Number of minority home buyers down in 2006 (Market Watch)
Story date: 2007-10-04 12:24:56
Added on: 2007-10-04 21:00:20
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The total number of minority home buyers who took out a mortgage dropped 7.1% in 2006, led by a 21.5% decrease in the number of Asian-American buyers. But the number of African-American home buyers actually rose slightly last year, reflecting a 0.6% increase over 2005, according to a study released on Thursday.
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