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The high cost of housing: Most sales of homes are made to people who live in the houses that are purchased and not to speculators, says real estate executive Henry Floyd, in letter below.
The high cost of housing: Most sales of homes are made to people who live in the houses that are purchased and not to speculators, says real estate executive Henry Floyd, in letter below.

The high cost of housing: Most sales of homes are made to people who live in the houses that are purchased and not to speculators, says real estate executive Henry Floyd, in letter below.

Date5/6/1981
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