The housing bubble finally burst last year and even more money then flooded into the commodity markets in general, and specifically into oil. Since there is a mechanical link between futures markets and oil prices, ...

I respect both Baker and Kuttner and do not know which of their positions in this debate is the more valid. ********************************* Does the Housing Bubble Have to Pop? Congress is currently debating the Dodd-Frank bill, which would provide relief for struggling homeowners

It's difficult to have any confidence in today's market. In the past 365 days, we've seen a housing bubble pop, a credit crunch ensue, a gigantic investment bank nearly go under, and extreme -- even "bailout" -- measures from our federal government ...

An Investment Opportunity of Historic Proportions

Despite the bursting of the housing bubble, it's still possible to buy homes with no money down. In fact, it's possible to borrow up to 105...

As effects of US housing slump spread… Global slowdown could become wholesale collapse, warn analysts THE collapse of the housing bubble in the US is mutating into a global phenomenon, with real estate prices swooning from the Irish countryside and the Spanish coast to Baltic seaports and even parts of northern India