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Bibliographic information
| Title | Journal of Housing Research, Volume 2, Issue 2 |
| Contributors | Federal National Mortgage Association. Office of Housing Policy Research, Fannie Mae Foundation. Office of Housing Research |
| Publisher | Office of Housing Policy Research, Fannie Mae, 1991 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Dec 21, 2007 |
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