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OAKLAND, CA - FEBRUARY 12: (L-R) Ken Rosen of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Econmics looks on as California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during the Summit Meeting on the Future of Housing in California on February 12, 2013 in Oakland, California. California Gov. Jerry Brown and Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan spoke on a panel discussing the future of homeownership in California and nationally at the Summit Meeting on the Future of Housing in California, presented by the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.
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