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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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