Article: Home Prices Drop Most in Areas with Long Commute

RENEE MONTAGNE
NPR Morning Edition
04-21-2008
Home Prices Drop Most in Areas with Long Commute

Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time 11:00-12:00 PM


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RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

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Home prices may be falling across the nation, but not every neighborhood suffers equally. Even in regions that have taken a beating, some areas are practically untouched. And there is a way to tell the difference. Neighborhoods close to sources of work, neighborhoods with short commutes are doing better than neighborhoods with long commutes. And that seems to be stopping urban sprawl.

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