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Researchers are now coming to understand that a big part of the problem was people with better-than-average credit scores who owned multiple homes — not subprime buyers, but landlords and flippers.New doors are lined up for installation in one of Pickett and Rosin's Phoenix properties. These days, profits are tight, and they face stiff competition.A team of contractors works on the renovation of a home in Phoenix. A decade after the U.S. housing crisis, some old habits are back, including house flipping.Brad Pickett greets Lauren Rosin as she arrives at one of their project properties. Unlike a decade ago, flippers have to add real value to their properties to make a profit.Realtor Lauren Rosin and investor Brad Pickett work together flipping homes in Phoenix. More than 8,500 homes sold in the Phoenix metropolitan area last year were flips, more than anywhere else in the country.A southbound view of new development in Ahwatukee, part of the Phoenix metro area.Contractors apply stucco to the exterior of a home being renovated by Rosin and Pickett. Ten years into her career flipping houses, Rosin's operation is much more streamlined and professional. Still, it's harder to make money.Rosin got into flipping in 2009 during the housing bust. This is one of Rosin and Pickett's properties in an upscale Phoenix neighborhood.Researchers are now coming to understand that a big part of the problem was people with better-than-average credit scores who owned multiple homes — not subprime buyers, but landlords and flippers.New doors are lined up for installation in one of Pickett and Rosin's Phoenix properties. These days, profits are tight, and they face stiff competition.A team of contractors works on the renovation of a home in Phoenix. A decade after the U.S. housing crisis, some old habits are back, including house flipping.Brad Pickett greets Lauren Rosin as she arrives at one of their project properties. Unlike a decade ago, flippers have to add real value to their properties to make a profit.Realtor Lauren Rosin and investor Brad Pickett work together flipping homes in Phoenix. More than 8,500 homes sold in the Phoenix metropolitan area last year were flips, more than anywhere else in the country.A southbound view of new development in Ahwatukee, part of the Phoenix metro area.Contractors apply stucco to the exterior of a home being renovated by Rosin and Pickett. Ten years into her career flipping houses, Rosin's operation is much more streamlined and professional. Still, it's harder to make money.Rosin got into flipping in 2009 during the housing bust. This is one of Rosin and Pickett's properties in an upscale Phoenix neighborhood.Researchers are now coming to understand that a big part of the problem was people with better-than-average credit scores who owned multiple homes — not subprime buyers, but landlords and flippers.New doors are lined up for installation in one of Pickett and Rosin's Phoenix properties. These days, profits are tight, and they face stiff competition.A team of contractors works on the renovation of a home in Phoenix. A decade after the U.S. housing crisis, some old habits are back, including house flipping.Brad Pickett greets Lauren Rosin as she arrives at one of their project properties. Unlike a decade ago, flippers have to add real value to their properties to make a profit.Realtor Lauren Rosin and investor Brad Pickett work together flipping homes in Phoenix. More than 8,500 homes sold in the Phoenix metropolitan area last year were flips, more than anywhere else in the country.A southbound view of new development in Ahwatukee, part of the Phoenix metro area.Contractors apply stucco to the exterior of a home being renovated by Rosin and Pickett. Ten years into her career flipping houses, Rosin's operation is much more streamlined and professional. Still, it's harder to make money.Rosin got into flipping in 2009 during the housing bust. This is one of Rosin and Pickett's properties in an upscale Phoenix neighborhood.Researchers are now coming to understand that a big part of the problem was people with better-than-average credit scores who owned multiple homes — not subprime buyers, but landlords and flippers.New doors are lined up for installation in one of Pickett and Rosin's Phoenix properties. These days, profits are tight, and they face stiff competition.A team of contractors works on the renovation of a home in Phoenix. A decade after the U.S. housing crisis, some old habits are back, including house flipping.Brad Pickett greets Lauren Rosin as she arrives at one of their project properties. Unlike a decade ago, flippers have to add real value to their properties to make a profit.Realtor Lauren Rosin and investor Brad Pickett work together flipping homes in Phoenix. More than 8,500 homes sold in the Phoenix metropolitan area last year were flips, more than anywhere else in the country.A southbound view of new development in Ahwatukee, part of the Phoenix metro area.Contractors apply stucco to the exterior of a home being renovated by Rosin and Pickett. Ten years into her career flipping houses, Rosin's operation is much more streamlined and professional. Still, it's harder to make money.Rosin got into flipping in 2009 during the housing bust. This is one of Rosin and Pickett's properties in an upscale Phoenix neighborhood.Researchers are now coming to understand that a big part of the problem was people with better-than-average credit scores who owned multiple homes — not subprime buyers, but landlords and flippers.New doors are lined up for installation in one of Pickett and Rosin's Phoenix properties. These days, profits are tight, and they face stiff competition.A team of contractors works on the renovation of a home in Phoenix. A decade after the U.S. housing crisis, some old habits are back, including house flipping.Brad Pickett greets Lauren Rosin as she arrives at one of their project properties. Unlike a decade ago, flippers have to add real value to their properties to make a profit.Realtor Lauren Rosin and investor Brad Pickett work together flipping homes in Phoenix. More than 8,500 homes sold in the Phoenix metropolitan area last year were flips, more than anywhere else in the country.A southbound view of new development in Ahwatukee, part of the Phoenix metro area.Contractors apply stucco to the exterior of a home being renovated by Rosin and Pickett. Ten years into her career flipping houses, Rosin's operation is much more streamlined and professional. Still, it's harder to make money.Rosin got into flipping in 2009 during the housing bust. This is one of Rosin and Pickett's properties in an upscale Phoenix neighborhood.Researchers are now coming to understand that a big part of the problem was people with better-than-average credit scores who owned multiple homes — not subprime buyers, but landlords and flippers.New doors are lined up for installation in one of Pickett and Rosin's Phoenix properties. These days, profits are tight, and they face stiff competition.A team of contractors works on the renovation of a home in Phoenix. A decade after the U.S. housing crisis, some old habits are back, including house flipping.Brad Pickett greets Lauren Rosin as she arrives at one of their project properties. Unlike a decade ago, flippers have to add real value to their properties to make a profit.Realtor Lauren Rosin and investor Brad Pickett work together flipping homes in Phoenix. More than 8,500 homes sold in the Phoenix metropolitan area last year were flips, more than anywhere else in the country.A southbound view of new development in Ahwatukee, part of the Phoenix metro area.Contractors apply stucco to the exterior of a home being renovated by Rosin and Pickett. Ten years into her career flipping houses, Rosin's operation is much more streamlined and professional. Still, it's harder to make money.Rosin got into flipping in 2009 during the housing bust. This is one of Rosin and Pickett's properties in an upscale Phoenix neighborhood.Researchers are now coming to understand that a big part of the problem was people with better-than-average credit scores who owned multiple homes — not subprime buyers, but landlords and flippers.New doors are lined up for installation in one of Pickett and Rosin's Phoenix properties. These days, profits are tight, and they face stiff competition.A team of contractors works on the renovation of a home in Phoenix. A decade after the U.S. housing crisis, some old habits are back, including house flipping.Brad Pickett greets Lauren Rosin as she arrives at one of their project properties. Unlike a decade ago, flippers have to add real value to their properties to make a profit.Realtor Lauren Rosin and investor Brad Pickett work together flipping homes in Phoenix. More than 8,500 homes sold in the Phoenix metropolitan area last year were flips, more than anywhere else in the country.A southbound view of new development in Ahwatukee, part of the Phoenix metro area.Contractors apply stucco to the exterior of a home being renovated by Rosin and Pickett. Ten years into her career flipping houses, Rosin's operation is much more streamlined and professional. Still, it's harder to make money.Rosin got into flipping in 2009 during the housing bust. This is one of Rosin and Pickett's properties in an upscale Phoenix neighborhood.Researchers are now coming to understand that a big part of the problem was people with better-than-average credit scores who owned multiple homes — not subprime buyers, but landlords and flippers.New doors are lined up for installation in one of Pickett and Rosin's Phoenix properties. These days, profits are tight, and they face stiff competition.A team of contractors works on the renovation of a home in Phoenix. A decade after the U.S. housing crisis, some old habits are back, including house flipping.Brad Pickett greets Lauren Rosin as she arrives at one of their project properties. Unlike a decade ago, flippers have to add real value to their properties to make a profit.Realtor Lauren Rosin and investor Brad Pickett work together flipping homes in Phoenix. More than 8,500 homes sold in the Phoenix metropolitan area last year were flips, more than anywhere else in the country.A southbound view of new development in Ahwatukee, part of the Phoenix metro area.Contractors apply stucco to the exterior of a home being renovated by Rosin and Pickett. Ten years into her career flipping houses, Rosin's operation is much more streamlined and professional. Still, it's harder to make money.Rosin got into flipping in 2009 during the housing bust. This is one of Rosin and Pickett's properties in an upscale Phoenix neighborhood.

A Decade After The Bubble Burst, House Flipping Is On The Rise

House flipping is at an 11-year high in the U.S. New research shows borrowers with good credit like flippers, and not subprime borrowers, were mainly responsible for the crash. Is another bust coming?

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