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U.S. Investors Move Into U.K. Housing

With the U.S. housing market recovering, some investors are looking across the Atlantic for opportunities in the U.K. housing market, as well. U.S. investors contributed more than 50% of the £200 million ($307 million) raised last month in an initial public offering by Countrywide PLC, the U.K.'s largest residential brokerage, according to people who worked on the deal.

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