Third of recent buyers owe more than home's value: report
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More than 30 percent of U.S. homeowners who bought in the last two years owe more on their mortgage than their house is currently worth, a housing market research company said on Tuesday.
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Mortgage lenders have hit back at accusations that they are responsible for the rapid rise in house prices.
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When Michael and Kimberly Walker wanted to buy a house three years ago, they had no money for a down payment, but that didn't matter. They took out two loans -- one for $167,000, the other for $40,000 -- and ended up with a three-bedroom townhouse in the Loudoun County town of Purcellville.
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US sales of previously owned houses rose in September to the third-highest pace on record, evidence that low borrowing costs were attracting buyers and helping sustain the economic expansion.
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The estimated $2 trillion to $4 trillion loss in real estate wealth could be more damaging to the public than falling stock values since more Americans own homes than own stock.
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The average asking price of homes up for sale has fallen for a third month in a row, Rightmove says.
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Business & money: Analysts fear worse figures are on the way after lenders repossess 27,000 homes
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Distinctions between local economies are being overridden by a mortgage market that has made it more difficult for many would-be homebuyers to obtain financing.
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American families across the nation are paying an increasingly large portion of their incomes on housing, putting a squeeze on household budgets, according to a published report.
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As mortgage defaults rise, more houses are being put up for auction -- and more people are seeing a chance to make big bucks. But there are risks
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Defaults have risen rapidly in the underlying mortgages in securities issued in the last half of 2006.
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The number of people paying their mortgages late â or not paying them at all â increased up in recent months, a trend that is expected to continue well into next year.
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Mortgage lending data show a sharp increase in the use of higher-priced ÂnonprimeÂ mortgages for home purchases in 2005 over a year earlier.
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Not everyone has suffered from the current housing slump. Exceptions include entrepreneurs with deep experience in real estate and those who have carved out a special niche.
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The latest data indicates that slowing home sales and the rising number of properties for sale is forcing more sellers to reduce prices in many locations across the country.
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As mortgage defaults rise, more houses are being put up for auction  -  and more people are seeing a chance to make big bucks. But there are risks
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An Associated Press analysis of new census data provides insight into the reasons for the slumping housing market: Since 1990, homeowners have faced a growing gap between their incomes and the price of their homes.