Kadena is the largest U.S. Air Force base in the Pacific, housing some 18, 000 U.S. personnel with the 5th Air Force.

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Chavez relied on the oil revenues of PDVSA as a cash cow to fund social development projects, food subsidies, and housing projects for his base.

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While a rapidly expanding store base has produced revenue expansion throughout the housing bust, same stores sales fell off a cliff during this period.

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The U.S. withdrawal from Asia lead to a decline in military spending at sprawling bases like Hickam Air Force Base and Pearl Harbor Naval Base (some respite came in military housing construction throughout the last decade).

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Housing is recovering from a very low base and the market has picked up speed.

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My charts on housing show a long flattening, more like base building.

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Property sales are rising and housing construction began to gain momentum from a low base by the second half of the year.

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Initial claims fell by 16, 000 to 414, 000 while new housing starts rose by 3.5% from an upwardly revised base for April.

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