Could it happen again?

The big difference is that the last bubble was built on the backs of the the under-qualified borrowers who took exotic mortgages from unscrupulous loan brokers.  The bad loans were funneled to Wall Street, where the same thing happened 

Because mortgage underwriting has been strict over the last ten years, it’s hard to imagine that a wave of homeowners loaded with equity would get foreclosed – and then the banks would give them away too.

But it is possible that we could have mild swings of 5% to 10%.  But if there were a couple of low sales, wouldn’t the lower-motivated sellers just wait it out? Probably.

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