It's home to one of the top colleges in the U.S., Wellesley College, and is close to a major metropolitan area known for its culture and high property values.

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Mrs Clinton is a graduate of Wellesley College and Yale Law School.

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Karl Case is a housing economist at Wellesley College.

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Chip Case is a housing economist at Wellesley College.

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Harvard's gain is Yale's and Wellesley's loss.

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Dr. KARL CASE (Wellesley College): What really determines the long-term mortgage rate is some combination of inflationary expectations, international demand, the value of the dollar.

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Professor CHIP CASE (Economics, Wellesley College): The other sign of pending recovery and return to normalcy is bottom-fishermen.

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It is potentially a disaster for Pfizer's partner, Coley Pharmaceutical of Wellesley, Mass.

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