000 01021cab a22001935a 4500
001 L140309
008 070314e20070915xxk f 000 0 eng d
035 _a(Sirsi) u140309
041 _aeng
110 2 _aThe Economist
_969
245 _aHouses built on sand
260 _c2007
490 _aEconomist
_v384(8546) 15 September 2007, 104(1)
520 _aRegular feature on house prices around the world. Focus is given to the apparent end of the housing boom in the US. Argues that by global standards, and particularly by American standards, the boom was relatively minor. Ill-advised subprime mortgage lending may have been responsible for the early end to the boom, and may leave the mortgage industry with a hangover as defaults rise. Makes comparisons with other housing markets around the world. Presents the Economist's house price indicators in a number of countries. Table.
590 _aKA
651 4 _aInternational
690 _aPROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET
942 _n0
999 _c79246
_d79246