Is the American dream a nightmare?

GlobalPost by Susan E. Reed | Apr. 23, 2009 (Opinion)

The hidden menace of homeownership. It was a startling and controversial conclusion. But now it is beginning to make more sense. It turns out that a high rate of homeownership just might be bad for the economy.Homeownership has been a long nurtured desire of many Americans. Public officials relaxed mortgage requirements 10 years ago because they wanted everyone to live the dream. It seemed to be great for the economy, until the crash last year. Full Story »

Posted by Beth Tucker

More Info

Tags Help
Subjects: World, U.S., Business, Living
Topics: Europe, European Union, U.S. Economy, Real Estate, Housing
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Beth Tucker - Apr 23, 2009 - 6:57 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Beth Tucker (review), Kaizar Campwala (review)
Content Type: Article
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Apr 23, 2009 - 12:33 PM PDT

Reviews

Show All Comments
Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Kaizar Campwala
3.8
 by Kaizar Campwala - Apr. 23, 2009
See Full Review » (10 answers)
Beth Tucker
5.0
 by Beth Tucker - Apr. 23, 2009
Beth posted this story.
See Full Review » (5 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

Sort by: Oldest | Newest Hide All Replies
NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

4.4

not enough reviews
from 2 reviews (20% confidence)
Quality
4.4
Information
5.0
Insight
4.0
Style
4.5
Context
4.0
Expertise
3.0
Originality
4.0
Relevance
4.0
Responsibility
5.0
Popularity
4.3
Recommendation
4.5
Credibility
4.5
# Reviews
1.0
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!