Residential Housing: The New Beanie Baby?

(Note: Except for parents of five and six year olds, the headline is exaggeration for effect) Some people fear a sudden drop in house prices and a few have gone so far as to sell and rent. A better strategy, advise a team of Business Week writers, is to be careful to limit your house purchase to what you can afford. For older homeowners, a reverse mortgage might also be a good idea.