How could record foreclosures and Mortgage Lender bankruptcies occur in the “booming” economy?
Is it because this inflated economy is funded my deficit spending and the bubble is due to burst?
Both lenders and borrowers are to blame.
Interest rates fell to lows not seen for 45 years. This had the effect of putting more money in homebuyers hands because the same monthly payment could buy a lot more house.
Demand for mortgages grew quickly (for new builds, purchases of existing homes, refinances and refinances with cash out). This lead to house prices going higher, in some parts of the country much higher.
As demand for mortgages began to drop off (when mortgages bottomed out and started to increase) mortgage companies that had staffed up to handle the demand began to get “creative”, doing such things as offering interest-only adjustable rate mortgages and loaning people more money than their house was appraised at.
As mortgage rates increased home prices began to level off and in some areas decline.
So suppose someone could reasonably afford $800 per month but they stretched and got a mortgage for $900 per month. They borrowed more than their house was appraised at, got an interest only loan with a variable rate. And their house is now depreciating in value. So then the rates go up and their payment is now $1,100. They can’t make the payment. And they have little incentive to. They have no equity in the home (in fact they have negative equity). And they can’t sell their house because they can’t get enough for it to pay off the mortgage. And their payment is likely to go higher and higher while their house’s price continues to go down.
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