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Originally posted by turbo6bar
Ben Bernanke prints lots of cash and drops it to the masses. The housing boom, aka cheap money for all, makes everyone feel wealthy.
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Actually he's been doing the opposite. Raising interest rates for 2 years constrains the money supply.
Bernanke has no control over whether people do reverse mortgages.
He also cannot control funds coming from overseas, which are substantial.