Bill McBride

Bill McBride

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Bill McBride is a housing market expert and the author of Calculated Risk, a highly popular and influential housing and economics blog. McBride is best known for calling the housing bubble before the 2008 crisis and identifying the housing market bottom in 2009. Under his leadership, Calculated Risk has become a go-to source for Wall Street, the media, academics and anyone else looking for authoritative analysis of housing and the broader economy

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ABOUT BILL MCBRIDE

  • McBride is a former technology executive turned full-time economics blogger and analyst with a background in management, finance, and economics.

  • He is celebrated for calling the housing bubble before the 2008 crisis and identifying the housing market bottom in 2009, with significant attention from academic and media audiences.

  • A respected figure in economic commentary, he has been featured in prominent outlets such as Business Insider, CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, and Times.

  • He has been quoted by leading economists such as James Hamilton and Paul Krugman.


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