MIAMI - JANUARY 06: A Short Sale sign is seen in front of a home on January 6, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index, based on contracts signed in November, dropped 4.0 percent to 82.3, the lowest level since the series started in 2001. Getty Images logo Getty Images 41 months ago

MIAMI - JANUARY 06: A Short Sale sign is seen in front of a home on January 6, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index, based on contracts signed in November, dropped 4.0 percent to 82.3, the lowest level since the series started in 2001.

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