...lowered interest rates and kept them low for a very long time and inflated a housing bubble.” Democratic staff on the Financial Services Committee, led by Ranking Member Maxine Waters...

...and important milestone in the lives of most consumers, Bernardo said. “That was, at least, until the housing bubble collapsed nearly a decade ago. Today, home buyers are more skeptical...

...reported number for July was in November 2005 at the height of the housing bubble. Similarly, the last time permits and starts were this high was in 2007 when builders...

...with concern of bubble markets across the U.S. Now San Jose is starting to go the way of San Francisco, at peak levels and now leveling off,” Villacorta said. “Both...

...significantly more than 10 percent above the sustainable level during the housing bubble from 2005-2007. During the market collapse in late 2010 and early 2013, home prices dropped rapidly more...

...values up in the nation’s most popular housing markets, although home values are not anywhere near their peak points during the real estate bubble in smaller markets. According to the...

...three-year period from the end of 2006, which was the end of the housing bubble, until the end of 2009, which was the end of the housing bust and in...

...are asking if we’re in a new home price bubble,” said David M. Blitzer, managing director & chairman of the index committee for S&P Dow Jones Indices. “All of this...

...in a new home price bubble,” Blitzer said. “All of this suggests that some future moderation in home prices gains is likely. Moreover, consumer debt levels seem to be manageable....

...bank sold more than $2 billion worth of faulty mortgage-backed securities to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac between 2005 and 2007, the years of the "housing bubble" in the U.S....