1. Low-Income Communities and the 2007 Housing Crisis
... depend on their home as a viable investment for the future. This belief set up for imminent danger in the future. It wasn't before long that prices of houses began to peak and fall, causing many problems for borrowers with little to no equity on their homes. Between the years 2002 and 2006, housing prices soared exponentially like never before(Schwartz, 2010 ... . Their credit score was average, sub-par at best; however, after the crash, it tanked severely. With no means of increasing income, these low-income families are stuck in a vicious cycle where their debt is always on their minds...
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