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Is Housing Bubble Losing Air?

For more than a year, some economists have predicted the bursting of what they call the housing "bubble." When we first aired this program on May 9--things haven't improved in the meantime, Fortune magazine said the boom was already over . Since then, sales of new homes have fallen and the inventory of unsold homes is at a record high.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

For more than a year, some economists have predicted the bursting of what they call the housing "bubble." When we first aired this program on May 9--things haven't improved in the meantime, Fortune magazine said the boom was already over. Since then, sales of new homes have fallen and the inventory of unsold homes is at a record high. If prices drop, what's the fate of mortgage-holders with interest-only loans who think their houses are banks? What are the consequences for the economy as a whole?

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Tom Donlan

    Barron's

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    Michael Hudson

    University of Missouri at Kansas City

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    David Lereah

    Chief Economist, National Association of Realtors

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