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June 4, 2007

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Seven Real Estate Facts Accelerating Home Value Declines

by Bob Schwartz

housing bubble32.6% of new mortgages and home equity loans in 2005 were interest only, up from 0.6% in 2000.

43% of first-time home buyers in 2005 put no money down.

15.2% of 2005 home buyers owe at least 10% more than their home is worth.

10% of all home owners have no equity in their homes.

$2.7 trillion in loans will adjust to higher rates in 2006 and 2007.

70% of borrowers who took out pay-option ARMS in the past year have loan balances larger than their initial loan.

Homeowners face higher payments as mortgages are reset. Generally, monthly payments rise between $200 and $500 depending on the size of the mortgage.   [tags]San Diego real estate, real estate market, real estate bust, home values, housing bubble, San Diego homes[/tags]        San Diego cosmetic surgery

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4 Comments
  1. Market crashes always occur in the same manner. Regardless of the market, the same simple psychological underpinnings are always at work. People who are caught up in a bubble never look back for historical examples. For this folly, they become paupers.
    “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
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  2. Jun 4 2007

    The Credit Blowup is in progress.

    Meltdown…….the free phoney loans gone and so will speculator and builder demand….

    PLUNGE!!!!!!!!

    40% house price drops around the corner.
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  3. Jun 4 2007

    CNN poll shows 70% of respondents predicting either that regional bubbles will burst or there will be a nationwide RE crash

    Only 30% say soft landing or unsure.

    Looks like the masses believe in the bubble

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  4. Jun 4 2007

    In 2004 and 2005, the reigning cliché was that real estate had entered a new world of “no supply.”
    Now, a record 3.85 million homes are up for sale, and buyers are getting scarce.
    No, the world hasn’t changed. And the myths haven’t changed either.
    Next time, don’t believe them.
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