7 Eerie Patterns of Financial Crashes That Whispered Warnings Before the World Woke Up

5. The US Housing Bubble of the Mid-2000s

The U.S. housing bubble of the mid-2000s saw home prices rise to unsustainable levels. Early warnings included risky lending practices, like subprime mortgages and adjustable-rate loans, which made homeownership accessible to people who couldn't afford it. When the bubble burst in 2007, it triggered the global financial crisis of 2008. Paying attention to these alarms could have reduced the catastrophic impact.