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DAILY BRIEFING
Thursday, May 24, 2007




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NEW HOME SALES

Sales of new homes surged in April by 16.2 percent – the biggest amount in 14 years – but the median price of a new home also dropped by the largest amount on record, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. The mixed signals left no clear picture of whether the worst of the nation's housing slowdown is over.

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http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/n1-052407.cfm