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It's still time to buy

Housing market is soft, but that gives buyers hope after years of soaring prices

Todd and Kristen Walker with Beckett, 1, and Wesley, 3, bought a house for $89,000 less than its initial price.
By Kathy McCabe
Globe Staff / June 28, 2007

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ESSEX -- The old shipbuilder's house hit the market in November with a $719,000 price tag. Todd and Kristen Walker could not even think of bidding, even when the price dropped to $679,000. (Full article: 1004 words)

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