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To: StanX Long who wrote (54734)	10/28/2001 1:53:34 AM
From: StanX Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

New-Home Sales Down 1.4 Percent, Reflecting Attacks Friday, October 26, 2001 WASHINGTON — Sales of new homes fell in September to their lowest level in a year as rising layoffs and new uncertainties raised by the terror attacks made Americans shy away from making big-ticket purchases. The Commerce Department reported Friday that new-home sales declined by 1.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 864,000. That marked the lowest level since August 2000 when a rate of 839,000 homes were sold. Last month's drop comes foxnews.com