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Jt1
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Posted on Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 3:36 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

http://marketwatch.com

This doesn't paint a rosy picture for the US.

The difference a year makes
Recent data quantify housing cooldown (year-over-year changes).
Builders’ sentiment: down 52.2%
New-home sales: down 21.6%
Purchase-mortgage applications: down 20.9%
Building permits: down 20.8%
Housing starts: down 13.3%
Existing-home sales: down 11.2%
Existing-home inventories: up 39.9%
New-home inventories up 22.4%
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Gannon
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Told ya.
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Lilpup
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That and the other scary thing is Ohio is now #1 in job loss (since all of Michigan's have already left).

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