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  • Empty Houses, Falling Prices: A Boom Dies

    10/26/2005 2:55:33 PM PDT · by ex-Texan · 62 replies · 2,584+ views
    MSN.MoneyCentral ^ | 10/3/2005 | Bill Fleckenstein
    From Contrarian ChroniclesYou can see how the housing bubble is bursting in places like Columbus, Ohio, where builders and lenders threw common sense away and enticed people to buy homes they couldn't afford. * * * To some degree, the housing market is a compendium of local markets, unlike the "centrally located" though all-encompassing stock market bubble. There is no Nasdaq or Dow Jones housing index. For that reason, as the housing bubble unwinds, it won't be quite so obvious to folks around the country unless it's happening in their community. * * * Buy Now, Foreclose LaterIt's worth making...