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Article: Do pool research before splashing the cash
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- June 3, 2007
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SPENDING / PRO SHOP
Camp Morrier is back in business for the season. That's what
friends and neighbors call Lori and John Morrier's Walpole home,
which includes a 30-foot in-ground vinyl-lined pool, swing set, and
grassy backyard. The 8-feet-deep pool is the center of activity,
especially on hot summer days.
With an estimated 7 million residential swimming pools in the
United States, recent sales have been declining because of a slowdown
in the housing market, according to PK Data. But for homeowners who
can afford them, free-form resort-style pools continue to be popular.
And in middle-class areas like the Morriers', families with children
are still finding pools to be a welcome addition.
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