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Politics : Dutch Central Bank Sale Announcement Imminent? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (8535)	12/29/1999 6:15:00 PM
From: Tom Byron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81132

jim: actually, i would prefer a "nice" crash...can't handle those nasty ones....:) Happy New Year...hopefully, we meet again in the new millennium...in one piece. Tom B.

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (8535)	1/6/2000 12:53:00 PM
From: Ahda	Respond to of 81132

Big Drop in Home Sales Nov. 7.1 Percent Drop Not Unexpected The Associated Press W A S H I N G T O N, Jan. 6 ? Sales of new homes fell 7.1 percent in November, the biggest decline in two years, as higher mortgage rates started to have a bigger impact on sales activity. Ther is not one house in my neighborhood for sale The drop in single-family sales followed a big 9 percent October increase. Even with the setback, the Commerce Department reported today, homes were sold at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 865,000 units in November. New-home sales have been above an annual rate of 800,000 for a record 23 straight months. The previous record was a five-month string of sales at that level set in late 1977.