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News: Foreclosures in 2010
According to a new study from the research team at Credit Suisse, the second half of 2010 will be a time of stabilization or a “renewed leg down” in housing, and it all depends on how aggressively the industry can rein in the swell of foreclosures.
“It is estimated that roughly 3.2 million foreclosures must be prevented in 2010 for home prices to stabilize or potentially tick up,” the institution’s analysts wrote in their report.
The researchers called the feat an “uphill challenge,” with a very narrow path for success carved out by government programs. The administration has promised that its federal modification program will help three to four million homeowners avoid foreclosure, but those projections cover a four-year span from 2009 to 2012.
And as it stands now, the program is way behind schedule. As of the end of November, only 31,382 at-risk homeowners had been given permanent loan restructurings.
Credit Suisse called the performance statistics of the administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) “quite disappointing” but noted that increased government focus on raising conversion rates could lead to an improvement in short-term results.
How this affects St. Louis home mortgages and the St. Louis foreclosure market will be closely watched by the St. Louis Refinancing Group mortgage news team over the next several months. Comments by local consumers are welcomed.
Source: DSNews.com
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