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16 Good Reads Expand your skills, gain insight, and get inspired with these top picks. Shut Out: How a Housing Shortage Caused the Great Recession and Crippled Our Economy By Kevin Erdmann If you think you know the causes behind housing bubble and subsequent bust, think again. is book uses a wealth of new data to reassess the causes of the Housing Bubble— and subsequent bust—and argues that restrictive housing-development laws pushed people out of "closed-access cities" on the coasts into open markets, like Florida and Arizona, which were at the center of the boom. Laid out with clear examples, Erdmann challenges the most popular version of the housing crash and adds a perspective that has been missing from discussions and public policy responses to the housing crash. Generational Wealth in Foreclosures: Are You Ready for Success When the Incoming Tsunami of Real Estate Foreclosures Hits? By Don Loyd Investing in foreclosures can be a lucrative business; buying properties for a fraction of their original value is a surefire way to build wealth not just for yourself, but for future generations. Loyd uses sets of proven examples on how to find and bid on these properties. While these properties may need repairs, the author gives advice on how to complete these projects to maximize your return on investment. The American Housing Question: Racism, Urban Citizenship, and the Privilege of Mobility By Randolph Hohle Focusing on affordable housing through the eyes of urban citizenship and racism, author Randolph Hohle explores who benefits from affordable housing and how it divides us by race and social class. Now that public housing is privatized, the market is responsible for providing these units, creating its own set of unique problems that include the financialization of housing in the 21st century that has made housing unaffordable for many. Big Money Energy: How to Rule at Work, Dominate at Life, and Make Millions By Ryan Serhant Ten years ago, Ryan Serhant was living paycheck- to-paycheck; today he is billion-dollar real estate broker, co-star of Million Dollar Listing New York, and an exquisite example of self-confidence. Using this book, Serhant shows readers how he created "big money energy" to climb the ladder to success faster than anyone else. Earning his first million dollars before the age of 30, this book is an inspirational guide to achieve huge success for anyone willing or ambitious enough to dream big.