Off the Charts: The Homes May Be Solid, but the Loans Look Shaky
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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 swoon in housing hits these solid businesses hard -- temporarily.
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The dollar so far has brushed off  signs the U.S. property market could be overheating as house  prices keep rising quickly and consumer demand stays robust.
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In a troubled housing market, is staying on the sidelines wise?
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Even borrowers with strong credit are feeling the pinch as home values fall and payments rise. Tuesday, several banks are expected to offer assistance to ease the burden.
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With more than $1 trillion in subprime mortgages still outstanding, some fear the financial sector's troubles have only just begun
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Even as analysts and officials have been ringing warning bells about exotic mortgages, investors have seen little reason to abandon the bonds backed by these home loans.
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Central banks signaled that rises in interest rates were less certain than they had indicated just a few weeks ago as weak U.S. housing data sent fresh shivers through world markets.
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Some experts contend that high borrowing rates and low supply signal ongoing decline.
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The Bush Administration's mortgage rate freeze sounds like a life raft for strapped homeowners, but it may do more harm than good
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The nation's housing industry is in a free fall from the subprime mortgage crisis. The budget of the Department of Housing and Urban Development could be facing big cuts. And the agency is still struggling to respond to a slew of natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina.
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The "tentative" status may be making investors jittery.
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Don't be shocked, but: New home sales were soft last year.
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Sales of previously owned homes inched up in November but that didn't change the overall bleak picture for an ailing housing industry that has been suffering through a painful slump.
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Borrowers should be wary of programs that play off their fears of losing their homes when mortgage rates reset to significantly higher levels.
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Home prices are not very far below peak levels in most markets, but continued weakness could change that.
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While it might be tempting to go bargain hunting in the mortgage industry, investment advisers donât think that prices yet fully reflect the troubles the industry is likely to see in the coming months.