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Art News: Art With a Message: 'Buy This House'
… $40 to $600 a month so patrons could create temporary exhibitions in their homes. But now the museum has a burgeoning new market for its highbrow rentals - 'home sellers in search of an artistic edge. Museum officials say they've seen a spike in …

New home sales slide
New-home sales in the U.S. fell more than economists forecast in July and the number of unsold houses climbed to a record, deepening a slump in an industry that fueled economic growth for five years.