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A risky mortgage instrument that helped spark the Global Financial Crisis is on the rise, but 3 things are different this time around

Before the crash of 2008, a decline in home prices was inconceivable to the market. Is the modern equivalent a federal rate hike?

The $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer is bigger than ever—and millennials will get the biggest cut

The $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer is bigger than ever—and millennials will get the biggest cut

The richest Americans hold 44% of all wealth, and the oldest hold 61%, per Cerulli Associates, and they’ve grown much richer since the Global Financial Crisis.

Zillow sees home prices falling this year. Apart from a blip a couple years ago, it would be the first time prices fell since the Great Financial Crisis

Zillow sees home prices falling this year. Apart from a blip a couple years ago, it would be the first time prices fell since the Great Financial Crisis

But if anything, it’s a correction, not a crash.

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Warren Buffett Labeled It 'Playing With Fire' When The Indicator Named After Him Reached 140% — Cut To Today And It's Over 200%: Is A Market Downturn Looming?

The "Buffett Indicator', a market valuation measure, is currently signaling potential danger as it surpasses levels witnessed during the Dot-Com Bubble and the Great Financial Crisis.

Kamala Harris went toe-to-toe with Jamie Dimon over a settlement for California homeowners. The big banks offered $4 billion—they settled at $20 billion

Harris took a big risk walking away from a national settlement in the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis, and it could make the case for how she’ll deal with the corporate world if she’s elected president.

Are the bears right about the outlook for the S&P 500?

The S&P 500's current multiple stands at 28.9. Except during the Great Financial Crisis when profits collapsed, that's the highest PE for any quarter since the tech bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Do You Feel More Negative These Days? Blame the Algorithm

Consumer sentiment is more negative today than it was during the Great Financial Crisis in 2008. Could the difference be the rise of social media’s influence?

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Housing market analyst ‘Poison Ivy’ Zelman, who called the 2008 bust that led to the Great Financial Crisis, sees ‘extremely depressed levels’ of existing home sales for years

Housing market analyst ‘Poison Ivy’ Zelman, who called the 2008 bust that led to the Great Financial Crisis, sees ‘extremely depressed levels’ of existing home sales for years

Existing home sales dropped 14.6% in October on a year-over-year basis—a new 13-year low.

Morgan Stanley says commercial real estate will crash harder than during the Great Financial Crisis. Here’s how 5 other top institutions see it playing out

Morgan Stanley says commercial real estate will crash harder than during the Great Financial Crisis. Here’s how 5 other top institutions see it playing out

There’s one thing they can all agree on: Office properties are in trouble.

Morgan Stanley analysts see a fall for commercial real estate 'worse than in the Great Financial Crisis'—BofA disagrees for 3 key reasons

Morgan Stanley analysts see a fall for commercial real estate 'worse than in the Great Financial Crisis'—BofA disagrees for 3 key reasons

Bank of America: "We conclude that the [CRE] challenges are real and significant, but, for several reasons, they are manageable and do not represent a systemic risk to the U.S. economy"

Morgan Stanley analysts think commercial real estate is heading for something ‘worse than in the Great Financial Crisis’—here’s what Goldman Sachs and UBS have to say

Morgan Stanley analysts think commercial real estate is heading for something ‘worse than in the Great Financial Crisis’—here’s what Goldman Sachs and UBS have to say

Commercial real estate headwinds—which are particularly strong in the office space sector—will increase the risk of defaults, distress, and delinquencies.

Morgan Stanley analysts forecast something ‘worse than in the Great Financial Crisis’ for commercial real estate

Morgan Stanley analysts forecast something ‘worse than in the Great Financial Crisis’ for commercial real estate

Over $1.4 trillion of CRE mortgages have to be refinanced in the next two years, and a huge amount is owed to regional banks, Morgan Stanley says.

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