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Book Title: Homesick : Why Housing Is Unaffordable and How We Can Change It
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Brendon O'brien
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / General, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Real Estate / General, United States / General
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2023
Genre: Business & Economics, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 18.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 336 Pages