The bulk of the money should have been made by those selling up or downsizing before the top.
Total losses are reckoned to be 400 billion.
Spread across 1 million home sellers who didnt plough all gains into another property, that would average 400K in profits each before taxes and fees.
However the profits might be spread out wider and thinner.
Someone might have put 0 down and a few years later done an equity withdrawal to finance say a flash car and luxury holidays before finally getting foreclosed. That person would have profited from subprime losses too.
Total losses are reckoned to be 400 billion.
Spread across 1 million home sellers who didnt plough all gains into another property, that would average 400K in profits each before taxes and fees.
However the profits might be spread out wider and thinner.
Someone might have put 0 down and a few years later done an equity withdrawal to finance say a flash car and luxury holidays before finally getting foreclosed. That person would have profited from subprime losses too.