House Flipping On The Rise Again, Raising Fears Of More Housing Bubbles

Home flipping -- buying and reselling a home to make a quick buck -- has risen in some hot U.S. housing markets, prompting concerns that local housing bubbles could be developing, according to a report published on Thursday.

The report by RealtyTrac found that home flipping in 12 active metropolitan areas last year was above a peak set in 2005, just two years before the U.S. mortgage market started to collapse, leading to a banking crisis and the Great Recession.