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8.26.08 7:29 PM EDT By Meg Marco@meghann

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“These homes for sale SUCK!” CNN has a interesting article about the squalid condition of many of the homes on the market these days.

“The properties smell,” said Eve Alexander, an agent in Orlando. “You find maggots. The swimming pools are green. The lawns dry up. They’re eyesores. Neighbors yell at us to water the lawn.”

[CNN]

8.26.08By Meg Marco@meghann

real estate subprime meltdown repossessions reo

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