Real estate
April 20, 2021
San Fransisco increased its sales gains by 71 percent. Image credit: PropertyShark
By Nora Howe
Caught between the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2009 to 2019 decade proved to be a transformative era for the housing market.
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