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January 17, 2008

The news on new homes

The federal government said this morning that U.S. housing permits issued last month were down about 35 percent from December 2006 as homebuilders continued to pull back to get supply to match lowered demand. Last month's permits were down 8 percent compared with November, the government estimated.

Interested in the entire news release? Click HERE.

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About Jamie Smith Hopkins

Jamie Smith Hopkins, a Baltimore Sun reporter since 1999, writes about the regional economy. Her reporting on the housing market has won national and local awards. Hopkins is a Columbia native and has lived in Maryland all her life, save for 10 months spent covering schools in Ames, Iowa.
She trained to become a wonk by spending large chunks of time as a geek and an insufferable know-it-all.
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