.1%

$290

Arcadia

91006

13

$701

-7.2%

3

$577

n/a

$377

Arcadia

91007

9

$880

-16.0%

9

$495

1.9%

$432

Artesia

90701

4

$339

-13.1%

2

$320

n/a

$222

Avalon

90704

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Azusa

91702

15

$256

-31.4%

8

$171

-49.9%

$226

Baldwin Park

91706

22

$255

-28.2%

11

$189

-25.8%

$226

Bell

90201

9

$233

-40.0%

2

$110

-73.2%

$253

Bellflower

90706

18

$325

-24.9%

3

$185

-53.5%

$237

Beverly Hills

90210

7

$2,600

-16.1%

2

$710

-53.4%

$1,177

Beverly Hills

90211

1

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Beverly Hills

90212

1

n/a

n/a

1

$850

-26.1%

n/a

Burbank

91501

8

$662

7.0%

4

$393

-6.5%

$361

Burbank

91502

1

$407

-24.6%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$230

Burbank

91504

8

$610

-3.2%

5

$320

-27.0%

$318

Burbank

91505

9

$440

-19.3%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$404

Burbank

91506

6

$464

-17.8%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$271

Calabasas

91302

2

$1,913

15.2%

7

$785

-24.5%

$366

Canoga Park

91303

5

$278

-40.2%

4

$121

-52.6%

$203

Canoga Park

91304

24

$376

-24.5%

14

$122

-37.7%

$245

Canyon Country

91351

18

$250

-38.4%

13

$325

19.7%

$207

Canyon Country

91387

19

$397

-3.2%

22

$290

11.5%

$183

Carson

90745

27

$309

-19.7%

11

$210

-48.8%

$239

Carson

90746

19

$350

-16.1%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$210

Castaic

91384

11

$448

-8.6%

4

$336

-16.0%

$204

Cerritos

90703

17

$525

-32.7%

4

$548

79.5%

$324

Chatsworth

91311

16

$474

-21.6%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$236

Claremont

91711

8

$553

6.3%

3

$249

n/a

$264

Compton

90220

29

$189

-45.0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$158

Compton

90221

18

$180

-52.0%

3

$305

-7.6%

$164

Compton

90222

16

$118

-67.4%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$118

Covina

91722

14

$308

-26.8%

2

$228

-49.9%

$240

Covina

91723

5

$395

-21.0%

1

$250

-19.4%

$303

Covina

91724

14

$380

-18.7%

1

n/a

n/a

$214

Culver City

90230

11

$595

-18.0%

7

$317

-29.6%

$488

Culver City

90232

2

$576

-13.3%

2

$500

n/a

$671

Diamond Bar

91765

18

$470

-24.6%

6

$321

-19.8%

$250

Downey

90240

11

$365

-24.0%

2

$293

n/a

$345

Downey

90241

10

$351

-25.9%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$278

Downey

90242

17

$335

-20.4%

2

$137

n/a

$229

Duarte

91010

5

$254

-39.4%

4

$349

4.9%

$290

El Monte

91731

5

$290

-35.0%

2

$295

n/a

$257

El Monte

91732

7

$318

-15.0%

12

$268

-40.4%

$241

El Monte - South

91733

9

$278

-39.4%

2

$185

-41.4%

$258

El Segundo

90245

4

$705

-47.8%

2

$410

n/a

$448

Encino

91316

18

$520

4.0%

12

$257

-41.4%

$314

Encino

91436

2

$800

-31.3%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$349

Gardena

90247

7

$250

-39.5%

7

$229

-48.0%

$210

Gardena

90248

1

$244

-48.2%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$203

Gardena

90249

9

$325

-31.6%

1

$500

n/a

$307

Glendale

91201

11

$603

-18.9%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$339

Glendale

91202

7

$610

-27.0%

3

$370

12.1%

$410

Glendale

91203

1

$351

-23.7%

1

$230

-41.0%

$392

Glendale

91204

1

$375

-14.8%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$258

Glendale

91205

2

$405

-42.1%

1

$385

16.7%

$282

Glendale

91206

3

$740

8.4%

10

$332

-18.5%

$296

Glendale

91207

1

$730

-29.0%

1

$300

n/a

$306

Glendale

91208

4

$660

-1.9%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$341

Glendora

91740

7

$353

-19.9%

1

$362

-17.7%

$253

Glendora

91741

6

$446

-18.7%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$270

Granada Hills

91344

37

$403

-19.3%

1

$300

-8.0%

$232

Hacienda Heights

91745

29

$339

-20.0%

4

$234

-36.7%

$233

Harbor City

90710

3

$505

-4.3%

2

$284

-19.0%

$258

Hawaiian Gardens

90716

6

$193

-46.2%

4

$128

-54.1%

$217

Hawthorne

90250

18

$309

-31.4%

4

$335

-19.7%

$273

Hermosa Beach

90254

2

$717

-59.3%

2

$400

-73.2%

$786

Huntington Park

90255

10

$255

-39.8%

8

$164

n/a

$202

Inglewood

90301

1

$365

0.0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$357

Inglewood

90302

4

$225

-50.3%

2

$193

-40.5%

$292

Inglewood

90303

11

$270

500.0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$216

Inglewood

90304

4

$280

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

$252

Inglewood

90305

6

$350

-12.2%

1

$250

n/a

$186

LA

90003

17

$154

-55.8%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$153

LA

90004

7

$865

-1.1%

2

$425

-11.6%

$413

LA

90006

2

$273

-58.1%

1

$373

-23.8%

$146

LA

90010

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

LA

90011

13

$177

-49.6%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$146

LA

90012

n/a

n/a

n/a

4

$285

-44.7%

n/a

LA

90015

1

$250

n/a

3

$386

n/a

$179

LA

90016

5

$310

-29.3%

1

$280

-18.5%

$215

LA

90018

5

$250

-46.5%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$195

LA

90019

10

$577

-16.8%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$379

LA

90020

n/a

n/a

n/a

1

$194

-28.8%

n/a

LA

90023

3

$179

-60.1%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$168

LA

90027

5

$1,087

-9.1%

2

$272

-4.6%

$509

LA

90029

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

LA

90034

7

$666

7.9%

1

$371

-28.3%

$643

LA

90035

6

$965

14.9%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$441

LA

90036

3

$1,140

8.8%

2

$369

n/a

$597

LA

90037

10

$164

-62.6%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$143

LA

90039

8

$623

9.2%

3

$345

-36.0%

$415

LA

90047

17

$275

-23.6%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$191

LA

90057

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

LA

90062

7

$245

-40.1%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$177

LA

90063

8

$235

-23.1%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$188

LACanadaFlntrdg

91011

11

$1,538

-21.4%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$619

La Crescenta

91214

17

$497

-29.8%

2

$262

-45.2%

$367

La Mirada

90638

17

$375

-21.1%

7

$320

-20.0%

$277

La Puente

91744

40

$250

-35.9%

5

$265

-31.8%

$207

La Puente

91746

10

$277

-22.0%

1

$193

n/a

$224

La Verne

91750

9

$440

-23.5%

2

$212

-21.7%

$275

LA/August F. Haw

90044

26

$178

-53.9%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$180

LA/August F. Haw

90059

27

$125

-63.8%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$114

LA/August F. Haw

90061

12

$200

-54.5%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$199

LA/Baldwin Hills

90008

9

$425

-37.7%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$299

LA/Bel-Air

90077

1

$3,230

36.7%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$1,592

LA/Boyle Heights

90033

1

$205

-44.4%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$154

LA/Brentwood

90049

7

$1,550

-40.4%

8

$691

-32.6%

$492

LA/Century City

90067

n/a

n/a

n/a

3

$390

-57.9%

n/a

LA/CtyofCmmrc

90040

2

$188

-53.0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$184

LA/Dockweiler

90007

4

$314

-18.4%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$147

LA/Eagle Rock

90041

6

$428

-44.8%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$422

LA/East L.A.

90022

6

$300

-24.8%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$265

LA/Echo Park

90026

12

$300

-54.5%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$340

LA/El Sereno

90032

15

$259

-6.8%

2

$211

-29.8%

$213

LA/Firestone PK

90001

8

$213

-37.0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$203

LA/Glassell

90065

21

$390

-34.5%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$295

LA/Highland Park

90042

15

$270

-37.2%

5

$280

-25.3%

$240

LA/Hollywood

90028

1

$429

n/a

2

$650

n/a

$564

LA/Hollywood

90068

11

$1,006

10.3%

2

$362

-36.6%

$472

LA/Ladera Hgts

90056

1

$532

-19.5%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$316

LA/Lincoln Hgts

90031

7

$325

-23.5%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$246

LA/Mar Vista

90066

12

$665

-13.5%

3

$350

-22.0%

$549

LA/Rancho Park

90064

10

$1,175

-4.7%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$659

LA/Sanford

90005

1

$2,320

65.7%

6

$447

-10.3%

$664

LA/VPk/WdsrHlls

90043

23

$210

-50.6%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$186

LA/Watts

90002

21

$142

-48.0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$133

LA/West LA

90025

1

$750

-38.3%

11

$550

-6.9%

$714

LA/Westchester

90045

13

$621

-19.6%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$482

LA/Westwood

90024

3

$1,390

n/a

5

$1,060

114.1%

$678

Lake Hughes

93532

2

$369

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

$241

Lakewood

90712

22

$385

-13.1%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$297

Lakewood

90713

11

$408

-4.0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$303

Lakewood

90715

14

$333

-17.4%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$255

Lancaster

93534

50

$90

-50.7%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$64

Lancaster

93535

152

$116

-44.4%

2

$73

n/a

$65

Lancaster

93536

104

$205

-27.0%

1

$90

-53.8%

$89

Lawndale

90260

5

$325

-34.3%

1

$330

-30.5%

$287

Littlerock

93543

19

$140

-41.1%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$91

Llano

93544

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lomita

90717

5

$425

-29.2%

1

$260

-36.2%

$359

Long Beach

90802

3

$303

-28.1%

22

$249

-32.0%

$308

Long Beach

90803

2

$760

9.4%

3

$530

24.7%

$438

Long Beach

90804

8

$314

-11.3%

9

$199

-11.6%

$277

Long Beach

90805

46

$230

-36.1%

4

$86

n/a

$210

Long Beach

90806

12

$355

-21.1%

1

$365

n/a

$238

Long Beach

90807

12

$470

8.0%

3

$125

-68.4%

$280

Long Beach

90808

24

$450

-12.4%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$326

Long Beach

90810

17

$255

-28.6%

4

$56

-77.1%

$228

Long Beach

90813

8

$205

-23.8%

11

$135

-15.6%

$168

Long Beach

90814

2

$470

-48.6%

7

$265

-38.4%

$405

Long Beach

90815

13

$505

-3.8%

1

$375

33.9%

$339

Los Angeles

90021

n/a

n/a

n/a

1

$605

-5.5%

n/a

Los Angeles

90058

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lynwood

90262

24

$250

-33.3%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$224

Malibu

90265

5

$1,687

-46.0%

4

$741

-52.2%

$1,050

Manhattan Beach

90266

9

$1,350

-7.7%

2

$525

-84.1%

$762

Marina del Rey

90292

n/a

n/a

n/a

8

$565

-23.0%

n/a

Maywood

90270

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Mission Hills

91345

8

$305

-21.3%

2

$180

n/a

$222

Monrovia

91016

19

$362

-43.2%

3

$310

-25.0%

$320

Montebello

90640

15

$350

-17.6%

3

$160

n/a

$220

Monterey Park

91754

10

$390

-28.4%

3

$450

16.9%

$321

Monterey Park

91755

4

$558

37.7%

1

$342

-16.6%

$318

Montrose

91020

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Newhall

91321

8

$335

-49.2%

12

$180

-16.3%

$195

North Hills

91343

30

$355

-25.0%

13

$160

-38.9%

$224

North Hollywood

91601

8

$600

-9.4%

1

$187

-69.9%

$426

North Hollywood

91602

6

$605

-22.4%

1

$398

0.8%

$359

North Hollywood

91605

17

$320

-14.8%

1

$245

n/a

$201

North Hollywood

91606

15

$323

-29.9%

2

$289

-15.8%

$245

Northridge

91324

12

$411

-7.6%

4

$253

-32.7%

$221

Northridge

91325

13

$342

-37.9%

3

$340

-14.8%

$247

Northridge

91326

16

$578

-20.9%

6

$606

7.3%

$262

Norwalk

90650

72

$275

-32.9%

7

$206

-41.0%

$228

Pacific Palisades

90272

4

$2,729

-11.3%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$513

Pacoima

91331

51

$255

-39.8%

16

$146

-42.6%

$196

Palmdale

93550

164

$115

-47.7%

9

$110

-31.6%

$75

Palmdale

93551

92

$212

-33.6%

2

$122

-55.6%

$96

Palmdale

93552

75

$136

-51.6%

1

$97

n/a

$85

Palmdale

93591

20

$79

-63.7%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$54

Palos Verdes Pen.

90274

9

$1,165

-37.2%

3

$640

n/a

$594

Panorama City

91402

24

$276

-28.3%

23

$163

-54.1%

$227

Paramount

90723

8

$240

-1.4%

11

$155

-54.1%

$217

Pasadena

91101

1

$250

n/a

11

$414

-29.6%

$219

Pasadena

91103

5

$333

-38.9%

3

$485

n/a

$247

Pasadena

91104

8

$535

-10.4%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$349

Pasadena

91105

1

$875

-17.1%

4

$555

-39.3%

$472

Pasadena

91106

2

$578

-32.1%

8

$415

5.1%

$459

Pasadena

91107

9

$700

-21.8%

4

$305

-43.9%

$383

Pearblossom

93553

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Pico Rivera

90660

33

$280

-28.2%

3

$355

n/a

$237

Playa del Rey

90293

1

n/a

n/a

3

$347

-21.8%

n/a

Playa Vista

90094

n/a

n/a

n/a

4

$590

71.0%

n/a

Pomona

91766

27

$212

-39.2%

2

$168

-45.5%

$176

Pomona

91767

31

$200

-38.5%

4

$221

5.0%

$158

Pomona

91768

21

$190

-43.3%

1

$143

-65.5%

$161

Rancho P.V.

90275

9

$1,100

-17.9%

5

$530

6.0%

$458

Redondo Beach

90277

9

$1,175

14.4%

9

$673

-15.4%

$558

Redondo Beach

90278

10

$625

-15.5%

13

$683

15.7%

$395

Reseda

91335

35

$300

-27.7%

13

$215

-32.8%

$224

Rosemead

91770

10

$409

2.3%

1

n/a

n/a

$346

Rowland Heights

91748

16

$378

-42.3%

1

$175

n/a

$272

San Dimas

91773

13

$424

-14.8%

5

$275

-28.6%

$233

San Fernando

91340

26

$260

-51.4%

2

$180

n/a

$201

San Gabriel

91775

5

$568

-22.8%

1

$460

n/a

$355

San Gabriel

91776

5

$383

-8.5%

2

$343

-18.5%

$205

San Marino

91108

6

$1,610

11.4%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$571

San Pedro

90731

8

$324

-22.6%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$266

San Pedro

90732

8

$562

-39.4%

6

$355

-6.1%

$405

Santa Clarita

91350

14

$363

-12.5%

8

$275

-1.8%

$223

Santa Clarita

91390

13

$550

7.8%

4

$276

n/a

$197

Santa Fe Springs

90670

4

$327

-19.3%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$235

Santa Monica

90401

n/a

n/a

n/a

1

$710

18.3%

n/a

Santa Monica

90402

2

$1,708

-44.0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$1,228

Santa Monica

90403

1

$2,487

n/a

8

$790

67.2%

$624

Santa Monica

90404

n/a

n/a

n/a

3

$400

-26.3%

n/a

Santa Monica

90405

3

$895

-44.9%

2

$583

-17.4%

$687

Sherman Oaks

91403

3

$735

-36.6%

9

$380

2.5%

$392

Sherman Oaks

91423

13

$587

-45.7%

3

$365

n/a

$422

Sierra Madre

91024

3

$382

-49.7%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$359

Signal Hill

90755

2

$498

-63.1%

2

$253

-38.4%

$207

South Gate

90280

37

$265

-39.1%

2

$266

n/a

$210

South Pasadena

91030

4

$620

-18.2%

4

$488

4.8%

$460

Stevenson Ranch

91381

7

$500

-40.5%

3

$248

-38.0%

$198

Studio City

91604

7

$620

-31.0%

5

$410

-12.8%

$380

Sun Valley

91352

13

$298

-25.0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$223

Sunland

91040

9

$314

-40.8%

1

$216

-78.6%

$220

Sylmar

91342

51

$301

-34.6%

14

$170

-42.7%

$201

Tarzana

91356

15

$590

-48.0%

9

$226

-39.9%

$286

Temple City

91780

7

$515

-2.8%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$328

Topanga

90290

3

$601

-28.7%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$361

Torrance

90501

5

$437

-24.0%

5

$467

-8.9%

$325

Torrance

90502

9

$352

8.3%

3

$330

19.6%

$257

Torrance

90503

9

$630

-10.0%

7

$465

-18.1%

$404

Torrance

90504

9

$450

-15.1%

2

$518

n/a

$278

Torrance

90505

5

$620

-21.9%

4

$374

-46.5%

$351

Tujunga

91042

16

$428

14.0%

1

$215

-33.9%

$269

Valencia

91354

13

$448

-43.6%

14

$345

-26.6%

$194

Valencia

91355

6

$426

-16.6%

6

$397

13.6%

$222

Valley Village

91607

10

$550

-20.6%

3

$300

0.0%

$284

Van Nuys

91401

14

$403

-38.9%

2

$393

-10.8%

$268

Van Nuys

91405

13

$320

-38.5%

9

$140

-59.1%

$217

Van Nuys

91406

25

$310

-25.3%

3

$210

-32.7%

$242

Van Nuys

91411

5

$418

n/a

3

$350

-20.3%

$300

Venice

90291

3

$1,725

72.7%

2

$608

n/a

$1,837

Walnut

91789

12

$528

3.0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$290

West Covina

91790

22

$330

-17.9%

4

$250

n/a

$234

West Covina

91791

12

$398

-35.0%

4

$268

n/a

$240

West Covina

91792

13

$354

-13.7%

4

$258

-15.6%

$242

West Hills

91307

11

$415

-17.0%

1

$330

-29.8%

$259

Wst Hollywd/LA

90038

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Wst Hollywd/LA

90046

7

$885

-36.8%

7

$702

41.7%

$484

Wst Hollywd/LA

90048

4

$910

-36.6%

2

$326

-63.8%

$580

Wst Hollywd/LA

90069

6

$2,000

14.4%

5

$385

-34.7%

$925

Whittier

90601

13

$355

-36.0%

5

$168

n/a

$246

Whittier

90602

10

$301

-41.7%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$272

Whittier

90603

14

$371

-31.9%

1

$228

-26.6%

$273

Whittier

90604

24

$316

-18.2%

2

$192

-46.4%

$263

Whittier

90605

17

$288

-32.4%

n/a

n/a

n/a

$249

Whittier

90606

16

$298

-28.1%

1

$184

n/a

$249

Wilmington

90744

10

$300

-23.3%

1

$207

n/a

$228

Winnetka

91306

34

$328

-26.8%

10

$228

-30.1%

$210

Woodland Hills

91364

13

$500

-41.2%

2

$318

n/a

$274

Woodland Hills

91367

13

$554

2.6%

3

$295

-17.6%

$248

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