The Fed should come down hard on banks, and start right now. It should require that banks tighten up lending practices. Restrict interest-only and adjustable-rate mortgages. Make it harder to buy second or third homes.With the easy money provided by the Fed,teamed up with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,HUD,and a powerful housing industry lobby in Washington,and supply limitations because of zoning and land use regulations:housing is the most rigged market around.The American Prospect
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Robert Reich comes out against "frothy" housing market
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich thinks the housing market is about to burst.Reich says: