A real estate bubble or property bubble (or housing bubble for residential markets) is a type of economic bubble that occurs periodically in local or global real estate markets. It is characterized by rapid increases in valuations of real property such as housing until they reach unsustainable levels relative to incomes and other economic elements, followed by a reduction in price levels.

Whether real estate bubbles can or should be identified or prevented, and whether they have broader macroeconomic importance or not are debated within and between different schools of economic thought, as detailed below. Some argue that the financial crisis of 2007–2010 was at least partially due to real estate bubbles, notably in the United States.

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Orange County is getting hit We have one asking price 38 off the peak in Anaheim I hope you are enjoying our tour of the the seventh circle of real estate hell Have a great weekend

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own language and sales techniques to manipulate buyers The practice is so widespread that most accept this indoctrination as being the way real estate is sold Does it have to be that way Asking Price $440 000 Address

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There are over one trillion dollars in poorly performing commercial . real estate. loans.

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On the other hand, who would have known that banks would have continued allowing reckless serial refinancing even at the peak of the . bubble. and indefinite squatting? I'm guessing that wasn't really a long term strategy for most people . ... How about the . real estate. agents and other professionals ? They fed the fire all along by creating a frenzy. Somehow, the buyers to me are the least to blame. They were clueless idiots. You know, lowering the boom on the buyers (which ...

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In closing, the case for a secular and debt-fuelled . real estate bubble. in China is not compelling. If you are hunting around for a bubble, Macquarie's Rory Robertson has an idea that most valuable of non-income producing investments, ...

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Jr Deputy Accountant (blog) Instead, the policy was blamed for contributing to the real - estate bubble that eventually burst triggered by the subprime crisis. ... Common Sense: Defending Yourself Against Deflation Wall Street Journal Stimulus overkill Asia Times Online

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Thu Aug 5 21:18:21 2010

What started the real estate bubble?
Q. Was it started by governmental policy? Who instituted the policy for lending institutions to have to lend to people without a decent down payment and without means to repay? Nice try first 3. It's the likes of barney frank...
Asked by Fabian P - Wed Feb 4 20:47:11 2009 - - 14 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Clinton , Frank, Dodd, got to blame Bush
Answered by Dice - Wed Feb 4 20:56:05 2009

so was this whole recession thing just a huge real estate bubble that burst?
Q. I'm not really well verse in economics and politics but that seems to be what i see it is, am i Wrong?
Asked by Matt - Wed Oct 21 23:09:54 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. it was more than real estate..
Answered by Felix - Thu Oct 29 22:55:50 2009

about the real estate bubble?
Q. Ok well everything has to do with buy low sell high. For example, the internet bubble in the 1990's (BUY LOW) and sell high in 2000-2002 which led to the nasdaq crash) the smart people cashed in their $ and bought real estate the dummies lost thier $$ in the NASDAQ crash. Which led to the real estate bubble (Buy low) and once real estate reached a high people got out (Sell High) and the dummies got stuck with the forclosed homes. Now people are buying SKF shorting financi
Asked by Dick J - Thu Sep 18 19:46:15 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. This is exactly what the Wall Street Journal has been saying. It is a bubble..
Answered by Ed Atun - Sun Sep 21 20:11:09 2008

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