Cheap money bankrolls Wall Street’s bet on housing

Michael Marchillo, a plumber, has been trying and failing for months to buy a bigger home for his family here in Sin City. He was pre-qualified by a bank for a $130,000 mortgage, which a year ago would have landed a typical three-bedroom home in the area. No more. Now, the 36-year-old says, it’s…

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Cheap money bankrolls Wall Street’s bet on housing