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Tag Archives: Strategic Defaults
Strategic default is moral imperative to prevent future housing bubbles
Underwater loan owners with payments exceeding rent have a moral imperitive to strategically default to provide deterence for banks to inflate future housing bubbles. Continue reading
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4 Ways The Government May Try to Stabilize the Housing Market
The only reason why all of these “extend and pretend” gimmicks are needed is that, with home prices at their current levels, there simply isn’t enough demand. If Uncle Sam would get out of the way and let prices find their bottom, then, by definition, there would be appropriate demand and the housing market would be in harmony.
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5 Things You Need To Know: Option-Arm Debt Forgiveness
Option-Arm mortgages were some of the most dangerous loans made during the housing frenzy. Now, some of these speculative, risky buyers are being rewarded with principal reductions.
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3 Things You Need to Know About Shadow Inventory
There is a lot of confusion about shadow inventory, with estimates ranging from under 2 million homes up to 7 million. Today, we’ll break down exactly what shadow inventory is, what it means to you, and how strategic defaults could make it grow. Continue reading