The collapse of the housing bubble in 2007 is often cited as a major contributing factor to the 2008 financial crisis. And with thousands of homes still under water -- and mortgage lenders footing the bill -- the US housing market has struggled to get back on its feet. The articles in this section of The Daily Reckoning website discuss a variety of important points regarding the US housing industry -- specifically the confidence of US homebuyers (especially first-time homebuyers), the direction of housing prices and the overall sentiment in the US housing market.