Austan Goolsbee, the former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, said, "I think there's a lot wrong in the housing market. If Fannie and Freddie would start enabling people to rent out the vacant homes, that would also help.
Why the Foreclosure Crisis is Getting Worse
By Patrick Follow Sun, 28 Oct 2012, 12:52pm 691 views 6 comments
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C'mon Patrick, that article isn't even well written... These doom articles... They are so weak these days, it's just not like the good old days.... Sigh.
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"Foreclosure crisis is getting worse."
Fantastic. Bring it on.
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"The government has monitored the settlement program, and has reported that the 5 most significant banks has provided around $10.6 billion in total, as the aid money starting from only from March 1 through that of June 30."
straight from the article... did you idiots even read it, before claiming it was a good article???? hahahaha!
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what part of quoting from the article you praised is lying? so sad, that you didn't even read the article, and are so lacking in thinking ability!
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The "aid" the banks have provided is to write off the difference between what the borrower owed and what they could short sale the massively overpriced real estate for. This only helps the bank and the cash investor, not the struggling home owners.
The banks would not help starving children unless there was a profit motive, it's their nature.
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I am a pessimist and hoping that our housing market crush so more. But for Silicon Valley. That is not the case. I am glad I bought a house last year. It is going up by more than 20%. I am getting scared.