Hungary’s Home Sales Decline By 16% In August
- 4 Sep 2019 7:23 AM
- Hungary Matters
For the period January-August, home sales were down 3% year-on-year at 102,104.
For the period January-August, home sales were down 3% year-on-year at 102,104.
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