Rapid and Unsustainable Increases in Home Prices Followed by Sharp

question 40

Multiple Choice

Rapid and unsustainable increases in home prices followed by sharp declines in values is referred to as

• A)real estate (or housing) bubble.
• B)inflation
• C)leverage.
• D)deflation.

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