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How the Top 1% Fared in the Housing Crash

Five years after the crash, the economy may not be back on its feet, but the ultra-rich are sitting pretty. According to new research done by UC Berkeley, the richest one percent of Americans captured 95 percent of the income growth in the United States between 2009 and 2012. With homes always on our mind, this stunning stat made us wonder: How did the top 1% of homes fare the housing crash?

Why Atlanta’s Stunning Home Price Growth Won’t Last Long

Atlanta’s housing market typically marches to a seasonal drum, rarely seeing dramatic price swings. Nevertheless, like a rollercoaster ride, home prices in Atlanta made the steady climb north in the mid-2000s, plunged to startling depths between 2007 and 2010, and then soared back up. The real question on everyone’s mind: Can prices continue to climb? Multiple signs suggest no.

How the Top 1% Fared in the Housing Crash

Five years after the crash, the economy may not be back on its feet, but the ultra-rich are sitting pretty. According to new research done by UC Berkeley, the richest one percent of Americans captured 95 percent of the income growth in the United States between 2009 and 2012. With homes always on our mind, this stunning stat made us wonder: How did the top 1% of homes fare the housing crash?

Why Atlanta’s Stunning Home Price Growth Won’t Last Long

Atlanta’s housing market typically marches to a seasonal drum, rarely seeing dramatic price swings. Nevertheless, like a rollercoaster ride, home prices in Atlanta made the steady climb north in the mid-2000s, plunged to startling depths between 2007 and 2010, and then soared back up. The real question on everyone’s mind: Can prices continue to climb? Multiple signs suggest no.

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