The fall in home
prices during the housing crisis left many homeowners in a negative equity situation (where their home was worth less than the mortgage on the property).
Not exact matches
Iceland's
housing prices rose an incredible 150 % from 2001 to 2008 and gently eased 12 %
during the worst phase of the country's
crisis.
Prices have climbed steadily for the last seven years after the market crashed
during a national
housing crisis.
The American dream of home ownership is alive and well even after the battering
prices and budgets took
during the
housing crisis, according to a survey by Chase.
Single - family home
prices in Chicago's neighborhoods and Cook County's suburbs have come off the lows recorded
during the depths of the
housing crisis, but a great divide exists between the have and have - not communities, and affordability is under pressure in popular areas.
Some investors who bought foreclosures in bulk
during the
housing crisis are using contracts for deed to sell off inventory now that
prices have widely rebounded.
«As far as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are concerned, there is a tradeoff there between supporting the higher
priced homes and weaning the
housing finance system off of unusual limits it was put under
during the
crisis.»
However, here is something else to consider: With a small down payment homeowners could find themselves underwater with even a minor decline in home
prices, a real and serious issue
during the
housing crisis several years ago.
Katherine E. Loveland, PhD, Naomi Mandel, PhD, and Utpal M. Dholakia, PhD
During the
housing crisis, many homeowners continued to ask unreasonably high
prices for their homes.