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BusinessWeek January 17, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Walls Won't Come Tumbling Down Mortgage rates in 2005 will remain low enough to keep housing affordable.
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Coy & Miller	Is A Housing Bubble About To Burst? As rising rates in the U.S. send mortgage payments higher, demand may cool.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Anthony Downs	Dissecting the Housing Bubble Question The most widely discussed real estate issue in the United States today boils down to a two-part question: Does a housing bubble in America exist? And if so, will it burst?
BusinessWeek July 9, 2007 James C. Cooper	Housing's New Risks For The Economy Mortgage rates are up, credit is tighter, and home prices are falling faster.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 Michael K. Evans	Evans On The Economy -- Ignore The Bubble Babble Despite what the alarmists contend, U.S. housing prices will continue to rise in 2006 and 2007.
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Kathleen Madigan	After The Housing Boom What the real estate slowdown means for the economy.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Anthony Downs	Expect Soaring Home Prices in California to Level Off California, the most populous state, has by far the largest economy and contains the greatest investment in real estate of all types in the nation -- so what happens here should concern everyone interested in any kind of real estate.
FDIC FYI May 2, 2005	FYI Revisited U.S. Home Prices: Does Bust Always Follow Boom? The broadening of the U.S. housing boom during 2004 may imply a growing role for national factors-including the availability, price, and terms of mortgage credit-in explaining home price trends.
Financial Planning September 1, 2005	Mutual Fund Monitor The real costs of a housing bubble.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2006 Anthony Downs	Hard Truth of a Softer U.S. Housing Market Rising home prices and falling stock prices have greatly changed the composition of household assets since 2000. This shift has significant implications for commercial property markets as well as housing.
FDIC FYI March 23, 2006	Scenarios for the Next U.S. Recession. A string of positive reports on the U.S. economy and banking industry has led some analysts to ask -- How long can these good times last?
The Motley Fool December 6, 2011 Morgan Housel	Slow Jobs Market? Blame Housing The key to getting the economy back on track is deleveraging -- paying off debt accumulated during the bubble years. For households, the vast majority of that debt is in the form of mortgages.
FDIC FYI November 4, 2003 Puwalski & Williams	Economic Conditions and Emerging Risks in Banking The two main economic concerns of the past two years, a lack of new jobs and lackluster business investment, finally appear poised to subside.
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Dean Foust	Look Out Below, Lenders The end of the mortgage boom is nigh -- and it could get ugly for banks and thrifts.
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BusinessWeek April 11, 2005	Housing: Don't Panic Yet Soaring home prices are the last remaining problem of the tech boom. The extremely low interest rates that were needed to revive the economy after the bust set the stage for a rally in housing that's now reaching extremes.
Financial Advisor September 2006 Linda Keslar	Destined For A Fall Robert Shiller, a professor of economics at Yale University, predicts housing prices will drop -- but he says no one knows how far.
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Skittish Bond Market Won't Shake Housing -- for Now Rates must rise more than a point to hurt. But it's another story for refis.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 Salim Haji	Housing Boom Drives Homebuilder Stocks As the housing boom continues, housing stocks are reporting record earnings. Neither is sustainable.
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FDIC FYI March 28, 2002	Housing Market Strengths and Risks A report released today in the FDIC's Regional Outlook evaluates changes in mortgage underwriting during the last expansion, and the likelihood that weakening home price growth could adversely affect home borrowers and lenders...
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FDIC FYI February 10, 2005 Cynthia Angell	U.S. Home Prices: Does Bust Always Follow Boom? Examines the historical movement of home prices at the metro level to gain insight into the outlook for U.S. home prices.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2004 Salim Haji	Freddie Mac: No Housing Bubble Here's the scoop on why Freddie Mac believes that the U.S. real estate market today is rational.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2006 Mike Norman	A Bubble or a Value? Housing market comments by Toll Brothers' CEO triggers some contrarian reflection. Investors, is this builder a bargain?
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Christopher Palmeri	Home Buyers: ARMed And Dangerous? Adjustable-rate mortgages are pulling in new buyers -- but the risks are high
U.S. Banker April 2005 Lee Conrad	The End of Cheap Money Mortgage rates can't hold out much longer against the steady rate hikes from the Federal Reserve; industry consolidation may follow.
BusinessWeek June 11, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Is The Housing Recession Starting To Recede? The drag on economic growth is easing, and home demand is firming up.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2010 Dan Caplinger	This Will Bring On the Real Recovery Now, some positive signs in mortgage financing are bolstering the argument that for real estate, the worst is truly over.
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FDIC FYI February 7, 2002	Subprime Mortgage Lending Faces the Test of a Slowing Economy Entry by FDIC-insured institutions into subprime lending as a targeted line of business was largely a phenomenon of the 1990s. These lending programs are now being tested by recession, in most cases for the first time...
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BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 James Mehring	Home Sales: Optimism May Be Misplaced But there are reasons to be skeptical about the latest mortgage activity figures while other housing data show no signs of improvement.
CFO December 1, 2011 Kate O'Sullivan	Rebuilding, Slowly Four years after the housing-market collapse, the sector's troubles still weigh on the broader economy. But housing CFOs are searching for a path to growth.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Beth Mattson-Teig	Encore Performance? Mortgage bankers are hoping that 2006 will be a repeat performance of 2005 -- a phenomenal year for commercial and multifamily mortgage originations. But whether those expectations materialize depends largely on interest rates.
BusinessWeek August 15, 2005 Peter Coy	Steering Clear Of Bubble Trouble In a relentlessly inscrutable housing market, there are ways to minimize risk.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2006 Michael K. Evans	Evans On The Economy -- Not So Happy New Year A forecast for 2006 suggests sluggish growth at best - and it could get worse.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Quick Take: How Fast Will Housing Prices Really Fall? We all know about the housing market decline. So just how drastic will it be?
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 James Mehring	Housing: The Slump Begins To Hit Payrolls As home sales and construction activity deteriorate at a faster pace, job growth in areas linked to residential real estate is starting to ebb and even decline outright in some parts of the country where the housing boom has been the strongest.
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	Britain: Rate Hikes May Take A Breather While the U.S. has only begun to lift interest rates, and the euro zone hasn't even started, the Bank of England might well be finished.
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