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The Motley Fool October 30, 2008 David Lee Smith	5 Steps Necessary for a Housing Cure Here are five reasons why the housing sector is in such a pickle, and by examining them we can see more clearly what needs to be done to make it so that the sun again shines on our nation's housing sector.
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The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 David Lee Smith	The Credit Crunch on Housing Savvy investors should wait until the homebuilders' business strengthens obviously and meaningfully before accumulating positions in the group.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2007 David Lee Smith	Meritage Homes Joins the Slide Meritage Homes has joined the housing company slide into write-off wonderland. Investors, take note.
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BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 James Mehring	Home Sales: Optimism May Be Misplaced But there are reasons to be skeptical about the latest mortgage activity figures while other housing data show no signs of improvement.
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 May 1, 2007 Seth Jayson	Lipstick on the Housing Pig Further evidence of the deflating bubble is supposed to be good news? Investors, the NAR's newest pending sales report is an absolute hog.
The Motley Fool March 8, 2005 Lawrence Meyers	Will 7% Mortgages Hurt Pulte? Mortgage rates may climb, impacting homebuilding demand.
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