Mortgage Crisis

Mortgages are a necessary evil. In order for us to buy homes for our families, most of us have to borrow an eye watering amount of money that is generally paid off at the mortgage company’s pace and on their terms - rather than at our own. Goodbye Mortgage! seeks to explain the simple principals that can be applied over time that will help you dramatically reduce your mortgage balance, thereby saving you thousands, even tens of thousands in mortgage payments.

In the summer of 2007, the subprime empire that Wall Street had built all came crashing down. On average, 50 lenders a month were going bust - and the people responsible for the crisis included not just unregulated loan brokers and con artists, but also investment bankers and home loan institutions traditionally perceived as completely trustworthy.

The subprime mortgage crisis has already wreaked havoc on the lives of millions of people, and now it threatens to derail the U.S. economy and economies around the world. In this trenchant book, best-selling economist Robert Shiller reveals the origins of this crisis and puts forward bold measures to solve it.