As the recent housing bubble progressed, the profile of mortgage originations changed, so that at the very peak of the housing bubble, new originations took the form of Alt - As (low or no requirement to document income) and Option - ARMs (teaser rates, with no required principal repayments). (hussmanfunds.com)
The household debt - to - income ratio now stands at 169.4, up 23 per cent from a decade ago, and on par with what the U.S. saw at the peak of its housing bubble. (canadianbusiness.com)
Back in 2006, Kushner Companies agreed to pay $ 1.8 billion for the building, setting a new record for the highest price for a single real estate asset ever paid in the United States, and financing it almost entirely through debt near the peak of the housing bubble. (vox.com)