Rising home prices led to
rampant real estate speculation, and also fueled excessive consumer spending as people began to view their homes as a piggy bank that they could extract cash from to fuel discretionary purchases.
Not exact matches
This crisis was mainly the result of loose mortgage lending, which spurred
rampant speculation and even fraud in U.S. mortgage securities and
real estate.
«It's clear that
rampant speculation on
real estate is driving up prices in Vancouver.