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For sale: Scenes from a bubble

Wondering how home prices got so high - and why they now have to fall? Here’s the story of what hit you: an amorality play in four acts. Money Magazine reports.

The buyers: The Quams and the too-good-to-be-true mortgage

Stretched by their loan, the newlyweds rented out their second bedroom to pay the bills. (more)

• How to Win in Real Estate Now: Making money in a tough market

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Money Magazine's Kate Ashford on how to turbo-charge your selling efforts

The brokers: Would you get your mortgage from this man?

One broker calls the industry "a disaster," and he'll tell you so on the radio. (more)

• Why it pays to be a prime borrower and how to improve your financial profile

The appraisers: Price estimates made to order

A homeowner doubts he can sells his house for what it was appraised for, and now he's stuck there. (more)

• Homes from the fastest – and slowest – growing markets

The investors: How to get rich trading "idiot" loans

Investors have made a fortune trading bonds backed by mortgages. (more)

• Stocks vs. Real Estate: Which is the better long-term bet?

More Real Estate

Mr. Worst-case scenario

Robert Shiller called the tech-stock crash just as the Nasdaq peaked. But he is also the expert on the real estate market. And where does he think it's headed now? Uh-oh. (more)

Buyers in charge: 4 strategies

The good news: Rocky real estate markets mean home shoppers finally have the upper hand. (more)

Get a better mortgage

Now more than ever it pays to be a prime borrower - here's how to be that guy. (more)

Subprime bailouts: How they work

There's some state-sponsored help on the way for subprime borrowers (more)

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In the market for a new home? Find out how much you're likely to shell out each month. (more)

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