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August 21, 2008
The Real Estate Adviser: Consumer perception can move economic mountains
By Tom Kelly
Special to the Journal
Special to the Journal
I don't know what was more exasperating – the number of commercials during the recent Olympics telecasts or the fact that most of the paid interruptions were approved by political candidates. Can the pace possibly slow before November?
What we know for sure is that there will be a different person in the Oval Office, and many people believe that will most likely benefit housing. According to a study commissioned by Move Inc. and conducted by Harris Interactive, 44 percent of the population believes the housing market will improve when the new United States President takes over.
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