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Why This Housing Downturn Isn't Like the Last One

A house up for sale in Washington. AFP

The pandemic housing boom is over. The bust will look nothing like the last one.

Before the financial crisis of 2008, lenders barely bothered to verify mortgage applicants' income. Today they demand reams of evidence that borrowers can afford their loans.

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