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CNNMoney recently listed ten great home buys from across America.  Some of these look like they could be good deals, but be forewarned: many of these “deals” look like the typical McMansion that got us into this subprime mess in the first place.

I’ve created a table of the homes for sale, which you can enlarge by clicking on the thumbnail below:

I know my wife would kill for an extra bathroom, but do you really need 5 and a half?  I guess if you have the money to burn, then $2.2 million is a bargain at a 12% savings.  Call me a cheapskate, but I think you could probably do better sifting throught the foreclosure market for some real bargains.

Home prices in my area have dropped over 8% since this time last year, and 18% over the last three years.  How have the prices in your area changed?

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