Word: mortgagees
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As the housing bubble inflated, the math increasingly favored renting. House prices went up and up while rents stayed relatively flat, meaning you could get a lot more bang for your buck by choosing a lease over a deed. Now, with the housing market in a pulp, the tables are...
Sure, it's easy to toss around reasons it's always better to be a homeowner (that mortgage-interest deduction) or it's always better to be a renter (no property taxes, and who wants to fix his own garbage disposal?). The more complicated truth is that at certain times...
Plus, Baker plans to stay put for a while. That also influences the math on how financially savvy it is to buy. The government mortgage agency Ginnie Mae has a rent-vs.-buy calculator on its website - using the default settings, buying starts to make sense after committing to stay...
In an era of derivative-driven innovations and massive leverage, Blankfein is the firm's chief advocate for taking risks but also its chief risk watchdog. He has a far different perspective from that of most of the previous Goldman bosses. In December 2006, Viniar led a meeting of senior...
However, the cramdown proposal has not gained momentum in Congress: many fear it would destabilize the mortgage industry in the long term, since lenders would be reluctant to make future loans and bondholders would be reticent to purchase them if the terms could suddenly be changed by a judge at...