Posts Tagged ‘underwater mortgage’

Who’s Giving Out Snorkel Masks ? More on the influence of underwater mortgages.

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Results of a recent consumer survey conducted by Thomas Reuters and the University of Michigan indicated approximately 75 percent of homeowners who participated in the survey viewed current home buying conditions as favorable because of attractive home prices and low interest rates.

However, nine out of ten of those home owners viewed the conditions for the sale of their own home as unfavorable, not because of lack of buyers, but because of price declines.

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