The Model Room · MR-001
The Model Was Wrong. Three People Said So. Nobody Listened. It Cost Twenty-Three Billion Pounds.
A pivotal flaw in a widely used financial model for commercial real estate sparked warnings from three analysts between 2003 and 2008. Their concerns were ignored, ultimately leading to an estimated £23 billion loss in 2008 as real estate values plummeted.
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