Article: California Luxury Home Values Rise in First Quarter of 2003; Los Angeles Posts 11 Percent Gain; San Francisco, San Diego Stable.

Luxury home values rose in California's major metropolitan markets in the first quarter versus a year ago, with Los Angeles values gaining more than 11 percent, according to the Prestige Home Index(TM) by First Republic Bank , one of California's leading providers of full-service banking, investment management, and trust services.

The Index, which has tracked homes valued at more than $1 million since 1985, found:

 
  -- Los Angeles area values rose 11.3 percent from the first quarter of 
 2002 to the first quarter of 2003 and were up 4.5 percent from the 
 fourth quarter of 2002. Los Angeles values soared to $1.4 million, a 
 level not reached ...

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