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Energy Prices Hammer Suburban Housing Market

Reversing trend, buyers look to stay near city center

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 25, 2008 8:17 AM CDT

(Newser) – The soaring cost of energy has started the buck the half-century-old trend of migration to suburbs and exurbs, the New York Times reports. The cost of reaching a far-off home, let alone heating and cooling it, is becoming untenable for many. From Atlanta and Philadelphia... Read full story »

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