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February 19, 2009

Underwater Mortgages: How Much?

Underwater . . vs. Drowned According to The New York Times, “about $500 billion in mortgage debt is already underwater” (“Bailout Likely to Focus on Most Afflicted Homeowners“). That’s realtor-speak for a house being worth less than the mortgage against it. Unfortunately, based on my calculations, that number appears to be conservative. Using industry statistics,...
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Taking Trulia for a Spin

Trulia.com Hits — and (Mostly) Misses Like Zillow.com, Trulia.com promises to arm prospective home buyers with reams of data about homes for sale. Buyers can search by property type, price, square footage, zip code, etc.; get information about schools and other community info; and even pose questions to the Trulia. com “community” that generate email...
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How Big is the Housing Bailout?

Digesting the Housing Bailout Apparently, no one knows at the moment. I haven’t had time to digest the details of the just-announced housing bailout. But what I find interesting, from briefly scanning news accounts, is the discrepant price tags attached to it: I’ve seen the total cost pegged at anywhere from $75 billion to more...
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