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Saturday, February 28, 2009 12:00 AM

Scenes from a housing boom

At the height of the real estate bubble, I was desperate to buy a home. I had no idea what kind of trouble I was borrowing.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams

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  • Sunday, March 1, 2009 09:54 AM

    a rising genre

    We need to think of a name for this glorious, rising new genre (or maybe someone already has?).

    Today alone in the Times style section there are two stories very similar to Williams': one, an article about private-school parents who are horrified to find they must suddenly reconsider those often steep tuitions; the second, a description of the new book "Spoiled," a collection of essays by privileged people who feel financially inadequate.

    Given that we are seeing a steady stream of this material, we really should decide on something to call it.

    —caraboo Read caraboo's other letters

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