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Too few houses on the market help force prices up

Annie Baxter Dec 21, 2016
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Too few houses on the market help force prices up

Annie Baxter Dec 21, 2016
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Sales of existing homes are near levels last seen in 2007, before the financial crisis and recession. But that doesn’t mean the housing market is going gangbusters.

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