Quote from Ricter:
So your statement,
"After FASB suspended Mark to Market in 2009, banks didn't have to mark down the value of underwater houses until they were sold. So, of course, they kept them on their books as assets at the original purchase price, hoping that price would come back (and knowing it would when the Fed printed with reckless abandon). Once they sell the house, however, if it is at a loss, they have to recognize that loss then."
Is "not related at all" to housing shadow inventory? : )