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Study: Rate of decline in house prices slows

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:23:17 -0500

Prices of single-family homes fell in the second quarter, but at a slower rate than in the previous three-month period, an economic analysis company said Thursday.

U.S. Economy: Home Construction Hits 17-Year Low

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:53:14 -0500

Bloomberg reports: Builders started work in June on the fewest single-family U.S. homes since 1991 and manufacturing in the Philadelphia region contracted for an eighth straight month, signaling the economic slowdown is worsening.

High gasoline prices changing lawn-mowing habits

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:46:49 -0500

When Eric King moved from his apartment in Pittsburgh to a single-family home with a lawn, he bought a manual lawn mower instead of the usual gas-powered kind. He figures he's putting money in his pocket and saving trips to the filling station.