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Just as I said on May 19th, this is going to create another huge WAVE of FORECLOSURES.
And people actually think a bottom is nearing in housing, complete idiots.
You will be able to buy houses 20%-30% cheaper 18 months from today.
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S2007S
Registered: Aug 2006
Posts: 8411
05-19-09 03:06 PM
Started with a simple definition so that many can understand that this is the next problem banks, housing and the overall economy are going to face.
What is an option ARM?
The option ARM is an adjustable rate mortgage with "options." You can choose whether to pay on the principal. You can even choose how much of the interest to pay. Which means you can get a very low house payment. At first anyway. As with all such home mortgage loans, the introductory period ends and you eventually have to start paying on the principal (and the interest you have been putting off). This means that you mortgage payment goes up quite dramatically.
The option ARM is basically another way for someone to "afford" a home that would be otherwise unaffordable. This is, of course, why the whole subprime lending crash thing is happening in the first place. And the option ARM could be the next thing to go. All of the problems associated with these "creative" home mortgage financing solutions is why I am fond of the boring fixed rate loan rather than the adjustable rate mortgage in any form.
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