Fed Report Finds Speculators Played Big Role in Housing Collapse

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by Jack Powers - Dec. 18, 2011

Instead of "investor" they should say "speculator".

At the peak of the boom in 2006, over a third of all U.S. home purchase lending was made to people who already owned at least one house. In 2007-2009, investors were responsible for more than a quarter of seriously delinquent mortgage balances nationwide.

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