Nouriel Roubini, the economist also known by the name "Dr Doom" for predicting the credit crunch, was a little less gloomy about the eurozone than O'Neill when he spoke to CNN.
To hear more on housing from Dr. Doom himself, watch the video below.
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Regardless, Dr. Doom went to the bank and pulled out a 30-year adjustable rate mortgage, according to Bloomberg.
FORBES: Dr. Doom Bullish On Housing? Roubini Buys a $5.5 Million Manhattan Condo
In the seventies and eighties, the market dealt with Dr. Death (Henry Kaufman) as well as Dr. Doom (Al Wojnilower).
For every Nouriel Dr. Doom Roubinis out there trying to get their point across about the unsustainability of it all, there were 100 not-Roubinis.
This week, Steve Forbes sits down with Nouriel Roubini, the renowned economist colloquially known as Dr. Doom, in the weekly Intelligent Investing With Steve Forbes interview.
Emerging-markets maestro Mark Mobius of Franklin Templeton Investment Management certainly likes Japan -- the only stock market he and share bear Marc "Dr. Doom" Faber picked as a winner this year.
When Dr. Doom speaks, people pause to listen.
FORBES: Roubini: Risk Of Double Dip If Oil Hits $140, UK And Trichet Shouldn't Tighten Yet
Living up to the reputation that won him the nickname Dr. Doom, Roubini described the somber state of affairs that will define 2012 in a Bloomberg Tradebook conference held in New York last Thursday.
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