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Different housing market, new issues

Broadcast: Midmorning, 11/15/2007, 10:06 a.m.

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More foreclosed homes on the market mean a different twist on inspecting those homes. John Trostle finds many lack copper pipes, presumably stolen. Homes that stand empty may need a lot of fixing before lenders agree to a mortgage.

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