As the Housing Bubble Collapsed, the Cycle of Defaults and Falling

question 38

Multiple Choice

As the housing bubble collapsed, the cycle of defaults and falling prices began that would ultimately cause home values to:

• A) fall by more than 90 percent in the hardest-hit areas.
• B) stop rising, practically halting the mortgage loan industry for a number of years.
• C) fall by more than 50 percent in the hardest-hit areas.
• D) fall by about 25 percent in the hardest-hit areas.

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