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Iraq War Makes Real Estate Latest Economic Casualty
Bloomberg ^ | April 7, 2003 | John F. Wasik

Posted on 04/08/2003 12:44:44 AM PDT by sarcasm

Edited on 07/19/2004 2:11:12 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Chicago, April 7 (Bloomberg) -- Although mortgage rates hover around 40-year lows, housing sales appear to be the latest economic casualty of the war in Iraq.

Mortgage applications and housing sales have been chastened by the hostilities as real estate buyers head to the sidelines.


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1 posted on 04/08/2003 12:44:44 AM PDT by sarcasm
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2 posted on 04/08/2003 12:45:21 AM PDT by sarcasm (Tancredo 2004)
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To: sarcasm
Don't like the market now? Wait a week!
3 posted on 04/08/2003 12:47:55 AM PDT by JimRed (Disinformation is the leftist's and enemy's friend; consider the source before believing.)
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Anybody who thinks a house is worth, long-term, anywhere near what it is "valued" at in the market today is a fool.

And you know what they say about a fool and his money...
4 posted on 04/08/2003 3:26:30 AM PDT by gridlock (Whizzo Chocolate Co. regrets to announce that Crunchy Frog will be unavailable until further notice.)
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