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This week’s New York Times Magazine is all about real estate. It includes a look at how we view our homes when we take financial risks to buy them, a profile of Harvard real estate expert Edward Glaeser, a critical take on the mortgage interest tax deduction, and the story of a 400-year old house in Amsterdam and what it can tell us about the housing market. Plus, Freakonomics authors Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt continue their jihad against real estate agents, couched in their best, non-assuming, “Aw shucks nothing personal, we’re just crunchin’ numbers” kind of language.