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Buying, selling, remodeling: how to protect yourself in today's rocky real-estate market.

Consumer Reports

| September 01, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Earlier this year, there were glimmers of a silver lining in the cloud that hangs over the U.S. housing market, when existing home sales rose a bit in February and May and new home sales did the same in April. The rest of the cloud remains pretty dark, however; home sales are down substantially from their 2005 peak and are predicted to fall further in many regions.

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If you're a would-be buyer, seller, or even a remodeler, this report can help you get the most for your money or for your house. It's based on the Consumer Reports National Research Center's recent Annual Questionnaire of 3,753 readers who sold or tried to sell a home, ...

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