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Housing rebound helps contractors get back in business

Interior designer Joe Fava always has believed in not putting his eggs in one basket. That philosophy paid off in 2008 when he was hit with the double punch of the recession and housing crisis.

Interior designer Joe Fava survived the slowdown in the South Florida real estate market by traveling to other states to find work. But now that things are recovering, he is staying closer to home. He is shown at a home in Boca Raton, Fla., on Oct. 16, 2013. (Carline Jean/Sun Sentinel/MCT)
Interior designer Joe Fava survived the slowdown in the South Florida real estate market by traveling to other states to find work. But now that things are recovering, he is staying closer to home. He is shown at a home in Boca Raton, Fla., on Oct. 16, 2013. (Carline Jean/Sun Sentinel/MCT)Read more
    by Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun Sentinel (MCT), McClatchy-Tribune
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