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Continue ReadingHousing August 4th Weekly Update: Inventory up 0.6% Week-over-week; Down 10% from 2019 Levels
Altos reports that active single-family inventory was up 0.6% week-over-week. Inventory is now up 38.6% from the seasonal bottom in…
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