Top local business stories of 2011
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No recovery for housing market
Despite a slight pick-up in real estate markets recently, single-family home sales in Massachusetts are unlikely to top 40,000 this year, which would be the lowest number since 1991. Most analysts expect the market to continue to bounce along the bottom.
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