As you see, the Great Walkaway, the Big Mulligan, and the Do Nothing ideas all lead more or less to the same place. As a society, we have sustained a huge decline in asset values as the housing bubble popped. And we’re going to spread out the impact of the decline and suffer it in a socialized way. Several more years of economic weakness are ahead, no matter what happens here.
Tag Archives: housing market
The New Home-Buyers’ Big Tax Credit Fraud
October 20, 2009 – 9:05 am
Today’s podcast focuses on the fallout over the level of fraud in the $8,000 tax credit for new home-buyers on Capitol Hill, and whether it will prevent Congress from extending the credit program for another year.
The Housing Market’s False Rebound
October 13, 2009 – 11:20 am
Today’s Coffee and Markets podcast focuses on the potential for rebound in the housing market, the out of whack expectations of new home owners, and whether or not we’re experiencing the new normal.
Cars and Houses: The Dying American Suburb
September 4, 2009 – 6:00 am
Today’s podcast focuses on why you’d ever want a Cadillac, and what the housing-market collapse has done in the hardest-hit areas in the country — specifically, suburban California. Are suburbs really halving in value? What are the societal ramifications of it not making economic sense to live in suburbs?
Is Your Credit Score Less Important Than You Think?
September 3, 2009 – 8:38 am
Today’s Coffee and Markets podcast focuses on the overrated importance of your credit score — not to say that it doesn’t matter, but occasionally, it makes rational sense at a personal level to ignore its ramifications.
Should America Be a Nation of Renters or a Nation of Owners?
August 18, 2009 – 8:25 am
To Rent or to Own? The Tuesday, August 18th edition of Coffee & Markets concerns the evolving nature of the housing market, and the government and market incentives to rent or to own a home, focused on Thomas Sugrue’s latest essay.
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