Housing bubble a flashback to '80s Texas

Story date: 2007-10-05 05:58:00
Added on: 2007-10-08 04:00:15

Houston Chronicle - Hit "calculate" The new number in the bottom box is the index number your area would have to hit if home prices were to keep ... with no history of debt repayment. • Low interest rates. Back then, builders marketed houses by "buying down" mortgage ...


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