(MONEY Magazine) – The media have been bubbling on and on about real estate bubbles, as the graph on the right shows. Last time this kind of ominous talk heated up, in 2000, the ending wasn't happy.

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News stories containing the words BUBBLE and TECHNOLOGY or STOCK[1]

News stories containing the words BUBBLE and HOUSING or REAL ESTATE[1]

NOTES: [1] Within 10 words. [2] As of June 27. SOURCES: LexisNexis, MONEY research.