Borrower's Outlook
LenderStreet's columnists (that's us over there) join forces with lenders in your area to keep tabs on the mortgage market. Together we offer timely insights toward a positive loan experience.
May
26
2011
Moving day had finally arrived. I was ill; so my body and brain were not functioning at the highest level during this move.
May
11
2011
Although we had signed the papers, picked up the keys, and walked into our own home for the first time, we still could not move in right away. Walls needed repainting, carpets needed cleaning, and lights needed to be added. Likewise, everything needed to be sanitized and the locks changed.
When it comes to housing and mortgages, logic has not been part of the equation for the last 20 or so years.
Why do we have so many homes that are underwater and so many foreclosures? Well, Americans wanted the biggest house they could afford (or thought they could afford); lenders were willing to give out loans like Happy Meal toys; and the combination has produced a system that needs to be fixed.
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