Between the Middle of 2006 and the First Quarter of 2012

question 62

Multiple Choice

Between the middle of 2006 and the first quarter of 2012, the national index for the U.S. housing market:

• A) declined by about 10.1 percent.
• B) declined by about 42 percent.
• C) increased by about 33 percent.
• D) was flat.
• E) grew at the rate of inflation.

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