A sold sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Francisco, ...

A sold sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Francisco, ...
AFP
Wed Nov 4, 6:57 PM

A sold sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Francisco, California, in August 2009. With jobless numbers soaring and year-end holidays close at hand, the US Senate on Wednesday voted to extend unemployment benefits and expand a vastly popular tax credit for homebuyers.

Photo:Justin Sullivan/AFP

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