“Unfortunately, throughout the housing crisis we've seen innocent homeowners who have been victims of shady mortgage lenders and unscrupulous individuals who have used a down market to line their own pockets at the expense of others. This bill is designed to send a message by revising our laws to ensure criminals are brought to justice and that law enforcement has the tools to uncover these fraudulent schemes and go after the bad actors. Criminals should be put on notice that ripping off homeowners and taxpayers won't be tolerated.” ShouldHas BeensLawUsedActorsIndividualLinesJusticeMessagesToolsCrisisVictimBillsCriminalsInnocentPocketsExpensesSchemesLaw EnforcementEnforcementHousingTaxpayersMortgageShadyRevisingLendersHomeownersHousing Crisis Author:Chuck Grassley
“Louisville, Colorado, which was just voted by CNN and Money magazine as the best place to live, is a veritable Whitopia that is unaffected by the housing crisis and even the severe recession. You look at the best places to live, according to Money's 2009 list, and 9 of the 10 are Whitopias.” LooksCrisisListsMagazinesSevereHousingRecessionsCnnPlaces To LiveColoradoBest PlaceLouisvilleHousing Crisis Author:Richard Benjamin
“I bought a house right before the housing crisis happened. So I paid too much and then I was stuck with it for a long time. So that was sad for me. I was like, "I'd better make a movie about this to get it out of my system."” LongHouseToo MuchHappenedLong TimePaidCrisisStuckHousingHousing Crisis Author:Hamish Linklater
“The housing crisis may not be the worst thing that's happened to New York City because it was becoming impossible for some of the young doctors, for some of the young artists, for some of the people that make the city so special to be able to live here.” PeopleMayAbleYoungArtistCitiesImpossibleHappenedWorstSpecialNew YorkBecomingDoctorsCrisisNew York CityWorst ThingsHousingYoung ArtistsHousing Crisis Author:Juan Enriquez
“In fact, Donald [Trump] was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis.” PeopleFactsTrumpCrisisRootedHousingHousing Crisis Author:Hillary Clinton
“Anyone that says the housing crisis can be resolved with one magic bullet or by the next election isn't being honest.” NextMagicHonestElectionCrisisBeing HonestBulletsHousingHousing Crisis Author:David Lammy
“The financial crisis of 2008 was not caused by investment banks betting against the housing market in 2007. It was caused by the fact that too few investors - including all of the big investment banks - bet too heavily on the housing market in the years before 2007.” YearsFactsBigsCrisisInvestmentIncludingFinancialInvestorsHousingFinancial CrisisBettingHousing CrisisHousing Market Author:James Surowiecki
“Gaza will become part of sovereign Israel and will be populated by Jews. This will also serve to ease the housing crisis in Israel” CrisisJewIsraelEaseSovereignHousingGazaHousing Crisis Author:Moshe Feiglin