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The Housing Bubble Blog


Named And Shamed

Some housing bubble news from Wall Street and Washington. CNN Money, “With prices crashing around the nation, home price affordability has improved dramatically in many U.S. cities…during...

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A Well-Stocked, Buyer-Friendly Real Estate Market

KMBC Kansas City reports from Missouri. “You may hear a lot about all the great deals on foreclosures out there. But are they really bargains? ‘The market here on foreclosures is one out...

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Bits Bucket And Craigslist Finds For May 21, 2008

Please post off-topic ideas, links and Craigslist finds here.

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Letting This Artificial Air Out In California

The Used House Salespeople report from California. “The percentage of households that could afford to buy an entry-level home in California stood at 44 percent in the first quarter of 2008,...

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Something Went Wrong In The American Dream

Some housing bubble news from Wall Street and Washington. Reuters, “The bond insurance arm of CIFG Holding Ltd, and two other units’ ratings were slashed to junk status by Moody’s...

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Naive Investors Jumped At A Chance To Make Easy Money

The Boston Globe reports from Massachusetts. “Only about 64 percent of those born in Massachusetts still live in the state, according to a report by Northeastern University’s Center for...

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Bits Bucket And Craigslist Finds For May 20, 2008.

Please post off-topic ideas, links and Craigslist finds here.

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From Excess To Normal Affairs

The Uinta County Herald reports from Wyoming. “After 20 plus years of relatively little housing growth, it’s as if houses are sprouting up out of the reddish dirt around Evanston with the...

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Is This Supposed To Be A Good Investment?

Some housing bubble news from Wall Street and Washington. CNN Money, “Demand for new homes collapsed last year. Next up could be a similar drop in the rest of the construction market....

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A Vacant-House Graveyard In Florida

The St Petersburg Times reports from Florida. “‘At first, as in all these gambling mania, everyone gained … A golden bait hung temptingly out before the people and, one after...

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