Economists surprised as new-home sales fall to lowest level in nearly 50 years

Sales of newly built homes unexpectedly plummeted in January to their lowest level in nearly five decades, providing more evidence of the housing market's fragility.

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In the Senate of the United States,

January 28, 2010.

Resolved, That the resolution from the House of Representatives
(H.J. Res. 45) entitled ‘‘Joint resolution increasing
the statutory limit on the public debt.’’, do pass with the
following

AMENDMENT:

Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the
following:
That subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limitation contained
in such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof
$14,294,000,000,000.