Thursday, September 24, 2009
RJA #6b: Search Strings
Economy + housing market crash - Great Depression
Cause AND Housing Market Crash OR Collapse
Economy + Real Estate Crash AND Collapse
Cause AND Housing Market Crash OR Collapse
Economy + Real Estate Crash AND Collapse
RJA #6a: Periodical Articles
Author: Patrick Wilson; Ralf Zurbruegg
Title: Big City Difference? Another look at factors Driving house prices
Title of Periodicle: Journal of Property Research
Volume and issue Number: 25, no.2 Date: (2008) Pages:157-177
Author: Paul Langley
Title: Sub-Prime Mortgage Lending: a cultural economy
Title of Periodicle: Economy and Society
Volume and issue #: 37, no. 4
Date: 2008 Pages: 469-494
Resource Used: Auraria Library
Keywords: Economy + Real Estate Market Crash Date: Sept 24, 2009 13 hits Relevance: 3
Title: Big City Difference? Another look at factors Driving house prices
Title of Periodicle: Journal of Property Research
Volume and issue Number: 25, no.2 Date: (2008) Pages:157-177
Author: Paul Langley
Title: Sub-Prime Mortgage Lending: a cultural economy
Title of Periodicle: Economy and Society
Volume and issue #: 37, no. 4
Date: 2008 Pages: 469-494
Resource Used: Auraria Library
Keywords: Economy + Real Estate Market Crash Date: Sept 24, 2009 13 hits Relevance: 3
Thursday, September 17, 2009
RJA #5b: Finding Books
The Housing Boom and Bust Author: Thomas Sowell Place of Publication: United States Of America Publisher: Basic Books Copyright: 2009
The coming crash in the housing market : 10 things you can do now to protect your most valuable investment Author: John R. Talbott Place of Publication: New York Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Copyright: 2003
I searched Amazon.com and also the electronic Auraria Library Keywords used: Housing Market Crash Date of search: 09/17/09 15 hits. Relevance: 4
The coming crash in the housing market : 10 things you can do now to protect your most valuable investment Author: John R. Talbott Place of Publication: New York Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Copyright: 2003
I searched Amazon.com and also the electronic Auraria Library Keywords used: Housing Market Crash Date of search: 09/17/09 15 hits. Relevance: 4
RJA #5a: Finding Reference Articles
I used the Gale Virtual Reference Library and found a good Fannie Mae article searching Recession and Housing. The information I found here that was surprising was that Fannie Mae was started to stimulate housing construction and curb unemployment. I found this ironic, because now Fannie Mae is somewhat being blamed for the Recession. I also found an encyclopedia on Housing in GVRL and it had a lot to do with the Great Depression and the effects the Housing had on it. GVRL References Fannie Mae: Author: Eduardo F. Canedo Title: Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Title of reference work: Encylopedia of the Great Depression State of Publication: New York, USA Publisher: Gale Date of Publication: 2004 Page: 348-349. Website: FNMA Date: 09/17/09
GVRL Reference Housing: Author: Kristin M. Szylvian Title: Housing Title of reference work: Encyclopedia of the Great Depression State of Publication: New York, USA Publisher: Gale Date of Publication: 2004 Page: 474-478 Website: Housing Date: 09/17/09
The Keywords I used that were SUCCESSFUL were: Housing, and Recession. I used advanced search but was unsuccessful with my topic. Date of search: 09/17/09 Number of hits: 14 Relevance of hits: 2.5
GVRL Reference Housing: Author: Kristin M. Szylvian Title: Housing Title of reference work: Encyclopedia of the Great Depression State of Publication: New York, USA Publisher: Gale Date of Publication: 2004 Page: 474-478 Website: Housing Date: 09/17/09
The Keywords I used that were SUCCESSFUL were: Housing, and Recession. I used advanced search but was unsuccessful with my topic. Date of search: 09/17/09 Number of hits: 14 Relevance of hits: 2.5
Monday, September 14, 2009
RJA# 4b: Writing Search Strings
What was the main cause of the Housing Market Crash AND Bubble Burst AND Collapse
What was the cheif AND core cause for the HousingMarket Crash
What was the main cause in the Housing Market Crash OR Bubble OR Collapse
Economy AND housing NEAR crash
Economy AND housing NEAR Bubble burst
Economy AND housing market crash OR collapse
Economy + housing market
Economy + housing market crash -Depression
RJA #4a: Generating Keyword
Question: What was the MAIN CAUSE for the HOUSING MARKET CRASH?
Keywords: MAIN; major, key, cheif, most important, core, focal
CAUSE; reason, effect, make, force, grounds, source, root, origin, produce
HOUSING MARKET CRASH; Housing Bubble Burst, Collapse
LOG: Economy-> Housing->Collapse
Monday, September 7, 2009
RJA #3c: Developing Research Question
#1. Who correctly predicted the housing bubble bursting? What was the main cause for the housing market to crash? When in history has this happened before, and could we have prevented it? Where has the housing market crash hit the hardest? How did housing prices get so over inflated? Why wasn't Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac more regulated? Should we have the first time home buyer tax credit in place? Would there have been any way of avoiding the housing market to crash?
#2. Who correctly predicted the housing bubble bursting? What was the main cause for the housing market to crash? When in history has this happened before, and could we have prevented it? Where has the housing market crash hit the hardest? How did housing prices get so over inflated? Why wasn't Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac more regulated? Should we have the first time home buyer tax credit in place? Would there have been any way of avoiding the housing market to crash?
#3. I am writing to the general public, and anyone who has/is thinking of buying a home. I think its in everyones interest to understand the housing market, because there will be a time when they will want to buy a home. My purpose in writing my paper is to inform people on what the housing market crash was all about, and what went wrong.
#4. Who correctly predicted the housing bubble bursting? What was the main cause for the housing market to crash? When in history has this happened before, and could we have prevented it? Where has the housing market crash hit the hardest? How did housing prices get so over inflated? Why wasn't Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac more regulated? Should we have the first time home buyer tax credit in place? Would there have been any way of avoiding the housing market to crash?
#5. My final question is: What was the main cause for the housing market to crash?
#2. Who correctly predicted the housing bubble bursting? What was the main cause for the housing market to crash? When in history has this happened before, and could we have prevented it? Where has the housing market crash hit the hardest? How did housing prices get so over inflated? Why wasn't Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac more regulated? Should we have the first time home buyer tax credit in place? Would there have been any way of avoiding the housing market to crash?
#3. I am writing to the general public, and anyone who has/is thinking of buying a home. I think its in everyones interest to understand the housing market, because there will be a time when they will want to buy a home. My purpose in writing my paper is to inform people on what the housing market crash was all about, and what went wrong.
#4. Who correctly predicted the housing bubble bursting? What was the main cause for the housing market to crash? When in history has this happened before, and could we have prevented it? Where has the housing market crash hit the hardest? How did housing prices get so over inflated? Why wasn't Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac more regulated? Should we have the first time home buyer tax credit in place? Would there have been any way of avoiding the housing market to crash?
#5. My final question is: What was the main cause for the housing market to crash?
Thursday, September 3, 2009
RJA #3b: Narrowing Research Topic
I think I might need to focus my research topic more. I do not think I necessarily have to broaden or narrow my research topic, but I think I need to focus on one question that I am trying to answer. I do have to make sure I word my research question correctly, so that I have a wider range for writing my paper. I am still not too sure which way I want to go with my paper. I think I have to keep in mind that I need a good topic question so that I can provide more research.
RJA #3a: Exploring Research Topic
Please view my delicious account to view my initial exploration on my topic.
I searched mainly blogs today on different keyword searches and found a lot of good ideas. I think I have a better idea of what I can use for my argumentative paper. I searched Google Blog, Scholar, Web and Technorati. I have a better idea on how to search for GOOD resources. I have found that there is a lot more resources for my topic then I initially expected.
I searched mainly blogs today on different keyword searches and found a lot of good ideas. I think I have a better idea of what I can use for my argumentative paper. I searched Google Blog, Scholar, Web and Technorati. I have a better idea on how to search for GOOD resources. I have found that there is a lot more resources for my topic then I initially expected.
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