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- The bear turns global
  Posted by SoxFirst
  The fallout from the US mortgage mess continues to hurt the US market and beyond. Clearly, issues once specific to the US are now flowing through to other markets as banks force borrowers to sell assets and investors scramble away from risk. And it will get worse.
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- The Subprime Bait and Switch
  Posted by Damianmann from In These Times
  The hope for subprime boosters was that such loans would allow the mortgage industry to continue business as usual while at the same time meeting government mandates for fair and affordable housing.
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- Subprime fallout: the bears are out
  Posted by SoxFirst
  The fallout from the subprime meltdown will affect everyone, not just those silly enough to have inveted their money in US housing.
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- Housing takes toll on US economy
  Posted by Jeff from BBC News
  The slowdown in the US housing market will hit the country's economy harder than previously thought, according to an economic group.
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- Across Nation, Housing Costs Rise as Burden
  Posted by Billbar from New York Times
  The burden of housing costs in nearly every part of the country grew sharply from 2000 to 2005, according to new Census Bureau data being made public today. The numbers vividly illustrate the impact, often distributed unevenly, of the crushing combination of escalating real estate prices and largely stagnant incomes.
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- Reading Between the For-Sale Signs
  Posted by Jon from New York Times
  Ruminations on a real-estate slowdown.
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- The Housing Crisis Goes Suburban
  Posted by Jon from Washington Post
  Great look at the crisis of affordable housing, and why it's a middle class issue these days.
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andrewharry comments on:
A Town Drowns in Debt as Home Values Plunge

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Progress in Ballard

Something tells me this house won’t be around too long.

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4:00 pm 4/15/08

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