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Home sales in the Washington metro area were up 14 percent in 2011. They were also down by 8 percent.
"Even if you look back at 2005, contracts have always fallen through. People were denied mortgages or the termite inspection found something," Ms. O'Sullivan said.
Cover story: Failed contracts distort statistics on home sales →
"The good side of it all is that tons of people are trying to buy and sell houses," she said. "But because of the contracts that are released, it's taking more time to actually get all those properties to settlement."
Cover story: Failed contracts distort statistics on home sales →