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1. I knew it was going to bust when people started taking

Tue Nov 25, 2025, 06:46 PM

Nov 25

Arms (adjustable rate mortgages) … it caused the bust in the 80s and then went away until the mid 2000s

It’s a recipe for disaster

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My adult kids and I have been talking about housing [View all] FirstLight Nov 25 OP

I knew it was going to bust when people started taking UpInArms Nov 25 #1

The advice I would give my nieces would be: meadowlander Nov 25 #3

I know I can live in a car or a garden shed because I've done it. hunter Nov 25 #4