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July 25, 2008
2Q Home Vacancies Set a Record
The Census Bureau says the 18.6 million homes sitting unoccupied nationwide during the second quarter set a record attributable to the housing slump and rising foreclosure rate. Year-over-year, the number of vacant dwellings was up 6.9 percent, and 2.8 percent of these vacant homes were nonrentals. The report also shows 4 million rentals standing empty during the second quarter and a jump in vacant homes in the "other" category--including foreclosures and those empty while undergoing improvements--to 3.2 million from 3 million in 2007.
Posted by S. Germain at July 25, 2008 07:59 AM