The Great American Housing Bubble: What Went Wrong and How We Can Protect Ourselves in the Future

by Adam J Levitin, Susan M Wachter, Susan M. Wachter, et al.

Book Overview

The definitive account of the housing bubble that caused the Great Recession--and earned Wall Street fantastic profits.

The American housing bubble of the 2000s caused the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression. In this definitive account, Adam Levitin and Susan Wachter pinpoint its source: the shift in mortgage financing from securitization by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to "private-label securitization" by Wall...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674979656
• ISBN13: 9780674979659
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"