An «underwater» borrower is someone with a loan balance that is
larger than the value of the property.
Not exact matches
To compound this problem, mall owners are now starting to mail in the keys to financially troubled malls: More mall landlords are choosing to walk away from struggling
properties, leaving creditors in the lurch and posing a threat to the
values of nearby real estate... [as] some
of the
largest U.S. landlords are calculating it is more advantageous to hand over ownership to lenders
than to attempt to restructure debts on
properties with darkening outlooks (LINK).
There is a limitation to the model: the WAS data underpinning it does not capture the
value of residential
properties that are owned by entities other
than private individuals and households, which HMRC statistics suggest are a relatively
large share
of high -
value properties (for example, two - thirds
of properties built for more
than # 2 million in the UK were purchased by companies or trusts).
Foreclosure is not actually a problem for insurance programs IF the
value of the
property is
larger than the outstanding mortgage balance and foreclosure costs.
So why don't lenders offer a true reverse mortage which would compute and lend a stream
of payments (at interest
of course, but hopefully a rate reflective
of the low risk given the high
property value / loan ratio) rather
than a useless lump sum which has seniors paying pretty high mortgage interest rates on a
large amount
of loan, rather
than a interest on the (rising) amount
of loan as the stream
of payments accumulated.
To get such high
property values inside the city
of Penticton you need a luxury house and
larger -
than - usual lot, and the average high - end price for residential housing is around $ 1 million (three listings).
If you requested the loan amount which is
larger than 95 percent
of the appraised
property value, the chances are that loan will be denied.