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Demand Outstripping Supply in Recovering Housing Market

Prospective buyers in the recovering housing market are finding a much harder time than expected to purchase a home, as a shortage of good properties for sale drives cutthroat competition.

June 11, 2012 - Los Angeles Times

Negative Equity on Nearly One-Fifth of U.S. Homes

About one out of every five homes in America is worth less than what is still owed on its mortgage. The highest rates of negative equity are in Nevada, Michigan, Arizona, Florida and California.

March 6, 2009 - Time

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