Real Estate Crisis and A little American Studies

Barclays warns of a financial storm as Federal Reserve’s credibility crumbles - Telegraph

toledoblade.com — Many residents who leave Lucas County head south, west
According to William Frey, a professor at the University of Michigan and a demographer with the Washington-based Brookings Institution, the recent national housing bust and subprime mortgage crisis have stemmed the tide of population migration to the South and West.

“In this last year, the census estimates have shown a little bit of a retrenchment from the Midwest,” Mr. Frey said. “A lot of the people going to these fast-growing places have pulled back. Florida has had a huge decline in its growth and its migration because of the housing crunch.”

Gentrification: Not Ousting the Poor? - TIME

Race and the Subprime Market, WashPost and The Nation

The Housing Bill, NY and more in the WashPost

Fuel Prices Shift Math for Life in Far Suburbs, NYT

Bad news, WashPost

Book Review of the life of Subprime Lender, WSJ