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Kai Ryssdal Oct 2, 2008

this is worth a read.

It’s a paper from the Bank of International Settlements called The housing meltdown: Why did it happen in the United States?

Only 36 pages…not so painful.

Hat tip to Barry Ritholtz at The Big Picture

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