The Housing Boom and Bust: Revised Edition (0465019862)

Editorial Review:

Scary headlines and scarier statistics tell the story of a financial crisis on a scale not seen in decades--certainly not within the lifetime of most Americans. Moreover, this is a worldwide financial crisis. Financial institutions on both sides of the Atlantic have either collapsed or have been saved from collapse by government bailouts, as a result of buying securities based on American housing values that eroded or evaporated.

Now completely revised in paperback, The Housing Boom and Bust is designed to unravel the tangled threads of that story. It also attempts to determine whether what is being done to deal with the problem is more likely to make things better or worse.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Know the real reasons why it happened:

Thomas Sowell does an excellent job spelling out how exactly the housing boom and bust happened. This book is well researched,full of facts, and presented in an easy to read manner.
It explores the economic and political reasons of why it happened. It give quotes of the key players before, during , and after the bubble. It can really open your eyes as to how something that was supposed to be good turned out to be very bad, with it's dire effects spreading everywhere even beyond the housing market. The... more info

Clarity:

Thomas Sowell explains the current crisis clearly and in easily read layman's terms. It should be a must read for all Americans so we don't keep repeating these mistakes.

Political Pressure: Creating a Housing Bust and Deep Recession:

Author, economist, and historian Thomas Sowell is always a must read for me. His "The Housing Boom and Bust" provides a thorough review of the economics of housing coupled with a history of housing booms and busts. This is a great book for those who want to understand what preceded and led to the housing bust of 2007/2008.
Sowell provides a detailed and apolitical review of the underlying systemic problems and the incentives for exploitation, as well as the key players, that led to the meltdown that we... more info

It was a Mandate:

Dr. Sowell's throrough analysis of the housing bubble is a reasoned antidote to the populist media descriptions of Senator Dodds' so-called Financial Reform Bill. Said media descriptions stereotype the financial firms of Wall Street as greedy loose cannons long overdue for calling to heel by a wise Government, and Dodds rises nobly to the occasion as he serves the last few months before an election in which his ethical record would prevent his return for another Senate term.
Sowell meticulously... more info

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