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Well, expanding the housing market lead to another bubble?

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The housing market usually leads the way out of recession, but this time around it's a drag on economic recovery.

So President Obama is going to give it a boost, making it easier for

first-time buyers with low-credit ratings to qualify for mortgages on new homes. Admittedly, it's a

modest proposal. $900 in savings for just $250,000 people when more than $2 million are needed

for healthy growth. But critics call it a risky first step toward another subprime

disaster, just like the one that started the Great Recession a few years ago. Today's talking

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Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To The Point. America's top mortgage salesman says it's finally time for millennials to buy new homes, but his own daughter isn't buying it.

Their family argument illustrates what's good about President Obama's planned boost for the housing market and what's not.

Today's talking point. General Motors is unveiling an electric car that goes 200 miles on a single charge just like the Tesla, and it's cheaper.

But maybe not cheap enough. Does the world need a super battery? Is it about to get one?

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