The Great Housing Bubble

Why did house prices fall? This is the fundamental question to most Ameri-cans, and to those who lent them money. Most homeowners did not care why residential real estate prices rose; they assumed prices always rose, and they should simply enjoy their good fortune. It was not until prices began to fall that people were left searching for answers. This book examines the causes of the breathtaking rise in prices and the catastrophic fall that ensued to answer the question on every homeowner’s mind: “Why did house prices fall?”