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    :: Sunday, January 04, 2004 ::

    Consumer Reports' 'Housewrecked' Cheered, Booed By Broderick Perkins, Realtytimes
    A Consumer Reports' new home defects study is getting the expected reaction from consumer advocates who say such a report is long over due and from the home building industry which chides the magazine for 'preconceived notions' and a 'deeply flawed thesis.'

    Not stranger to controversy, Consumer Reports' features 'Housewrecked' in its January 2004 issue to tell consumers that they often have more protection for a $20 toaster than they do for what's likely to become their most valuable asset.
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