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The Motley Fool March 28, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Where You'll Make Money in Housing With home prices for existing and new homes still low, perhaps the best way to profit from the housing downturn is simply to buy real estate directly.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Seth Jayson	Hiding the Ugly Truth About Housing The NAR continues, month after month, to release home-sales predictions that are overly optimistic and completely misleading. The true housing sector figures are much worse than they want you to know.
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The Motley Fool February 23, 2011 Morgan Housel	A New Black Eye for Housing Revised sales and inventory data could paint a bleaker picture.
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BusinessWeek May 28, 2009 James Cooper	Business Outlook: Housing Demand Stabilizes A housing turnaround will be crucial to economic recovery. Recent signs that housing activity is at least stabilizing are a key milestone.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2006 Seth Jayson	Another Housing Hoohah Did new home sales really drop last month? Not according to the numbers. Investing in companies that ride macroeconomic trends is never easy, and that's nowhere more evident than in the housing sector.
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BusinessWeek March 19, 2007 James Mehring	Housing: Builders Bite The Bullet It's unlikely that the housing recession has suddenly deepened. Rather, homebuilders have set themselves up finally to reduce their inventories of unsold homes.
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The Motley Fool November 20, 2007 Seth Jayson	Prepare for More Housing Bull Another month, another terrible job by the business media in reporting housing data released by the U.S. government.
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BusinessWeek October 15, 2007 James Mehring	Housing Speculators Are Ready To Bail The current explosion in inventory of existing homes appears to be linked to a high degree of speculative activity.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2007 Seth Jayson	Down Isn't Up. Really. Seems like every week, the National Association of Realtors finds a reason to pump residential homebuying by looking at numbers and spinning them to appear that things are getting better. They're not.
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National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Anthony Downs	Dissecting the Housing Bubble Question The most widely discussed real estate issue in the United States today boils down to a two-part question: Does a housing bubble in America exist? And if so, will it burst?
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The Motley Fool March 20, 2007 David Lee Smith	Do Housing Statistics Have Meaning? The Commerce Department's monthly housing numbers are eagerly awaited, but they can be difficult to evaluate.
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BusinessWeek August 21, 2006 James Mehring	Why Housing Looks A Little Rickety Recent data indicate further weakening in the housing market is yet to come.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2009 Morgan Housel	Housing: Still in the Dumps Many economists feel housing will remain face down in the mud for a while. Not only is this an uncomfortable truth for homeowners, but also for housing-heavy banks.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 James Mehring	Housing: The Best Indicators Of A Rebound According to some housing indicators, there is some light at the end of the tunnel for homebuilders, but that cautious optimism comes with caveats.
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The Motley Fool September 19, 2006 Mike Norman	A Bubble or a Value? Housing market comments by Toll Brothers' CEO triggers some contrarian reflection. Investors, is this builder a bargain?
BusinessWeek July 30, 2009 James C. Cooper	A Housing Upturn Suggests Recovery Is Near Price declines, low mortgage rates, and first-time buyer perks are sparking real estate gains -- and the beginning of the end of the recession
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