States Helping SubPrime Struggles

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In a move not too surprising, some states are helping their subprime borrowers ride the tide. Strangely enough, the state with the most subprime problems is not on the list.

Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania are stepping up to the plate to help out those in distress. The big question we all have on our minds is how will banks deal with the glut of homes left on their hands after people default. Surely, they can’t have all their assets tied up.

Some of these states are teaming up with Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac.

Right on the heels of my last posts where I raised the question, where have all the home owner’s taxes gone in our California, guess which state is not included in that list? Ours. Boasting the highest number of foreclosure, one would think they would have a contingency plan.

And just to clarify, I don’t think it is the state’s prerogative to help out those who made mistakes but it would be a good thing to start revising tax laws and start having a contingency plan.

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Calculated Risk’s Predictions

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I always like to keep an eye out to see who predicts what and who gets it right. So far, Calculated Risk has been pretty accurate.

 This is a recap of his prediction.

It makes for an interesting reading because he gives a lot of short market history. With a quick review of how supply and demand effects the market, he goes on to explain how the inventory levels are still climbing. The quick and easy culprits are not enough owner owned homes on the markets. Too many investors and some stuck with loans that are rising faster then income.

One thing our governments could do, both locally and country wide would be to lower or review housing taxes. People paying $400 a year for home because they lived there 10 or 20 years, makes a hard sell when buyers realize they could pay $1,500 to 15,000. If push comes to shove, I’m sure a rewrite in taxes will have to happen.