The subprime mortgage crisis has already wreaked havoc on the lives of millions of people and now it threatens to derail the U.S. economy and economies all-around the world. In this trenchant book, excellent-selling economist Robert Shiller reveals the origins of this crisis and puts forward bold measures to solve it. He calls for an aggressive ...
An updated and revised look at the truth behind America's housing and mortgage bubbles
In the summer of 2007, the subprime empire this Wall Street had built all came crashing down. On average, fifty lenders a month were going bust-and the people responsible for the crisis integrated not just unregulated loan brokers and con artists, but ...
A one-stop reference for in-depth explanations of mortgage topics
Together with the creation of so many new, advanced mortgage programs, it's difficult for consumers --not to mention real estate agents, attorneys, closing agents, and mortgage brokers--to keep track of them all. Written by nationally syndicated real estate columnist Jack ...