Jeff Greene told the story of his lucrative wager against the mid-2000s housing bubble to Insider.
John Paulson told Greene about his iconic trade, which "Big Short" investor Michael Burry also made.
Jeff Greene, one of the few investors to successfully short the mid-2000s housing bubble, expects the US economy to slump and home prices to drop.
Warren Buffett, during Congressional testimony in 2010, underscored how contrarian it was to bet against the housing market at that time.
"The Cassandras were there, but who's going to listen to John Paulson in 2005 or 2006, or Michael Burry?"
Persons:
Jeff Greene, John Paulson, Greene, Michael Burry, Paulson, Paulson's, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway
Organizations:
Federal, Forbes, Berkshire
Locations:
West Palm Beach , Florida