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245 10 a| House lust :b| America's obsession with our homes /c| Daniel McGinn.;

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505 0 a| Mine's bigger than yours: Potomac, Maryland -- That new house smell: Las Vegas, Nevada -- Fix-up fever: Newton, Massachusetts -- Why we like to watch: New York City -- Searching for cash flow: Pocatello, Idaho -- Welcome to the jungle: New Orleans, Louisiana -- Doubling down: Naples, Florida -- Epilogue.;

520 a| In House Lust, Newsweek's Daniel McGinn travels the country to explore the roots of this mania. Even as the real estate boom has turned to bust, Americans remain obsessed with houses--many of us are still trading up, adding on, or doubling down to buy vacation property. But for others, this zeal for housing has carried a painful price, one that's evident in the soaring foreclosure rates and mounting despair as millions of homeowners (and their lenders) realize they've stretched too far to buy the home of their dreams.--From amazon.com.;

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House lust : America's obsession with our homes / Daniel McGinn.

Author/creator	McGinn, Daniel F.
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Currency Doubleday, ©2008.
Description	264 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Sample text
Subjects	Home--United States. --Psychological aspects. Homeowners--United States. --Psychology. Home ownership--United States.

Contents	Mine's bigger than yours: Potomac, Maryland -- That new house smell: Las Vegas, Nevada -- Fix-up fever: Newton, Massachusetts -- Why we like to watch: New York City -- Searching for cash flow: Pocatello, Idaho -- Welcome to the jungle: New Orleans, Louisiana -- Doubling down: Naples, Florida -- Epilogue.
Abstract	In House Lust, Newsweek's Daniel McGinn travels the country to explore the roots of this mania. Even as the real estate boom has turned to bust, Americans remain obsessed with houses--many of us are still trading up, adding on, or doubling down to buy vacation property. But for others, this zeal for housing has carried a painful price, one that's evident in the soaring foreclosure rates and mounting despair as millions of homeowners (and their lenders) realize they've stretched too far to buy the home of their dreams.--From amazon.com.
General note	Includes index.
LCCN	2007027746
ISBN	9780385519298 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN	038551929X (hc : alk. paper)

House lust : America's obsession with our homes / Daniel McGinn.

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