The 2008 housing bust suggests China's only halfway through its property crisis. Here's how the downturns compare.

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China's housing market turmoil has similarities to the 2008 US collapse.

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China's economic turmoil won't stop its manufacturing dominance

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission CMC, extends Spring Festival greetings to the country's military veterans when attending a gala held by the CMC for retired military officers of Beijing-based troops in Beijing, capital of China, Jan.

Home prices are 65% higher in places with high-risk air quality as climate change warps the housing market

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Climate change risks are warping the housing market
Climate change risks are warping the housing market.

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Spring home buying season is near. Real estate pros say this year's rush could push prices up 5% after a weak 2023.

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Mortgage payments have reverted back near all-time highs as the Fed delays rate cuts

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Homebuyers are being priced out of the market by rising mortgage rates.

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China's deflation problem keeps getting worse

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China's economic woes are becoming more entrenched.

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18 million rental units are at risk as climate disasters get more common, Harvard study says

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Homes and buildings would get ripped apart by sheet force if Earth stopped rotating on its axis.

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The inventor of the market's most famous recession indicator says 3 factors will ensure a coming downturn isn't too painful

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Americans are feeling the most optimistic about the mortgage market since the Fed started hiking rates

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Sales, inventory, and construction are picking up in the US housing market after months of being battered by sky-high mortgage rates.
Sales, inventory, and construction are picking up in the US housing market after months of being battered by sky-high mortgage rates.

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China's housing bust is happening at 'a historically rapid pace' only seen in the worst collapses of the last 3 decades

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Local residents look at a model of a Poly Real Estate Group housing project at a real estate showroom on May 25, 2023 in Sanya, Hainan Province of China.
Local residents look at a model of a Poly Real Estate Group housing project at a real estate showroom on May 25, 2023 in Sanya, Hainan Province of China.

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