As I've always said, some people can be helped, and the government can throw a lot of money at the problem, but in the end this will have to be a painful correction where many borrowers lose their homes, many more lose home equity and prices bottom when they simply become too attractive for new buyers to stay away.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Diana Olick on the housing correction
From her CNBC blog:
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"when they simply become too attractive for new buyers to stay away."
ReplyDeleteWhich is 50% off current prices (at least in the DC area). Its going to be a while folks, as long as the powers that be wont let things correct on their own.
Please check this article about how far prices have to drop.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.oftwominds.com/blogfeb09/capital-trapRE02-09.html?ref=patrick.net