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Issues Domestic & Economy Housing

Real Estate Woes

A Look at the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis

A short history of how people used to buy homes ... and the slightly more complicated history of how we got into the housing mess we're in today.

 

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZADdX0_f6N4

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