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Hard times for honest folks: the American vision of the classic haunted house the large, vacant Victorian home with dark windows sitting on a unkempt lot can be traced back to the hardships of the 1890s. Unemployment was skyrocketing and average Americans lost their entire life savings as companies and banks collapsed. Homes, some in the midst of being built, were simply abandoned.
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By no means are times nearly that dark. But there are plenty of trials to overcome.
It is a difficult age for many subcontractors and those companies selling to the construction industry. Mechanic's lien filings and foreclosures are on the rise, with the forecast for both to carry on upwards for the foreseeable future. Though some areas continue to demonstrate gains in lieu of the economic pressures at large, total sector spending slipped once again in June to $1.081 billion, 5.9% below last June's total of $1.149 billion. For the first six months of the year, construction spending was $514.2 billion, 5.4% below the same period in ...
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