Flipping Out Over Real Estate... Again [Video]

Elliott Wave International Analysts Team Elliott Wave International

Speculators looking for a "fast buck" turned to day trading in the late 1990s. After the ensuing bear market, house flipping became a fad. But the big housing bust only put the kibosh on this pursuit temporarily. Will a big lesson have to be learned all over again?

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