Michael Burry.Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Michael Burry hinted that sliding stocks and falling home sales remind him of the 2008 housing bust. Observing the current market is like watching a plane crash, the "Big Short" investor said. Burry, who warned asset prices would crumble, said he doesn't take pleasure in being right. Tumbling stocks and slowing home sales remind Michael Burry of the collapse of the mid-2000s housing bubble, the investor of "The Big Short" fame hinted in a now-deleted tweet on Tuesday."As I said about 2008, it is like watching a plane crash," he said.