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  • InLibrisLibertas
    Location : Mill Valley, California, United States

    I'm an independent investor. I make my living from the returns on my investments. I work at home, in the northern part of the San Francisco Bay area. I spent most of my career as an executive in high-tech, although I also spent time in banking. Down to one kid in university now!

Maybe it really is over

January 25th, 2006 by InLibrisLibertas

“WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Sales of existing homes in the United States fell 5.7% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.60 million, the lowest in nearly two years, the National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday. Sales were much weaker than the 6.89 million expected by economists. Sales have fallen three months in a row. “Speculators are pulling out,” said David Lereah, chief economist for the realtor group. Inventories of unsold homes fell 4.4% to 2.80 million in December, a 5.1-month supply.”

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