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San Francisco saw one of the sharpest declines in home sales from December 2011 to January 2012, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Photo by Chip Chipman/Bloomberg via Getty Images. By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell This post…

San Francisco saw one of the sharpest declines in home sales from December 2011 to January 2012, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Photo by Chip Chipman/Bloomberg via Getty Images. This post has been updated. From their peak…

Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Monday's query: Name: Lon Jones Question: My wife and I…