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Washington Real Estate Advertisements From 1988

A Washington Post classified advertisement from October 21, 1988, records homes offered for sale.

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Look at this old classified advertisement from The Washington Post printed on Friday, October 21st, 1988 and if you were the one who purchased one of these homes, you probably are sitting pretty right now. Although, interest rates were somewhere between eight and nine percent.

1988 real estate advertisement
1988 real estate advertisement
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