The fall in asset prices (such as subprime mortgage backed securities) during 2007 and 2008 caused the equivalent of a bank run on the U.S. shadow banking system, which includes investment banks and other non-depository financial entities.
The overall cost for on-campus students to attend Morehouse College in 2014-2015 was $47,300. To calculate future costs, we looked at the prior five years of data and determined that this cost increased an average of 4.2% each year.
A 2,000 square-foot home with total construction costs of $250,000 would run $125 per square foot to build. Adding a gourmet kitchen, upscale bathroom or other high-end features could drive the final cost to $300,000 or more, so that the same 2,000 square-foot house cost at least $150 per-square-foot to build.