print email comment close Hedging Against a Housing Bubble URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7993587/ Description: May 2005 article about a new "futures market called HedgeStreet.com, a U.S. government-designated online financial market, [which] is offering home owners the opportunity to protect themselves against the uncertainties of the red-hot housing market. The new service ... lets investors bet on the direction of home prices in six U.S. markets — Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego and San Francisco." Includes a video clip. From MSNBC. Publisher: MSNBC Extra Keywords housing prices Library of Congress Subject Headings: Futures market Housing -- Prices Investments LII Database Information: Record 11699 created by Maria Brandt on 06/13/2005 Last modification on 06/14/2005 Published: 06/13/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/11699