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Home Fixups(Continued

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them undertake major Improvements in any one year.

During 1969, according to a sample survey conducted by the Department of Commerce and reports from the National Association of Home Builders, approximately $13.5 billion was spent by homeowners throughout the country to refurbish theii iJtopertyi' This compares with $12.7 billion in the previous year.

Why the increase? The answei is that many families who had been contemplating selling theii

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