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Tag Archives: Home Equity
Government Subsidies Diminish Home Ownership
We have managed to obtain the opposite of what we desire, and we are paying a huge amount of money to do so. We would be better off to do nothing. The money we spend as a society to encourage home ownership actually diminishes it. Continue reading
Posted in Best Of The Storm, Fresh Perspectives, Home Economics, Industry & Technology, Mortgage News
Tagged Alt-A Loans, Debt-to-Income, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, GSEs, Home Equity, homedebtors, Interest-Only Loans, NAR, Negative Amortization, Option-Arm Loans, Ponzi Scheme, Recast, Renting, Reset, Subprime Loans, The American Dream
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Desire for Mortgage Equity Withdrawal Inflated the Housing Bubble
The immediate access to home price appreciation through mortgage equity withdrawal motivated borrowers to take on crazy loans and inflate a massive Ponzi Scheme. Continue reading
The Coming Tax Nightmare Over Forgiven Mortgage Debt in California
Do you think homedebtors are ready for their California tax bill on forgiven debt? That HELOC will get them. Continue reading
Posted in Best Of The Storm, Home Economics
Tagged Foreclosures, HELOCs, Home Equity, Taxes
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Do We Owe Baby Boomers Their Imagined Home Equity for Retirement?
Will the baby boomers fund their retirement from succeeding generations home purchases? Should they? Continue reading
Posted in Best Of The Storm, Fresh Perspectives, Home Economics
Tagged Baby-Boomers, Home Equity, Home Prices, Retirement
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Losing the Red Queen’s Race
The Red Queen’s Race is an apt analogy for the meltdown in assets and debt now swamping the global economy. Continue reading
Posted in Best Of The Storm, Fresh Perspectives, Home Economics
Tagged HELOCs, Home Equity, Home Prices, National Debt
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