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Banks’ actions provide stability now, lower prices later

Posted on October 8, 2009 at 10:59 am

So says a housing market analyst in discussing the shadow inventory of homes, the massive number of troubled or foreclosed properties they will eventually have to bring back to market. The only solution? More D.C. help in stimulating demand.

“Without continued government intervention, home prices will plummet, banks and the GSEs will continue to lose money, and the economy has virtually no chance of increasing overall employment in 2010,” John Burns Real Estate said.

HT: HousingWire

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2 Responses to “Banks’ actions provide stability now, lower prices later”

  1. SouthernIndie writes
    October 9th, 2009 7:59 am

    Housing inventory keeps building and prices keep
    falling. Realtors can spin it anyway they wish
    but housing prices could fall back to 2000 levels.
    Stocks did that & more in their fall. Everyone
    can’t afford a 3,500 sq ft home as has been
    shown. Banks need to quit playing games with
    their short sales and foreclosures and get to
    decisions on the bad loans. The sooner balance
    is achieved the better for all.

  2. pandabear writes
    October 9th, 2009 12:58 pm

    Hey, we already bailed out the big banks remember ?
    They don’t give a hoot. There are tons of banks that
    are going to go down, but it won’t be them.
    In fact, they now have the capital to buy up
    smaller guys and wait.

    They will do the least they can for the homeowners
    in trouble…just enough to look “good”, no more.

    If 1 plus 1 still equals 2,
    the FED has to go.

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