Most families owned a house, so they were automatically participating in the boom. And many homeowners, eager to participate even more in the boom and feel like savvy capitalists, bought more expensive houses than they normally would.
这些故事十分显眼，因为很多人在心理上——和财务上——都投资于这个故事。大部分家庭都拥有房子，因此自动地参与了繁荣。而许多屋主急切地想更深地参与繁荣，更多地表现出精明的资本主义者的风貌，他们买下了比通常更贵的房子。