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re: ‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the US

Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:23 am to
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
36714 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:23 am to
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The waters are rising

The dams gonna break soon


it is almost like the doomers here are rooting for it
Posted by Bard
Definitely NOT an admin
Member since Oct 2008
51792 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:24 am to
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The OT baws read the headline but forget to read the article.


Agreed, but we're also very likely heading into a recessionary period. If so, such statistics will increase (and do so quickly).
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:25 am to
If youre in the house you plan on living in forever, does it matter much if you overpaid for it?

We(as in people) overpay for stuff all the time
This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 10:26 am
Posted by dat yat
Chef Pass
Member since Jun 2011
4327 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:25 am to
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homes carried loan balances at least 25% more than their market value


That must include HELCs (approved with some squirrely appraisals). Prices have not dropped enough for 1st mortgages to be at 125% LTV.

Posted by Tiger Ryno
#WoF
Member since Feb 2007
103151 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:27 am to
We bought our current house 12 years ago and certainly didn't get a deal on it then but it's worth 40% more now. No intent to move for at least 10 more years.
Posted by SomethingLikeA
Member since Jul 2013
1113 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:28 am to
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homes carried loan balances at least 25% more than their market value I wouldn't be able to sleep at night


If you’re not selling your home in the next few years and your payments are made on time, does it really impact your sleep? Eventually it will catch up.

Do you care if your retirement account is down 25% one year if you’re not retiring for 15 or 20 more years?
Posted by Will Cover
St. Louis, MO
Member since Mar 2007
38592 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:30 am to
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Who gets the first bailout?


F that.

Buy or build a house within your means. I could afford double the house I have today, if I stretched my loan out to 30 years. And if rates were still in the 3s. However, I don't want a bigger primary house. I'd rather have a 2nd home in a different state in time.

But I am staying put where I am because of the rate I have (2.5 %) and I have 12.5 years left to pay (had it down to 6, but divorce caused a "ripple.")

This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 10:32 am
Posted by evil cockroach
27.98N // 86.92E
Member since Nov 2007
7493 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:35 am to
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The waters are rising

The dams gonna break soon

Half of americans live check to check and another half can’t afford a $1,000 emergency

Can’t sell their underwater home.

Can’t make car payments or rent or buy groceries .
United Club, full. Business class on my flight, full. Flight to Mexico in general , full. I mean, I’m not saying doom and gloom is here; but currently it seems like folks still have plenty of money.
Posted by Geauxld Finger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
31777 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:41 am to
So people ran out to buy homes at massively inflated prices and are now upside down in them?

I’m SHOCKED at these revelations!
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
Cajun Navy Vice Admiral
Member since Oct 2012
35550 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:44 am to
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The problem is how many of these people who got out from under those mortgages are now being overwhelmed by property tax and insurance increases?


Are you saying people who no longer have a mortgage? If so, hardly any.

Posted by HeadSlash
TEAM LIVE BADASS - St. GEORGE
Member since Aug 2006
49823 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:48 am to
frick that shite, I owe 7.5K on mine
Posted by BHTiger
Charleston
Member since Dec 2017
5070 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:50 am to
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If you’re not selling your home in the next few years and your payments are made on time, does it really impact your sleep? Eventually it will catch up.

Do you care if your retirement account is down 25% one year if you’re not retiring for 15 or 20 more years?


The macro will effect your micro.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
71358 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:58 am to
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Who gets the first bailout?


Blackrock.
Posted by lsufan1971
Zachary
Member since Nov 2003
18353 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 11:04 am to
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Nationally, 2.7% of homes carried loan balances at least 25% more than their market value in the first few months of the year.



We are getting close to 2007 numbers. 2008 is when the bottom started to fall out. If Michael Burry starts shorting REI again hold onto your arse.

Big issue with negative equity loans are usually subprime short term with balloon payment. People want to refinance hoping the negative equity turns positive which it won’t in this market. People that financed at 4/5% 3 years ago are going to have to refi at 8/9% today. Note goes up 75% and they default. Same shite that happened in 2008. Banks never stopped MBS or CDO’s. We are headed there again I’m afraid.

I know someone in this situation and they won’t be able to afford refi.
This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 11:11 am
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31287 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 11:04 am to
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During the pandemic, government stimulus and rising property prices were a huge boon to homeowners, but higher interest rates meant to curb inflation may be finally be helping to cool the housing market.


Yeah, people went mental during the pandemic. People who didn't need to buy a new home suddenly decided they absolutely needed to buy a new home no matter the cost. There are tons of old threads on here with that exact situation.
This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 11:05 am
Posted by frequent flyer
USA
Member since Jul 2021
2994 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 11:05 am to
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13.4%


This is insanely high.
Posted by texn
Pronouns: Y'All/Y'All's
Member since Nov 2019
3515 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 11:19 am to
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Roughly one in 37 homes are now considered seriously underwater


How many of these homes are STR investments that someone thought "I can buy, spend $200K putting in new floors and sliding barn doors and increase its value $250K" only to find out that they didn't?
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
33578 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 11:20 am to
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I thought this was a Stout thread
He's out back blowing his load.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
33578 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 11:20 am to
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2008 all over again.
Not even close.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
33578 posts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 11:21 am to
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Agreed, but we're also very likely heading into a recessionary period. If so, such statistics will increase (and do so quickly).
You think a recession necessarily means much lower house prices?
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