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Long-Feared Mortgage Meltdown Is Here - Yahoo Finance


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2013 Sep 23, 1:11am   2,588 views  6 comments

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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/long-feared-mortgage-meltdown-135400110.html?source=Patrick.net

Third-quarter bank earnings will feel an unwelcome jolt as mortgage volume has fallen off a cliff. Banks large and small have been preparing investors for difficult revenue comparisons by preannouncing the bad news.

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1   HydroCabron   2013 Sep 23, 2:59am  

Most people are paying cash now, foregoing the mortgage and debt trap entirely.

Recent college graduates, well aware of the perils of debt thanks to their crushing student loans, have opted to write checks for their first homes. Older buyers, burned by past experiences with mortgage debt, have foresworn it, and are also going all-cash.

Great news for the housing market!

2   nw888   2013 Sep 23, 3:01am  

HydroCabron says

Recent college graduates, well aware of the perils of debt thanks to their crushing student loans, have opted to write checks for their first homes.

Is this sarcasm?

3   exfatguy   2013 Sep 23, 3:11am  

Blah, mortgages are a product of the 20th century. Everyone has enough money these days. Remember, if you need a mortgage, you weren't going to win the bid, anyway.

4   kashif313   2013 Sep 23, 3:13am  

nw888 says

HydroCabron says

Recent college graduates, well aware of the perils of debt thanks to their crushing student loans, have opted to write checks for their first homes.

Is this sarcasm?

No he's being totally serious. After racking up over $100,000 in stuent debt and then finding out that liberal arts degree is not carrying any weight in the corporate world; students are tapping their savings and paying cash for a home without a job. Personally, I know 100's of students doing this.

...of course it's sarcasm

5   Oxygen   2013 Sep 26, 10:07am  

most kids leverage their inter-generational resources, whether it is to pay off debt or buy a new home.

6   farmer11   2013 Sep 26, 8:16pm  

Oxygen says

most kids leverage their inter-generational resources, whether it is to pay off debt or buy a new home.

That's not true. "Most" kids don't have any inter-generational resources to speak of. Older people are increasingly working past retirement age just to pay their own bills, how are most also going to pay for their kids?

But yes, I agree a fortune few are able to tap their parent's resources for down payments.

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