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From Channel 29, the local NBC afffiliate (no longer available). I would be doing a disservice to my client if I didn’t note that this is the house discussed in the story.

“She needs to buy a house. In order to buy that house, she needs to sell a house. And it is becoming much more common. You’re seeing a lot more offers contingent on the sale of a property.”

A good, reasonable local story about the state of the housing market. Unfortunately, the video doesn’t work with a mac.

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