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| Friday, May 09, 2008 The 2008 ProSales 100 For the first time in quite a while, dealers across the nation had to pull out red ink pens to complete their ledgers for 2007. The worst home-building slump in 20 years resulted in 84% of the companies on this year's ProSales 100 reporting lower sales in 2007 than the year before. The average drop was 13.6%, but some reported sinking far further–as much as 50%. In addition, a number of high-profile dealers that appeared in previous ProSales 100 listings declined to participate this year, some saying they didn't want to reveal how far they'd fallen.
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