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The Planetizen News Brief - 5/14/09


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Minorities rise in the 'burbs, small cities struggle to retain youth, and a look inside declining Las Vegas, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

14 May 2009 - 5:00am
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The Rise and Fall of an Arizona Exurb

This article from High Country News dissects the Arizona real estate collapse through the lens of one exurb.
26 April 2009 - 5:00am
High Country News
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How Tax Breaks Fueled the Housing Bubble

This article from The New York Times looks at how Clinton-era tax breaks helped create the housing bubble.
20 December 2008 - 1:00pm
The New York Times
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Census Data Shows How Housing Bubble Burst

Figures recently released by the Census Bureau offer a glimpse at the pre-existing economic situation that led to the burst of the housing bubble.
12 December 2008 - 12:00pm
The Seattle Times

Gas Prices Hurting Housing Market

The bursting of the housing bubble may be tied to rising gas prices, according to one economist.
5 May 2008 - 7:00am
The Oregonian

Did Rising Gas Prices Burst The Housing Bubble?

A new reports says high gas prices have contributed to falling house prices in the nation's suburbs.
30 April 2008 - 1:00pm
The Oregonian

A Reckoning For The Ideology Of Homeownership

Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) chastises those whom he calls the "homeownership ideologues" for promoting homeownership to lower income households.
22 April 2008 - 11:00am
Truthout
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Will the Housing Bubble Swallow the Fed?

J.P. Morgan's federally-back purchase of Bear Stearns holds billions in dubious "mortgage backed securities," and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are pumping hundreds of billions into the market. Time may be running out for the Federal Reserve.
20 March 2008 - 1:00pm
The Huffington Post

Miami in a Vice

In Miami, speculators inflated the housing market by buying and flipping condos. Now with the market deflating and a host of condo towers still under construction, Miami may be the worst major real estate market in the world.
16 March 2008 - 7:00am
The Globe & Mail
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