2 Stocks for Housing's New Low

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The following video is part of this week's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with Jason Moser and Charly Travers, discuss the latest business news. According to the Case-Shiller Index, housing prices in January fell 3.8%, down to the lowest level since 2003. In this segment, the guys discuss the state of housing in the United States and talk about whether investors should be looking to homebuilders such as Toll Brothers or home-improvement companies such as Home Depot and Lowe's.

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