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money.cnn.com - 12/30/2008
Home prices post record 18% drop - Dec. 30, 2008
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Home prices posted another record decline in October, falling 18% compared with a year earlier, according to a closely watched report released Tuesday. The 20-city S&P Case-Shiller index has posted losses for a staggering 27 months in a row. In October, 14 of the 20 ...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/30/2008
Home Prices Post 18 Percent Annual Drop
— huffingtonpost.com — NEW YORK — A closely watched index shows home prices dropped by the sharpest annual rate on... record in October. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city housing index released Tuesday fell by a record 18 percent from October last year, the largest drop since its inception in 2000. The ... (more) Home Prices Post 18 Percent Annual Drop

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Housing prices fell 18% in October
Megan McArdle — According to the Case-Shiller index.  Analysts think this will put pressure on the government to do something: The latest Case-Shiller numbers provide more ammunition to Washington policy makers who want to do more to fix the housing mess, according to Jaret Seiberg, an analyst with the Stanford Group, the policy research firm. "These data just add to the tremendous pressure on the president-elect and the Democrats to stimulate housing," he said. "That means more lucrative tax incentives and broad foreclosure prevention. All of this will likely ...

2008: Bush’s Last Year By The Numbers
Think Progress — ... 2008: – Number Of U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq: 322. – Number Of U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan: 151. – Number Of Jobs Lost: 1.9 million. – Number Of Banks Federal Government Now Owns Stock In: 206. – Number Of Uninsured Americans: 47.5 million. – Change In Housing Prices: declined 18 percent. – Change In Health Insurance Premiums: ...

2008: Bush?s Last Year By The Numbers
The Hollywood Liberal — ... failed policies. To mark the passing of Bush’s last full year in office, ThinkProgress rounded up statistics on some of the most significant effects of Bush rule in 2008:– Number Of U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq: 322 .– Number Of U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan: 151 .– Number Of Jobs Lost: 1.9 million .– Number Of Banks Federal Government Now Owns Stock In: 206 .– Number Of Uninsured Americans: 47.5 million .– Change In Housing Prices: declined 18 percent .– Change In Health Insurance Premiums : increased 5 percent .– Change In ...

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