Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.722
EAN: 9780877667391
ISBN: 087766739X
Label: Urban Institute Press
Manufacturer: Urban Institute Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 120
Publication Date: June 28, 2007
Publisher: Urban Institute Press
Sales Rank: 42453
Studio: Urban Institute Press

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Over the past decade, a new mortgage market offering loans at low interest rates and for little or no money down has given low-income people an opportunity to pursue the American dream of homeownership. The resulting wave in home buying promised to stabilize neighborhoods and families, boost the economy, and reduce crime. In many ways, the optimists were correct, but now, less than fifteen years later, the subprime mortgage market is collapsing, threatening to take the rest of the housing sector along with it.
Subprime Mortgages: America's Latest Boom and Bust analyzes how the subprime market emerged, why it is in crisis, and how we can reform public policy to avert disaster. An attendant examination of the rental market also offers recommendations for shoring up what may be the best housing option for some families.




Rating: - Balanced Review
"Subprime Mortgages" is a short, balanced, academic review of a major current topic. Gramlich points out that subprime mortgages have increased home ownership from about 64% to 69%, particularly benefiting minorities and those with lower incomes. They have also led to improved loan application processing.

The bad side includes bringing potential abuses from new, largely unregulated mortgage sources, a 10X increase in default rates (some believe their default rate will reach 20X that ... Read More

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