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Econ week 3 .docx ECO 535 The Great Recession Housing price bubble, collapse, foreclosures, and bailout of underwater mortgages University of Phoenix ECO/535 The Great Recession started in 2007 ... when millions of people lost both their jobs and their homes when the housing market burst. Leading up to this crash, lenders were issuing credit to homebuyers without adequate risk management, many times with subprime mortgages. There were also lenders that promoted alternative mortgages including teaser introductory rates and no down payment required. Up until that point, the housing market pricing had been slowly increasing over the past 12 years and peaked in 2007. According to the U.S census bureau average price of homes peaked at $257K, compared to $165K in the year 2000. The chart below illustrates the burst. To mitigate the crisis in November of 2008 the Federal Reserve used quantitative easing to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]
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