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From The Associated Press, 8/28/07:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070828/home_price_index.html?.v=5
Home Prices: Steepest Drop in 20 Years
By Vinnee Tong, AP Business Writer
S&P Says Housing Prices Fell in 2Q by Steepest Rate Since Its Index
Was Started in 1987
NEW YORK (AP) --
U.S. home prices fell 3.2 percent in the second quarter, the steepest
rate of decline since Standard & Poor's began its nationwide housing
index in 1987, the research group said Tuesday.
The decline in home prices around the nation shows no evidence of a
market recovery anytime soon, one of the architects of the index said.
MacroMarkets LLC Chief Economist Robert Shiller said the declining
residential real estate market "shows no signs of slowing down."
The report came a day after the National Association of Realtors said
sales of existing homes dropped for a fifth straight month in July
while the number of unsold homes shot up to a record level.
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Harry
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070828/home_price_index.html?.v=5
Home Prices: Steepest Drop in 20 Years
By Vinnee Tong, AP Business Writer
S&P Says Housing Prices Fell in 2Q by Steepest Rate Since Its Index
Was Started in 1987
NEW YORK (AP) --
U.S. home prices fell 3.2 percent in the second quarter, the steepest
rate of decline since Standard & Poor's began its nationwide housing
index in 1987, the research group said Tuesday.
The decline in home prices around the nation shows no evidence of a
market recovery anytime soon, one of the architects of the index said.
MacroMarkets LLC Chief Economist Robert Shiller said the declining
residential real estate market "shows no signs of slowing down."
The report came a day after the National Association of Realtors said
sales of existing homes dropped for a fifth straight month in July
while the number of unsold homes shot up to a record level.
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Harry